There’s the poised Olympian and the ‘spicy’ teenager affectionately known as ‘Sum’ who’s planning to celebrate her 18th birthday at the family cottage
Gold Medalist Summer McIntosh of Team Canada celebrates with friends and family during the Swimming medal ceremony after the Women’s 400m Individual Medley Final on day three of the Olympic Games at Paris La Defense Arena on July 29, in Nanterre, France., her family wended their way down through the crowd, inched close to where she stood on the podium and got her attention., she bounded over to the seats and hugged her family, embracing them all at once, as the television cameras zeroed in.
It was a big deal for the family, who have been scattered all over the globe due to their sporting pursuits. Summer trains in Sarasota, Fla., where Jill has spent many months back and forth from Canada, supporting the 17-year-old swimming phenom in her lead-up to Paris. As soon as the 400-metre individual medley ended, Jill turned to Brooke, who has been the most detached from the family amid the pursuit of Paris: “You’ve made the most sacrifice of anyone to allow Summer to get here.”That the family haven’t spent a lot of time together lately has only been magnified here. Aside from that hug, and a quick exchange near a bus, the McIntoshes don’t really get to see Summer at all, unless it’s from the stands.
Indeed, Summer McIntosh is less than three weeks from her 18th birthday, and the way things are going, the celebration has all the makings of a potential rager, given how much there is to celebrate. Ms. McIntosh plans to head to the family’s Ontario cottage after the Olympics end. Her friends will join her, along with her teammates from Sarasota.The guest list is probably growing by the minute.
After the gold medal, Brooke texted Summer back at the athletes village to say how proud she was. They talked for a bit about the medal, then moved on to other subjects. Sum, on the other hand, is the one who, during the pandemic lockdown, decided Brooke needed to add swim workouts in the backyard pool into her daily routine. But rather than swim herself, Sum grabbed a stopwatch and a whiteboard and began coaching Brooke from the edge.Summer McIntosh, the Olympic champion, definitely likes to be in command. In her gold-medal swim, she launched off the blocks and held the lead from start to finish, in one of the most gruelling events in swimming.on a mission.
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