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Summer McIntosh Summer McIntosh is a 17-year-old competitive swimmer who captured international fame at the tender age of 14 for her exceptional talent! McIntosh became the youngest member of the Canadian Swimming team in 2020 at the Summer Olympics. Though she is 17, she has already shown how incredibly talented she is; it all started with her securing fourth place in the 400-metre freestyle in 2021. In 2021, she became the youngest World Aquatics champion in swimming in over ten years. In 2021 She also broke the record of being the first ever Canadian swimmer to secure two gold medals at a World Championship; this led to her having the title of "teen swimming sensation." 2023 was one of the best years for her, and she broke the world record for the 400-metre freestyle and the 400-metre individual at the Canadian National Trials simultaneously in March and April within only five days in between. This win not only highlighted how talented she was but also her ability to perform under pressure! Her recent highlight, though, has been winning the silver medal at the 2024 Olympic Games in the 400m freestyle. Summer McIntosh's parents are Greg McIntosh and Jill Horstead. They are both from Canada. They have two daughters, Brooke McIntosh, born on 5th January 2005, and Summer McIntosh, born on 18th August 2006. Brooke won the bronze for pairs skates at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics. Summer McIntosh's mother is the famous Canadian Olympic team swimmer. She was part of the 1980 Olympics and took part in the 1983 Pan Am Games and the 1984 Summer Olympics in the 200 breaststrokes, where she secured the ninth position; finally, she also won a bronze medal at the 1986 Commonwealth Games! Summer McIntosh returns to Toronto after historic Olympic performance How Summer McIntosh got her gold medals home Summer McIntosh is back home in Toronto after making history at the 2024 Olympic Games, but the 17-year-old swimmer admits the reality of her record-breaking performance in Paris hasn’t “fully sunk in yet.” “I think the main thing for me, when I’m competing, is just trying to keep it as simple as possible and not really think about what’s going to happen afterwards,” she told reporters at Toronto Pearson International Airport late Tuesday afternoon moments after stepping off the plane. Download our app to get alerts on your device(opens in a new tab) Get the latest local updates right to your inbox(opens in a new tab) “But now, I’ll take some time off training and racing and stuff, and swimming in general, and I can enjoy this moment and appreciate all that has happened in the past few weeks.” Summer McIntosh wins gold in 200-metre butterfly, sets Olympic record Triple-gold medallist Summer McIntosh ready for teenage fun after Olympic Games 'Summer Olympics': Summer McIntosh wins gold in women's 200 medley McIntosh brought home four medals during the nine-day meet, and became the country’s first-ever triple gold medallist. One of those gold’s came in the 200-metre butterfly, a race which her mother, Jill McIntosh (nee Horstead) competed in at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. “The fact that my mom swam the 200 fly back in 1984 Olympic Games and for me to get the gold medal in the 2024 Games, its pretty cool,” she said. The significance of that win not lost on Jill, either. “It was an amazing experience for all of us,” she said. “We are so, so proud of Summer, how hard she’s worked and all her hard work’s paid off. As parents, you can’t be more proud.” Canadian Olympic Swimmer Summer McIntosh, right, and her mother Jill pose for a photograph after arriving at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ont., Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey McIntosh won gold in the 400-metre medley and 200-metre individual medley, with an Olympic-record time of two minutes and 6.56 seconds. She also won a silver in the 400-metre freestyle, tying teammate Penny Oleksiak’s four-medal performance in Rio. As for what’s next for the swimming phenom, McIntosh said she’s headed to the family cottage, but would return to Paris if she’s asked to be the flag bearer at the closing ceremonies on Aug. 11. “That would be awesome,” she said.