PARIS – Two-time world champion Summer McIntosh qualified for the final of the Olympic women’s 400-metre individual medley in Paris.
The 17-year-old from Toronto holds the world record in the event with a time of four minutes, 24.38.
McIntosh won the second of two heats in 4:37.35 seconds, which ranked third overall behind Americans Emma Weyant in 4:36.27 and Katie Grimes in 4:37.24.
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The challenge of the heats is swimming fast enough to qualify, but not draining the tank for the evening final. The top eight advance.
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McIntosh won the first Olympic medal of her career and Canada’s first in Paris with a silver in 400-metre freestyle on opening night at the pool.
The 400 I.M. is the second of four individual races that McIntosh plans to swim in Paris.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 29, 2024.