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McIntosh Aims for Five Golds at Singapore Worlds With New Event and Coaching Shift

Having extended her programme to five races, McIntosh is honing race tactics in Antibes before a late-summer move to Bob Bowman’s Texas camp

Canada's Summer McIntosh in action to win the 400 medley at the World Short Course Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary, on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024.

Overview

  • McIntosh will contest five individual events in Singapore after adding the 800m freestyle to her 200/400 medley and freestyle schedule
  • She has prioritised race victories over record times as she finalises her preparations in Antibes
  • The 18-year-old shattered world records in the 200 and 400 individual medleys plus the 400 freestyle at June’s Canadian trials
  • Later this summer McIntosh will relocate to Austin to join Bob Bowman’s squad following her season under Fred Vergnoux
  • She is set for a marquee 800m freestyle showdown with Katie Ledecky when the championships begin on July 26