Summer McIntosh Named Canada’s Athlete of the Year After Historic Olympic Triumph

The 18-year-old swimmer won three gold medals and set multiple records at the 2024 Paris Olympics, becoming the first Canadian to achieve such a feat.

• Summer McIntosh, an 18-year-old swimmer from Toronto, was awarded the 2024 Northern Star Award as Canada’s athlete of the year.
• McIntosh made history at the Paris Olympics by winning three gold medals and one silver, setting Olympic records in the 200m medley and 200m butterfly events.
• Her four podium finishes tied the record for the most medals won by a Canadian athlete at a single Summer Games.
• Shortly before receiving the award, McIntosh broke the world record in the 400m freestyle at the short-course world championships in Budapest.
• She is the first swimmer to win the Northern Star Award since Penny Oleksiak in 2016, with other finalists this year including Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Connor McDavid, and Ethan Katzberg.

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