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A Canadian Swimmer Just Set An Olympic Record & She Hasn't Even Graduated Yet

What were you doing when you were 14?

A Canadian Swimmer Just Set An Olympic Record & She Hasn't Even Graduated Yet

A Canadian Swimmer Just Set An Olympic Record & She Hasn't Even ...

Aleksandra Watanuki | Dreamstime, @summermcintosh | Instagram
Western Canada Editor

At just 14 years old, swimmer Summer McIntosh set a Canadian record in the 400-metre freestyle at the Tokyo Olympics.

The young Canadian secured her place in the final on Sunday, July 25, clocking a time of four minutes and 02.72 seconds. She beat Brittany MacLean's previous record of four minutes and 03.43 seconds at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

The Ontarian, who has already smashed 50 Canadian age group records, is making her first appearance at the Olympic Games. She is the youngest Canadian athlete competing at the Tokyo Olympics.

Last May, the athlete swam the 400-metre freestyle in 4:05.13 seconds, the fastest time ever for a Canadian swimmer aged 14.

Her talents might be genetic, too. Her mother, Jill Horstead, was also an Olympian swimmer — she participated in the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984.

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  • Daniel Milligan
    Western Canada Editor Daniel Milligan was the Western Canada Editor at Narcity Canada. He was responsible for developing trending news strategies and managing a team of writers and editors. Originally from the U.K., Daniel holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in journalism from Staffordshire University. Over the past decade, he has worked on major news stories including terror attacks in London, England, and Manchester, along with royal weddings, Brexit developments, the Canadian federal election and the Nova Scotia mass shooting. Daniel was a senior editor and newsroom leader at Trinity Mirror, one of the U.K.'s largest regional news websites. He would later move to Toronto and work at Yahoo Canada and CTV News/CTV National News.

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