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.

From Your Site Articles
Related Articles Around the Web
olympics 2021
SportsCanada
  • 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.

13 Olympic events Canadians would win every time... if they actually existed

The athletes would apologize for winning though, naturally. 🇨🇦

The White House released an AI video insulting Canada and Brady Tkachuk is firing back

The video depicts the Ottawa Senators captain calling Canadians "maple syrup eating f---s."

11 reasons why I won't return to Canada after moving to the US 10 years ago

And no, none of these are political.

This picture-perfect Toronto neighbourhood is the best spot to live in the city, locals say

Would you move here?

This Ontario beach with a 40 km silky sandspit is one of Ontario's most 'underrated' getaways

It's never too early to plan a summer escape.

Canadian passport fees are going up this month and you'll pay more to get the travel document

"Fees for travel documents will be adjusted each year to align with inflation."

BC is getting rid of time changes and the last spring forward is this weekend

The province will soon be on daylight saving time permanently.

5 reasons why you need to pack up and leave Ontario for Calgary immediately

As an ex Ontarian, here’s why I chose to uproot my life.

Gene-edited pork has been approved in Canada but labels aren't mandatory

It's the only genetically modified meat approved for sale in Canada.

I moved to Toronto and discovered the worst thing about renting here (it's not the prices)

It's not for the weak!

Ontario's safest cities for driving were revealed and you might not expect the top locations

It's based on accidents and infractions like distracted driving and speeding. 🚗

These are all the Canadian Girl personality types — and yes, you are one of them

Once in our life we will meet a strong-willed girl who's from Thunder Bay.