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Just three short years ago when hundreds of Canadian swimmers arrived at the Saanich Commonwealth Place pool in Victoria for national trials there were signs that Summer McIntosh, Josh Liendo and a handful of others were on the cusp of something special.

Now, as Canadian swimming stars prepare for another trials in Victoria, it’s clear that those sparks of brilliance in the pool in April 2022 have fully developed into global superstars who continue to take down records and chart a new course for swimming in this country.

Throughout those trials McIntosh started signalling to the world she was going to be a force for the foreseeable future, winning all four races she entered. She hasn’t stopped since then and has become a generational talent – she is now a three-time Olympic champion, has countless short course and long course world titles and is the world record holder in the …

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