17-year-old Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh talks to CBC Sports’ Devin Heroux after winning gold in the 200m individual medley, her third gold medal at Paris 2024.
Summer McIntosh is Canada’s first triple gold medallist in an Olympic Games, while also propelling Canada to its biggest medal haul in the pool at an Olympic Games.
The Toronto swimmer won her third gold in Paris with a victory in the 200-metre individual medley in an Olympic-record time of two minutes 6.56 seconds.
“It’s pretty surreal,” said McIntosh, who also also won the 400m medley and the 200m butterfly. “I’m just so proud of myself and how I’ve been able to recover and manage events.
“The reason I’m able to do this is just because of all the hard work and dedication I’ve given to this moment, along with all my family and my teammates, and my coaches have also worked so hard …