Paris 2024, North America Day 6: McIntosh Becomes First Canadian Woman With Two Indiv. Golds

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Correction: An earlier version of this article said that McIntosh was the first Canadian to win individual gold twice at one Olympics since 1912. Alex Baumann won two golds in 1984, and the article has been updated to reflect that.

Canada has had its fair share of recent swimming superstars, especially on the women’s side. Penny Oleksiak was the teenage hero that won the 100 free in 2016, and then Maggie MacNeil won 100 fly gold in 2021. But no female swimmer in Canadian history has won multiple individual Olympic gold medals, up until Summer McIntosh pulled it off on Thursday.

McIntosh won the women’s 200 fly in Olympic record fashion, clocking the second-fastest performance in the history of the event. She adds the event to her gold medal tally alongside the 400 IM, as well as a silver in the 400 free. She’s not only the first Canadian female swimmer to win multiple individual gold medals, but she’s also the first Canadian swimmer to pull off this feat since 1984, when Alex Baumann won gold in the men’s 200 and 400 IM. Before that, George Hodgson won gold in the 400 and 1500 free in 1912 (fun fact: Hodgson’s 400 free time of 5:24.40 was considered a world record — a far cry from McIntosh’s 3:58.37 that took silver in the same event many years later).

Currently, Oleksiak is the Canadian swimmer with the most medals in Olympic history, having one gold, two silvers, and four bronzes. But McIntosh has a chance to get another medal in the 200 IM, and is one successful LA 2028 Olympics away from passing Oleksiak.

McIntosh’s win also makes her the first female swimmer to win multiple individual gold medals. If she has a successful 200 IM and defeats Australia’s Kaylee McKeown (who has 100 back gold and is favored to win the 200 back), she will be the heavy favorite to win the female swimmer of the meet award.

Since 2022, we’ve already known that the now 17-year-old McIntosh is a generational talent. And now, her hype is delivering and coming to fruition on the biggest stage in Paris.

Other Highlights:

• The United States’ Kate Douglass won 200 breast gold, clocking a time of 2:19.24 to break her own American record. Her teammate Lilly King came in eighth.
• Regan Smith broke an American record in the 200 fly (2:03.84) to take silver behind McIntosh, while her teammate Alex Shackell placed sixth.
• The United States’ Keaton Jones finished fifth in the men’s 200 back final.
• The United States took silver in the women’s 4×200 free relay, while Canada finished fourth.
• Carson Foster qualified in second for the men’s 200 IM final, while Shaine Casas finished ninth and just missed out. Canada’s Finlay Knox was also a finals qualifier for this eventBoth Smith and the United States’ Phoebe Bacon are in the women’s 200 back final.
• Canada’s Josh Liendo, the United States’ Caeleb Dressel, and the Cayman Islands’ Jordan Crooks are all in the men’s 50 free final.

North American Medal Table: