Coming off a historic performance at the Olympics in Paris, Summer McIntosh will return to international competition to close out 2024 at the Short Course World Championships in Budapest.
McIntosh headlines an 18-swimmer roster for the championships revealed by Swimming Canada on Wednesday, and she’ll be joined by two other Paris Olympic medalists, Kylie Masse and Ilya Kharun, along with the most decorated Canadian female in Olympic history, Penny Oleksiak.
McIntosh became the first Canadian to win three gold medals at a single Olympics in Paris, coming out on top in the women’s 200 fly, 200 IM and 400 IM to go along with a silver medal performance in the 400 free.
This will be the 18-year-old’s second appearance at Short Course Worlds, having made her debut at the 2021 championships in Abu Dhabi, winning gold as a member of the Canadian women’s 4×200 free relay and adding silvers in the women’s 400 free and 4×100 medley relay.
“I am excited to end 2024 with the World Aquatics short course championships at one of my favorite venues and cities in the world,” said McIntosh, according to Swimming Canada.
“Team Canada typically brings a smaller team with a lot of spirit ready to embrace another opportunity to go up against the very best. It should be a lot of fun to race short course meters for the first time in a couple of years and great to see everyone again.”
McIntosh notably claimed the first two long course world titles of her career in Budapest, winning World Championship gold in 2022 in the 200 fly and 400 IM.
At the last edition of Short Course Worlds in 2022, held in Melbourne, the Canadian team finished 4th on the medal table with three gold and 14 total medals.
Maggie MacNeil, who is not on the team this year, led the way by winning three individual titles, but there will be four swimmers on the 2024 roster who won individual medals last time out: Masse, Kharun, Ingrid Wilm and Finlay Knox.
Masse has won a total of nine medals at Short Course Worlds across three appearances, while Oleksiak won four medals at her last SC Worlds appearance on home soil at Windsor 2016.
The women’s roster also features a pair of athletes competing in the NCAA this season, Regan Rathwell and Emma Finlin, plus 2024 Olympic finalists Sydney Pickrem and Mary-Sophie Harvey.
In addition to Kharun and Knox, the men’s team features veteran sprinter Yuri Kisil and rising star Oliver Dawson.
Dawson, 16 is coming off winning three medals at Junior Pan Pacs in August.
“I’m excited to be named to my first senior team,” said Dawson. “I look forward to competing against some of the best swimmers in the world. I’m ready to embrace this incredible opportunity and give my all, making unforgettable memories while representing my country on the world stage.”
Kharun, Alex Axon and Tristan Jankovics give the men’s roster three swimmers competing in the NCAA this season.
WOMEN’S ROSTER (10)
| Athlete | Team | Personal Coach |
| Sophie Angus | High Performance Centre – Ontario | Ryan Mallette |
| Emma Finlin | Edmonton Keyano Swim Club | Norm Wright |
| Mary-Sophie Harvey | CAMO | Greg Arkhurst |
| Alexanne Lepage | University of Calgary | Mike Blondal |
| Kylie Masse | Toronto Swim Club | |
| Summer McIntosh | Unattached | Brent Arckey |
| Penny Oleksiak | Toronto Swim Club | Jeff Julian |
| Sydney Pickrem | Toronto Swim Club | |
| Regan Rathwell | Greater Ottawa Kingfish Swim Club | Ashley Jahn |
| Ingrid Wilm | Cascade Swim Club | Dave Johnson |
MEN’S ROSTER (8)
| Athlete | Team | Personal Coach |
| Alex Axon | Markham Aquatic Club | Norm Wright |
| Timothé Barbeau | Neptune Natation |
Chrystèle Roy L’Ecuyer
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| Oliver Dawson | Grande Prairie Piranhas | Alex Dawson |
| Tristan Jankovics | Royal City Aquatics Performance Swim Club | Norm Wright |
| Ilya Kharun | Unattached | Herbie Behm |
| Yuri Kisil | Cascade Swim Club | Dave Johnson |
| Finlay Knox | High Performance Centre – Vancouver | Scott Talbot |
| Blake Tierney | High Performance Centre – Vancouver | Scott Talbot |
“As we move forward from a very successful summer that was focused on the Paris Olympic Games and backed up with our most successful Junior Pan Pacs performance, it is great to announce the world 25m championships team for Budapest as the first event in the quad to Los Angeles 2028,” said High Performance Director and National Coach John Atkinson. “We have some great potential on this team and a blend of medal-winning experience and new athletes to the senior team.”
Although Swimming Canada has not yet released which events their swimmers will contest, it’s exciting to project what type of schedule McIntosh will take on in Budapest.
Despite only racing short course meters at a select number of meets over the last few years, McIntosh currently owns the Canadian Record in the women’s 400 free (3:52.80), 800 free (8:07.12) and 400 IM (4:21.49).
The 2024 Short Course World Championships will run from December 10-15 in Budapest, Hungary.
Maggie Mac Neil just announced her retirement from swimming on social media.
Tremendous career both internationally as well as NCAA. One of the best ever to represent Canadian swimming!
All the best Maggie in your life after swimming.
Kaylee just casually broke the WR in the 100 back. That WR could end up getting broken multiple times by the end of Budapest lol.
I think so too. I’m a little bummed that World Cups aren’t long course this year because she might’ve been able to reclaim the big pool record.
Where can I celebrate Kaylee’s 54:56! WR in Adelaide. Made it look very easy, and was very surprised at the end.
Twitter haha
off-topic, but edward somerville went 1:40.64 to break cam mcevoy’s australian record from 2015. lily koch went 1:06.07 in the heats to break sienna’s national age record. both of them are in the final
Koch just lowered it again in the final to 1:05.42
mckeown 100 back wr 54.56!
yong 100 breast australian record 56.76
I guess all the women’s backstroke WRs are gonna fall this week then.
Lot of young talented female breaststrokers in Australia nowadays.
Summer is going to consolidate her claim as the current best female swimmer.
She’ll break at least a couple World Records
You heard it here first.
Very bold prediction.
Wait Sydney Pickrem is still active? Thought she would be retired with the WVU job
Nope, in fact she specifically told us that she wasn’t retiring: https://swimswam.com/three-time-canadian-olympian-sydney-pickrem-will-join-west-virginias-coaching-staff/
I hope Summer swims the 800 free and goes the world junior record.
I believe Maggie is retiring from what I have read.
I’m excited to see Kylie swimming!
Hoping Penny gets in her groove.
Excited to see what Ilya can do.
Go Canada 🍁
WJR? She might even be able to break the WR.
Alright, both! 🙂
Can we please make a petition to have Katie Ledecky on the team for short course worlds? Full tapered. Please Katie 🙏🏼
She has a Canadian connection…maybe through her mum..can,t remember..of course we’re just dreaming.
I can’t find any Canadian connections. Her mom is of Irish descent. Maybe you’re thinking of her uncle owning a hockey team, that while it represents an American city, has 18 Canadians on the roster?
Missy Franklin… not Ledecky
Ties to Nova Scotia I believe.
I think the poster just meant have KL on the American roster.