Canada s teen sensation Summer McIntosh looking ahead to worlds after record week

TORONTO – A day after Canadian sensation Summer McIntosh completed one of the greatest weeks in swimming history with a hat-trick of world records, the Toronto teenager was already looking ahead to what comes next.

McIntosh became the first swimmer to break three different individual long-course world records in one meet since American Michael Phelps at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, when she achieved the feat at this weeks Canadian swimming trials.

The 18-year-old, who headlines Canadas 28-member team named on June 12 for the World Championships in Singapore in July, believes she can go even faster.

“I can go over with my coach and see where to make improvements and really just use this as motivation and validation for my training so far,” McIntosh said.

“Just keep pushing and moving forward and work even harder.”

In a stunning statement ahead of the worlds, the triple Olympic champion continued her record-breaking over a glorious five days in Victoria, shattering world marks in the 400 metres freestyle plus the 200m and 400m individual medleys.

In addition to her three world records, she set five Canadian marks, came within two seconds of Katie Ledecky’s 800m freestyle world record set in May and clocked the fastest 200m butterfly time since super suits were banned in 2010.

Moments after completing her hat-trick with the 400m IM on June 11, she made a beeline for fellow Canadian swimming great Penny Oleksiak, who once described McIntosh as “all gas, no brakes”.

Oleksiak, Canada’s most decorated Olympian with seven medals, lifted McIntosh off her feet in a huge embrace. Then, as she had done all week, McIntosh gave her gold medal away to an awestruck young fan in the stands.

She did not compete on the last day of the meet on June 12, withdrawing from the 200m