Just shy of her 18th birthday, swimming sensation Summer McIntosh continues her incredible rise

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400m IM: the must-watch swimming event at Paris 2024?

Paris 2024 has already seen more than its fair share of excitement in the 400m IM. In the men’s final, France’s new hero, Leon Marchand sent fans into a state of rapture with his stunning gold medal on Sunday 28 July.

At 22 years old, Marchand is at the beginning of what has the makings of a legendary career in the pool. McIntosh, of course, is five years his junior.

Of the current crop of swimmers in the event, McIntosh looks to be out in a league of her own with the two fastest times in history over the distance.

But Paris 2024 gold, battled for under the bright lights of an Olympic arena with a raucous crowd in attendance? You’d be forgiven for thinking that might set the teenaged McIntosh’s nerves jangling.

“I’ll just deal with it just like any other meet,” McIntosh told Olympics.com. “The pool isn’t 55m, it’s still 50m long. And I train as hard as I can every single day to execute as best as possible. So that’s all I can really do in the end.

“And along with enjoying the process and having fun with it, and just doing my best in all my races is really what I’m focusing on, and keeping all the outside noise on the outside.”



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Publish date : 2024-07-29 11:43:00

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