Canada’s McIntosh ready for showdown with Ledecky and Titmus at worlds in Japan
To hear her tell the story, Canadian swim sensation Summer McIntosh is like any other teenager looking to make the most of an all-too-short summer.
“I’m pretty much the most, like, basic 16-year-old girl you can think of,” McIntosh told reporters via video conference on Thursday night from Tokyo. “I’ll just hang out with my friends. We will go to the movies, or I’ll go shopping. Or if I’m not in school, I’ll spend too many hours on TikTok per day, or I’ll take a nap.
“So, I’m pretty boring outside the pool.”
On the pool deck and in the water, McIntosh is the opposite of boring. The Toronto product is arguably the biggest name on a deep and talented Canadian swim team set to compete at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.