Unflappable Canadian teen Summer McIntosh has 2 Olympic swimming medals and chances for more
Summer McIntosh relished her golden moment to make Canada proud
By JANIE McCAULEY
Published - Jul 30, 2024, 02:12 PM ET
Last Updated - Jul 30, 2024, 02:12 PM EDT
NANTERRE, France (AP) — Not so long ago at her Ontario elementary school, Summer McIntosh and her peers would practice singing the Canadian national anthem in both English and French.
They would break it down into thirds.
So when she stepped onto the medal stand at the Paris Olympics on Monday night after winning the 400-meter individual medley and "Oh Canada" began to play, that is exactly how the smiling teen sang — a portion in English, followed by a stretch in French and then English again.
“I still remember growing up every single day standing up at the beginning of class singing ‘Oh Canada,’" she fondly recalled of her schoolgirl days. “So now being able to do it at the Olympic Games, it's pretty surreal.”