US EditionCanada’s Summer McIntosh Strikes Gold Again, Closing in on History at Swimming Worlds
SINGAPORE, AUG 1 – McIntosh, 18, has won three world golds this week and challenges Ledecky's decade-long dominance in the 800m freestyle at the world championships, NBC analyst says this is the biggest race outside Olympics.
- On Saturday, Katie Ledecky will face Summer McIntosh in the 800-meter freestyle final at the swimming world championships in Singapore after both cruised through Friday’s heats, with the race live on Peacock at 8:21 p.m.
- Earlier this week, Summer McIntosh scooped gold in the 1,500 free, bronze in the 400 free and silver in the 4×200 free relay, showcasing her versatility.
- “I don't know how you can get bigger than this,” NBC analyst Rowdy Gaines said of the anticipated final, as both swimmers qualify for Saturday.
- Canadian teenager Summer McIntosh is committed to swimming the 800 in Los Angeles and views this race as a preview of the Olympics clash.
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Summer McIntosh's coach, Fred Vergnoux, returns on eight months of work alongside the Canadian prodigy, in preparation for the Worlds of Swimming.
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It's Ledecky vs. McIntosh in the 800 freestyle, the centerpiece of the world championships
It’s Katie Ledecky of the United States against Summer McIntosh of Canada in the final of the 800-meter freestyle, probably the most anticipated race at the swimming world championships in Singapore.
The Singapore World Cups will wait until 14.20 in the afternoon to find out who will be the real queen of the championships. An insatiable Canadian, Summer McIntosh, and an incombustible American, Katie Ledecky, will have the world swim on edge until the start of the final of the 800 free, no doubt the most anticipated distance in this world championship date. Ledecky is a born fondist, in fact, she is more specialized in the 800 free than the C…
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