Swimmer Summer McIntosh again named The Canadian Press female athlete of the year

Swimmer Summer McIntosh again named The Canadian Press female athlete of the year Toronto native won 4 gold medals at world championship Summer McIntosh continued to blaze a trail in the pool in 2025. Summer McIntosh of Canada reacts after competing in the women's 400-meter individual medley heats at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, on Aug. 3. McIntosh was voted CP's female athlete of the year on Friday.(Vincent Thian/The Associated Press) The 19-year-old swimmer from Toronto was voted The Canadian Press female athlete of the year for a third straight year. McIntosh won four gold medals at the world championship in Singapore after setting three world records at national trials. She became just the second woman to claim gold in four individual events at a single world championship after American star Katie Ledecky in 2015. The Canadian set herself up for a monster meet in Singapore when she lowered world records in the 400-metre freestyle and individual medley, and 200-metre individual medley during June's trials in Victoria. "Whenever I go into a trials, I'm always trying to chase world records, but going to Singapore, which was way longer of a meet, and you're across the world and there's a lot more external things that are completely out of your control, it was just trying to get my hand on the wall first in as many events possible," McIntosh said. WATCH | Another world record?!?! | Here are the top Canadian swimming moments of 2025 : McIntosh was quietly confident in stating her goal of five gold medals in five races in Singapore. "Any time I get in the water, and I do a race, I'm trying to win," McIntosh said. "I know that doesn't even come close to happening every time, but especially when it comes to my best events at an Olympics or a world championships, my goal is always to get the gold for Canada. "Saying it out loud also makes me realize it more and also makes it feel more real for me." She came close to her goal with victories in the 400 and 200 individual medleys, 400 freestyle and 200 butterfly. McIntosh also took bronze behind victor Ledecky in the 800 free. "Even all the way from Singapore, all of Swimming Canada, we all felt the love and support back home," she said. "It was so fun coming back. "It keeps me motivated in the times where you might be tired or something, and you just have to keep pushing, moving forward, knowing that Canada is behind you and supporting you." The Canadian Press yearly awards for top male and female athletes, and top team, are determined by a vote of editors, writers and broadcasters from CP client news organizations across the country. 3rd year in a row McIntosh was the second woman to earn CP's female athlete award three straight years after figure skater Barbara Ann Scott from 1946 to 1948. McIntosh received 34 of 53 votes ahead of rugby player Sophie de...

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