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Canada's swimmer Summer Mackintosh created history in the Paris Olympics

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Summer McIntosh opened her Paris Olympic journey by winning Canada's first silver medal in the 400m freestyle on Saturday.(Photo:Instagram/summerrmcintosh)

Canada's swimmer Summer McIntosh has created history at the Paris Olympics. This 17-year-old player from Toronto today won another gold medal for Canada by setting an Olympic record of 2 minutes 3.03 seconds in the 200 meter butterfly swimming competition.

At the same time, the American player Regan Smith won the silver medal and the Chinese player won the bronze medal. Summer Mackintosh has won three medals in the Paris Olympics.

Summer McIntosh opened her Paris Olympic journey by winning Canada's first silver medal in the 400m freestyle on Saturday.

She then won gold in the 400-metre individual medley on Tuesday and has now lit up Canada with another gold. As she touched the wall, her mother Jill McIntosh and father Greg McIntosh couldn't help but cheer. remained

Summer McIntosh's mother, Jill McIntosh, also swam for Canada in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. McIntosh will also compete in the 200-meter individual medley on Saturday.

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