Canadian Summer McIntosh wins gold in women’s 200m butterfly

CITYnews halifax / By Sportsnet Staff

Summer McIntosh is becoming quite familiar with the Olympic podium.

The Canadian swimmer captured her second Olympic title in a row when she won the women’s 200-metre butterfly on Thursday.

It was the third medal of the Games for the 17-year-old Toronto native, who took silver in the 400-metre freestyle on opening night before grabbing gold in the 400-metre individual medley.

McIntosh becomes the first Canadian to win two individual gold medals in a single Olympics since Alex Baumann in 1984.

The latest gold gives Canada eight medals in Paris (three gold, two silver and three bronze).

McIntosh was favoured in the 200-m butterfly after winning the event at her past two world championships.

The Canadian is expected to return to the pool later Thursday for the 4×200-metre freestyle relay final.