Summer Ann McIntosh is a Canadian competitive swimmer contesting in the Paris Olympics 2024.
She is a two-time Olympic champion, four-time World Aquatics Champion, and two-time Commonwealth Games gold medalist.
Highlights
- Summer McIntosh is a Canadian swimmer in the Paris Olympics 2024.
- Both her father and mother are of Canadian heritage.
- Summer McIntosh’s mother, Jill Horstead, is also a competitive swimmer.
Summer first gained recognition in the 2020 Summer Olympics as the youngest member of the Canadian team.
At just 17 years old, McIntosh made history by becoming the first Canadian woman to win individual gold medals in a single Summer Olympic Games.
Summer McIntosh’s Parents Of Canadian Descent
Canadian Olympic athlete Summer was born on August 18, 2006, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She is the younger daughter of her father, Greg McIntosh, and mother, Jill Horstead.
McIntosh’s parents are Canadian natives. Her father, Greg, is a Chief Commercial Officer at Iron Mountain.
In Canada, we like to call three of something a hat trick.
— CBC Olympics (@CBCOlympics) August 3, 2024
17-year old Summer McIntosh is the first Canadian to have a hat trick of gold medals at a single Games 🥇🥇🥇
She spoke to @Devin_Heroux after her historic swim in the 200m IM at #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/Buix3mlfRt
He was born in Canada, and his family background displays his Maple Leaf Country ethnicity.
Similarly, Summer’s mother Jill, is a former competitive swimmer who represented Canada in international events during the 1980s.
Being Canadian national and embracing Canuck culture, Jill Horstead competes for the country.
Thus, Olympic swimmer Summer McIntosh belongs to the Canadian ethnicity.
Knowing that McIntosh patronymic is an anglicized form of Gaelic Mac a Toisich, meaning “son of the chief,” and has Scottish origins.
The descendants of the McIntosh lineage migrated to Canada in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
McIntosh Sisters Shine Bright, Making Canada Proud
The two daughters of the McIntosh family are proud representatives of Canada.
Coming from a sporting background, Summer McIntosh is a rising star in the athletic sphere.
At 17 years old, Summer McIntosh becomes the first Canadian swimmer to ever win 3 gold medals at the Olympics pic.twitter.com/W0TEtIU92f
— Women Posting W's (@womenpostingws) August 4, 2024
Summer has shown impressive performances in several championships, following in her mother’s footsteps as a swimmer.
The swimmer successfully defended her title in the 200m butterfly and won the gold medal in the 200m butterfly and 400m individual medley, forty years after her mother’s appearance in the same event in 1984.
Likewise, the older daughter of the McIntosh family, Brooke McIntosh, is a Canadian pair skater and has achieved several accolades.
With her former skating partner Brandon Toste, she represented Canada at the 2019 World Junior Championships and 2020 Winter Youth Olympics.
Additional Information
- In 2024, the estimated net worth of Summer McIntosh is below $1 million.
- Summer is a Grade 11 student at Ontario Virtual School; previously, she attended Monarch Park Secondary School.
- She recently signed a sponsorship agreement with the Australian swimwear brand FUNKITA.
