A huge moment at the Paris Olympic Games for Canada.
It was a thrilling race to the finish when Summer McIntosh nailed a silver medal in the 400-meter freestyle.
The 17-year-old from Toronto finished with a time of 3:58:37.
Australia’s Ariarne Titmus defended her gold medal from Tokyo, with a time of 3:58.37 and bronze went to Katie Ledecky of the United States with 4:00.86.
This is the first medal won for a Canadian at the Games so far as well as for McIntosh who placed fourth in the 400-meter freestyle in Tokyo at the age of 14.
Let's just take a moment… 🌟 pic.twitter.com/bNN0TRgZ1q
— Team Canada (@TeamCanada) July 27, 2024
