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Canada's Summer McIntosh hoped to win five golds at the World Swimming Champions but still dazzled winning four events and a bronze medal.

There was a star in the Swimming World Championships and she comes from a country more known for a sport played on frozen water than in a swimming pool. Canada's Summer McIntosh won four gold medals at the event and finished third in her fifth. McIntosh became the second female swimmer to win four individual golds at a single worlds — taking the 400m freestyle, 200m IM 400 IM and 200m butterfly. She took bronze in the 800m free

“I think it was very obvious that my goal was five golds,” McIntosh, who painted five of her fingernails gold before the meet, said, according to World Aquatics. “Time just didn’t matter. I just wanted to get my hand on the wall the first five times. I fell short of that, but I think it’s just going to keep me hungry ... Even if I were to get five golds, I would still want more.”

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Gold medallist Canada's Summer Mcintosh poses after the women's 200m butterfly.

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Multiple gold medal winning Canadian Olympian Summer McIntosh poses with the Toronto Blue Jays mascot Ace.

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Multiple gold medal winning Canadian Olympian Summer McIntosh poses with her Olympic medals.

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Summer McIntosh of Team Canada competes in the Women's 400m Individual Medley Final.

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Canada's swimmer Summer McIntosh speaks to the press.

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Canada's swimmer Summer McIntosh dives as she takes the start of the final of the women's 400m individual medley.

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Canada's swimmer Summer Mcintosh (L) and France's swimmer Leon Marchand (R) pose.

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Summer McIntosh of Team Canada competes in the Women's 200m Individual Medley Semifinals on day seven of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena on August 02, 2024 in Nanterre, France.

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Summer McIntosh of Team Canada competes in the Women's 200m Individual Medley Semifinal.

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Gold medallist Canada's Summer Mcintosh celebrates during the podium ceremony of the women's 200m individual medley.

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(R-L) Silver medallist US' Kate Douglass and gold medalist Canada's Summer Mcintosh celebrate during the podium ceremony of the women's 200m individual medley swimming event during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

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(L-R) Silver medalist Australia's swimmer Lani Pallister, gold medalist US' swimmer Katie Ledecky and silver medalist Canada's swimmer Summer McIntosh pose on the podium of the women's 800m freestyle swimming event during the 2025 World Aquatics Championships.