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CBC
3 hours ago
- CBC
What to watch this weekend: McIntosh's drive for 5 and other key races
Today, we'll look ahead to the key races remaining at the swim world championships, including Summer McIntosh's drive for five gold medals and an all-Canadian showdown. Plus, a pair of intriguing Canada-U.S. matchups are on deck at the National Bank Open. McIntosh's path to five, and other key duels at swim worlds It was a quiet day in the pool for Canada at the world championships in Singapore. The weekend, however, could get quite noisy. Friday's top result was a fourth-place finish for Blake Tierney in the 200-metre backstroke — an excellent showing for the 23-year-old, who did not even advance through heats at last summer's Paris Olympics. Tierney also broke the Canadian record, then did it again, in heats and semis on Thursday. Canada may win as many as three solo medals on Saturday at the swimming world championships. And Sunday could be a coronation. Here are the three key duels to watch: Josh Liendo vs. Ilya Kharun in the men's 100 butterfly, Saturday, 7:53 a.m. ET A friendly (of course) Canadian rivalry is budding between Liendo and Kharun, who both won medals in this event at last year's Olympics, with Liendo taking silver and Kharun grabbing bronze. Now, gold medallist Kristof Milak is out of the picture — and the top step of the podium appears up for grabs. For Liendo, even after snagging bronze as part of the 4x100 mixed medley relay team, the entire meet is down to this one event. He failed to advance through the 50 freestyle heats on Friday, then told CBC Sports reporter Devin Heroux that he's "all in" on the 100 fly. The 22-year-old owns the Canadian record at 49.99 seconds from Paris, when he became the first Black Canadian to win an Olympic swimming medal. Kharun's focus entering Singapore was not as solely squared on this event. But after missing the 50 fly final by one one-hundredth of a second, then placing fourth in the 200 fly, all of his eggs are in the 100 fly basket, too. And so both Canadians will be hungry to reach the podium — but it's anyone's guess who will come out on top. Liendo and Kharun have gone directly head-to-head in this event twice this season: Liendo won NCAAs in a short-course pool (Kharun placed second) before Kharun clipped Liendo at national trials with a personal-best 50.37 seconds in an Olympic-sized pool. "I've been chasing Josh every time we race during trials or in college at NCAAs," Kharun said. "It just makes it fun." During Friday's semifinals, they each placed second in their heat. Liendo posted the second-fastest time at 50.24 seconds, and Kharun was close behind in fourth at 50.39. They'll line up next to each other in Lanes 5 and 6 for the medal race. Read more about today's action here. McIntosh vs. Ledecky: Who will touch the wall first in the 800m freestyle final? 4 hours ago The showdown we've all been waiting for is here. Katie Ledecky and Summer Mcintosh will go head-to-head at the World Aquatics Championships at 8:21 a.m. ET Saturday morning on CBC Sports and CBC Gem. Summer McIntosh vs. Katie Ledecky in the women's 800 freestyle, Saturday, 8:21 a.m. ET There is little left to say to tee up this event. It's been dubbed 'The Race of the Century' — a rising superstar in Canada's McIntosh going up against American legend Ledecky in her strongest discipline. History is at stake for both — McIntosh is three-fifths of the way to matching Michael Phelps' record feat of five solo golds at one worlds, while Ledecky is just four wins away from matching Phelps' all-time mark at worlds. McIntosh vs. Ledecky isn't quite a rivalry — they haven't competed against each other in a major final yet — but to use a cross-sport analogy, it reminds me a bit of Patrick Mahomes taking on Tom Brady in the 2021 Super Bowl, the young star being hailed as a future great vs. the GOAT. Brady won that battle, and now he'll always have that notch on his belt. Can Ledecky do the same? On Friday night, both athletes easily advanced through heats, with Ledecky touching in eight minutes 14.62 seconds and McIntosh in 8:19.88. But you can throw those numbers out: "It was a little boring, I'm not going to lie," McIntosh said in her post-race interview. Watch her full heat here. The times you should know: Ledecky set the world record in May at 8:04.79, and McIntosh cracked the Canadian mark in June at 8:05.07. Australia's Lani Pallister, who also set a national record in June at 8:10.84, is expected to set the pace early, providing a strategic wild card for McIntosh whose biggest weakness against Ledecky is experience. Italian record-holder Simona Quadarella could also be in the mix. But all eyes will be on McIntosh vs. Ledecky. Take it from McIntosh herself: "I'm super hyped for the final. The final definitely won't be boring." Check out a numbers-based look at the race here. We broke down the tale of the tape in yesterday's newsletter. And CBC Sports' The Ready Room show also previewed the event here. McIntosh vs. Michael Phelps in the women's 400 individual medley, Sunday, 8:15 a.m. ET OK, so we took some creative liberties in calling this a duel. But if McIntosh is indeed able to take down Ledecky in the 800 freestyle, she will be racing against the American icon Phelps' mark as much as any competitor in the pool during Sunday's 400 IM — the final individual race of the championship. Thanks to McIntosh's quiet competitiveness, it appears unlikely she'll melt under the moment — after all, she won her first three gold medals without much sweat, and barely even smiled after her 200 butterfly victory because her time was not a world record. Plus, the 400 IM is arguably McIntosh's most dominant event. She broke the world record at last year's trials, won Olympic gold by nearly six seconds weeks later, then lowered her standard again in June to 4:23.65. For context, the silver medal-winning time in Paris by American Katie Grimes was nearly 10 seconds slower at 4:33.40. McIntosh has the three fastest times ever in the race, and six of the top 10. Her main competition at worlds is once again Grimes, whose personal best is still well behind McIntosh at 4:31.41. One other factor to watch: disqualifications can be prevalent in this event thanks to tricky turns between strokes. In Paris, American Alex Walsh was knocked off the podium for an illegal turn. Still, in its race preview, top-notch swimming website SwimSwam put it succinctly: "It's not a question of if [McIntosh] wins, but rather by how much." How to watch You can stream live action from the World Aquatics Championships on and CBC Gem, with additional weekend coverage on CBC TV. See the full streaming and broadcast schedules for details. can be found here.
Globe and Mail
6 hours ago
- Globe and Mail
Everything you need to know about Summer McIntosh as she dominates the World Aquatics Championships
The World Aquatics Championships are underway in Singapore and Canada's Summer McIntosh is – as expected – making big waves. The 18-year-old has already won three gold medals this week, and is looking for two more to tie American legend Michael Phelps's record for most individual golds won at a single world championship. Summer McIntosh faces greatest challenge yet in historic medal chase A generational talent already among the top swimmers in the world, McIntosh may be the best swimmer to ever come out of Canada. She is a three-time Olympic champion, seven-time World Champion, holds six current world records and has set precedents that would have been unthinkable in Canadian swimming even a decade ago. Here's everything you need to know about McIntosh as she looks to make history yet again this week. McIntosh is 18 years old and was born and raised in Toronto. Her mother, Jill Horstead, competed for Canada in the 200-metre butterfly at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games, and her older sister, Brooke, is a Canadian pairs figure skater. During the pandemic, McIntosh uprooted her training from Toronto to Florida to train with coach Brent Arckey, a medley specialist, and has been training and studying in Sarasota. In May, she announced she would be moving to Austin, Texas, to train with Bob Bowman, who coached Michael Phelps to his Olympics dominance. She made her Olympic debut in Tokyo at just 14 years old, making her the youngest Canadian athlete at the 2020 Summer Games. McIntosh is the reigning Olympic champion in the 200-metre butterfly, the 200-metre individual medley and the 400-metre medley, and set her first of six long-course world records when she was just 16. At the Canadian swimming trials in June, McIntosh beat her own world records in the 400-metre individual medley and the 400-metre freestyle, and also broke the 200-metre individual medley record. Last December, she also set three short-course world records in 400-metre freestyle, 200-metre butterfly and 400-metre individual medley at the world championships. Olympian Summer McIntosh may be the best swimmer to ever come out of Canada In total, she has won four Olympic medals, 11 long-course World Championship medals and set nine world records in six events at the senior level. After her three golds and one silver at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the weeks before her 18th birthday – tying teammate Penny Oleksiak for the most by any Canadian at a single Olympics – Time magazine dubbed the season the 'Summer of Summer.' McIntosh has won three gold medals so far in Singapore, making her the first Canadian to claim three golds at a single world championship. She won gold in the 200-metre butterfly on Thursday, coming within a quarter of a second of beating the world record and making her the first to win three world titles in the same event after victories in 2022 and 2023. Her meet-record time of 2:01.99 is the fastest ever in a textile suit and just shy of the world record of 2:01.81 set by China's Liu Zige in 2009 during the era of the now-banned 'super suit.' Cathal Kelly: Summer McIntosh's star set to soar with Olympics still three years away McIntosh also won the 200-metre individual medley and 400-metre freestyle events earlier in the meet. In total, she has won 11 medals at long-course worlds, pushing her past teammate Kylie Masse. McIntosh was back in the water Friday in the 800-metre freestyle heats ahead of Saturday's final, which saw her go head-to-head with reigning Olympic champion Katie Ledecky. The final for the 400-metre individual medley, in which McIntosh is the Olympic champion and world-record holder, is on Sunday, the last day of the championship. McIntosh is aiming for five individual titles – something only Phelps has achieved at a single world championship. If she wins her remaining two events, she would also be the first and only woman to accomplish the feat. At the Friday heats for the 800-metre freestyle event, McIntosh faced off against reigning Olympic champion Ledecky, an American widely considered the best female swimmer in history. Ledecky, who is going after Phelps's all-time record of 26 gold medals at the world championships, finished more than five seconds ahead of McIntosh with a time of 8:14.62. Ledecky currently has 22 golds at the event. Last February, McIntosh clocked the season's fastest time at a meet in Florida, handing Ledecky her first loss in the event in 13 years. But she ultimately opted out of that event at the Paris Olympics to focus on other races. McIntosh said Thursday she was frustrated not to reach the world record in the 200-metre butterfly, but felt optimistic going into the final two events. 'Seeing how close I was gives me a lot of confidence, and the way I felt in that final is amazing as well, so I'm super, super excited for the 800 and then of course the 400 IM,' McIntosh told The Canadian Press. 'Now all my focus is on getting a good recovery tonight and then getting ready for the heats.' McIntosh's strength across several different strokes and distances at such a young age sets her apart. She is a precision freestyler, elite at the butterfly and a talented backstroker when it comes to the medleys. Arguably, there was a time when the breaststroke might have been her weakness. But she went to work in 2023 and fixed that ahead of the Paris Olympics. 'Pain tolerance is her secret weapon': The origins of Summer McIntosh While her youth and power were what first turned heads, McIntosh's coaches, teammates and observers have noted that it's her mental strength, discipline and ability to handle the intense pressure that help set her apart from peers even years her senior. 'We've never had anybody at this level,' Brent Hayden, who won bronze for Canada at the London Olympics in 2012 and swam alongside McIntosh in Tokyo, told The Globe and Mail last July. 'I don't think we've seen somebody this good in that many events, ever.' With reports from Grant Robertson and The Canadian Press
Edmonton Journal
6 hours ago
- Edmonton Journal
Looking back on the Raptors in NBA Bubble five years later
Article content To say it was a strange time is an understatement. Hyper-competitive athletes suddenly were surrounded by their opponents whenever they went to eat, relax by the pool or hang out on the complex. And players used to playing in front of packed arenas suddenly were competing in eerily quiet spaces. Article content Coaches and players who always had screamed out plays and schemes knowing it would be drowned out by crowd noise quickly found out the opposition would pick up anything right away so adjustments had to be made. There were also no energy boosts provided by raucous fans, no home-court advantages anymore. Article content Some were more ready to return than others. Pascal Siakam's decision not to pick up a basketball for so long put him way off his game (Siakam shot just 39.5% from the field and missed 43-of-53 three-point attempts in the bubble playoffs) and ended up hurting the Raptors. He wasn't the only one, though he has received the most attention in ensuing years. Article content Article content Still, Toronto won its first game back five years ago on Aug. 1, against the eventual champion Los Angeles Lakers no less, plus another against Miami, the team that would advance to take on the Lakers in the Finals, and Orlando before falling to Boston. Article content The Raptors won 7-of-8 games in all and looked like a legitimate threat to repeat after steamrolling Brooklyn in four straight in the first round of the playoffs before dropping the first two games of the second round to the Celtics. Article content The Raptors would win the next two (including Game 3 in epic fashion on OG Anunoby's buzzer-beater off a great pass from Kyle Lowry) to tie the series, then take Game 6 in double overtime after dropping Game 5, to force a Game 7. The Raptors couldn't pull that one out and their time in the bubble came to an end. Article content Article content Article content The NHL also adopted a bubble type of system after its season had been paused on March 12. The rest of the regular season was cancelled, with the playoffs played in the two centralized 'hub' cities Toronto and Edmonton, starting Aug. 1, but with no spectators. Article content Major League Baseball had cancelled the rest of Spring Training on March 12, but it began again on July 1 rebranded as 'Summer Camp.' Article content The shortened regular season commenced on July 23, but the Blue Jays were denied permission to play in Toronto, so they spent their home games in Buffalo. Article content The Blue Jays did not actually play a game at Rogers Centre again until July 30, 2021, having previously played there in September of 2019 when the team completed an awful 67-win campaign (the Raptors spent the 2020-21 season in Tampa and didn't play again in Toronto until Oct. 2021).
