--- description: Find out how Summer McIntosh is shaping the future and defining the next generation of leadership. title: 2024 TIME100 Next: Summer McIntosh image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0a8e9583658ada0e/698a5ba718689296736c890c/time100-next-2024-summer-mcintosh-crop.jpg?branch=production --- Oct 02, 2024 # Summer McIntosh by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close  Summer McIntosh Summer McIntoshAdam Pretty—Getty Images Summer McIntosh’s parents used to heat up their backyard pool so she could swim during the cold Canadian winters. A decade later, their daughter is a superstar at age 18 and still warming up. As one of Canada’s star athletes in Paris, Summer won four medals and became the only Canadian athlete to win three golds in a single Olympic Games. Her performances in the pool were remarkable as she brought our nation to its feet and inspired the new generation of Canadian swimmers to dream big. Summer and all of Team Canada made us proud as we continue to celebrate their hard work, dedication, and sporting excellence. It truly was the “Summer of Summer.” And while she’s come a long way from taking laps in her family pool to reaching the top of the Olympic podium—Summer ­McIntosh’s story is truly just getting started. _Trudeau is the Prime Minister of Canada_ Summer McIntosh is on the TIME100 Next 2024 List ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2024/7023610/summer-mcintosh/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2024/7023610/summer-mcintosh/"},"headline":"Summer McIntosh","datePublished":"2024-10-02T11:19:13.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-03T00:37:16.516Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2024/7023610/summer-mcintosh/","keywords":["list","franchise","Magazine","TIME 100 Next","sponsorshipblock"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0a8e9583658ada0e/698a5ba718689296736c890c/time100-next-2024-summer-mcintosh-crop.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0a8e9583658ada0e/698a5ba718689296736c890c/time100-next-2024-summer-mcintosh-crop.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2024/7023610/summer-mcintosh/","name":"Summer McIntosh"}}]}] ```