Canadian wunderkind Summer McIntosh has opted out of the 800 metres freestyle at Olympic trials, boosting Katie Ledecky's chances of an unprecedented fourth gold medal in the event at the Paris Games.
FILE PHOTO: Fukuoka 2023 World Aquatics Championships - Swimming - Marine Messe Fukuoka Hall A, Fukuoka, Japan - July 29, 2023 Katie Ledecky of the U.S. celebrates after winning the women's 800m freestyle final REUTERS/Marko Djurica/File PhotoCanadian wunderkind Summer McIntosh has opted out of the 800 metres freestyle at Olympic trials, boosting Katie Ledecky's chances of an unprecedented fourth gold medal in the event at the Paris Games.
McIntosh, a four-times world champion, will nonetheless swim an extensive programme at the trials, entered in the 100m, 200m and 400m freestyle, along with the 200m and 400m individual medley , the 100m backstroke and the 200m butterfly. Seven-times Olympic champion Ledecky, the most decorated female swimmer in Games history, holds the 800m freestyle world record and the year's fastest time in the event heading into the United States' Olympic trials next month.
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