Summer McIntosh indicators with Octagon Company, becoming a member of swimming hero Michael Phelps

Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh has joined the Octagon company.

The triple gold medallist on the 2024 Paris Olympics will likely be represented by a agency that features gymnast Simone Biles, basketball participant Steph Curry, hockey participant Leon Draisaitl and McIntosh’s hero Michael Phelps amongst its athletes.

McIntosh was beforehand represented by Michael Copeland.

“I am excited to partner with Octagon as they have a proven track record working with many of the world’s leading Olympic athletes,” McIntosh mentioned in a press release.

“They understand how to support my training and competition requirements while working with me to develop a long-term strategy that will help me maximize athletic success. I am fortunate to have a great team of people around me and supportive corporate partners, and adding Octagon to my team is going to help me continue to pursue my dreams while balancing all the demands leading into [the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics] and beyond.”

The 19-year-old from Toronto trains in Austin, Texas, beneath Bob Bowman, who coached Phelps to his report 28 Olympic swimming medals, together with 23 gold.

McIntosh grew to become the primary Canadian to win three gold medals in a single Olympic Games in Paris, the place she received the 200-metre butterfly, 200 particular person medley and 400 particular person medley at age 18. She was additionally a silver medallist within the 400 freestyle.

McIntosh claimed 4 gold medals and a bronze medal within the 2025 world championships in Singapore, the place she grew to become the primary swimmer since Phelps in 2008 to set three world information in a single meet.

“Summer has cemented herself as a generational talent with appeal that extends across Canada and well beyond,” mentioned Peter Carlisle, Octagon’s managing director of Olympics, in a press release Tuesday.

“She’s a bona fide star across a range of events that has not been seen before in women’s swimming and possesses an engaging and charismatic personality that resonates with consumers, media, and brands across the globe.

“Summer has a wholesome portfolio of company companions, and we see a protracted runway for sustained aggressive success and world industrial progress as she pursues her targets and goals out and in of the pool.”

McIntosh’s sponsorship offers embody Arena, Lululemon, Red Bull, TAG Heuer, RBC, and Air Canada.

She made her Olympic debut at 14 in Tokyo, the place she positioned fourth within the 400-metre freestyle. She’s earned a profession 13 world championship medals, together with eight gold.

She was voted The Canadian Press feminine athlete of the 12 months in 2024 and 2025.

The subsequent long-course world swimming championships will likely be in 2027 in Budapest, Hungary.