Summer McIntosh Indicators With Olympic Sports activities Company Large Octagon

Three-time Olympic champion and Canadian famous person Summer McIntosh has modified illustration, saying on Tuesday she’s signed with Octagon.

Widely thought to be the main company for athletes in Olympic sports activities, Octagon’s Managing Director of Olympics, Peter Carlisle, signed Michael Phelps when he was simply 16 in 2002. Another Octagon rep, Janey Miller, represents some of the embellished gymnasts in Olympic historical past, Simone Biles, together with former swimming greats Natalie Coughlin and Nathan Adrian.

In 2025, Octagon ranked fourth among all sports agencies with $463 million in maximum commissions, according to Forbes.

McIntosh was beforehand represented by Canadian sports activities agent 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,” stated McIntosh.

“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 LA28 and beyond.”

The change in illustration for McIntosh comes nearly precisely one 12 months after she confirmed she can be making the transfer from coaching in Sarasota to the University of Texas to work below teaching legend Bob Bowman, Phelps’ former coach, within the lead-up to the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.

“Summer’s range and mindset is exceptional,” Bowman stated within the Octagon press launch. “She has the confirmed capacity to achieve success on the highest ranges throughout butterfly, medley, and freestyle as a result of she pairs her pure expertise with nice habits.

“Our program in Austin is designed to support world-class professionals, and with Octagon helping to manage her commercial opportunities tailored to her performance needs, she’ll have the opportunity to pursue her ambitious goals through LA28 and beyond.”

Prior to becoming a member of Bowman final fall, McIntosh established herself as the best feminine swimmer on this planet, successful three particular person gold medals on the 2024 Olympics in Paris and including one silver.

In 2025, McIntosh rewrote the historical past books, setting new world information within the ladies’s 400 freestyle (3:54.18), 200 IM (2:05.70) and 400 IM (4:23.65) on the Canadian Swimming Trials in June, whereas additionally establishing herself because the second-fastest performer of all-time within the 800 free (8:05.07) and 200 fly (2:02.26).

Her efficiency on the meet made her the primary swimmer to set three particular person LCM world information on the similar meet since Michael Phelps on the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, and the primary feminine swimmer to take action since Inge de Bruijn on the 2000 Olympics in Sydney.

Just over one month later, on the 2025 World Championships in Singapore, McIntosh gained 4 gold medals, claiming the ladies’s 400 free, 200 fly, 200 IM and 400 IM titles, highlighted by clocking 2:01.99 within the 200 fly to grow to be the second lady below the two:02 barrier and pulling her inside 18 one-hundredths of the super-suited world report set by China’s Liu Zige in 2009.

McIntosh additionally gained bronze within the 800 free in a extremely anticipated showdown with American star Katie Ledecky.

“Summer has cemented herself as a generational talent with appeal that extends across Canada and well beyond,” stated Carlisle.

“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 healthy portfolio of corporate partners, and we see a long runway for sustained competitive success and global commercial growth as she pursues her goals and dreams in and out of the pool.”

McIntosh at present has a swimwear endorsement cope with enviornment, is sponsored by Canadian firms corresponding to lululemon, RBC and Air Canada, and has extra offers with Red Bull and TAG Heuer, amongst others.