Swimming-Coach Bowman says McIntosh’s greatest is but to return

Swimming-Coach Bowman says McIntosh’s greatest is but to return

July 7 (Reuters) – Summer McIntosh’s coach Bob Bowman says the record-breaking Canadian is but to succeed in her bodily peak and can hold pushing the bounds in swimming as she matures.

The 19-year-old clinched her fourth long-course world document at Canadian trials on Sunday within the closing of the 200 metres butterfly, taking down Liu Zige’s long-standing mark with a shocking swim in Montreal.

McIntosh joined Bowman’s skilled programme on the University of Texas final 12 months following the world championships in Singapore the place she claimed 4 particular person titles.

As dominant as McIntosh has been, Bowman mentioned her highest stage could but be years away.

“I think she’s entering it, probably in the next four years,” he instructed Canadian Broadcasting Corporation on the trials.

“I think she can be stronger. There are a lot of things that we can add to help her be faster … just in terms of her physiological maturity kind of now and in the next few years.”

Three-times Olympic champion McIntosh has set world data at each Canadian trials courting again to 2023, a document that Bowman put all the way down to a need to carry out in entrance of house followers.

“She loves it. It’s a great environment for her,” he mentioned.

“Number one, there’s so much support from the whole country here. She doesn’t get that a lot. She swims in America most of the time or other places. So I think that’s important.”

McIntosh cruised to victory within the 400m particular person medley in 4 minutes, 27.35 seconds on Monday, greater than three seconds adrift of her world document (4:23.65).

McIntosh was disillusioned with the swim and mentioned she wanted to examine the information to seek out out the place she went incorrect.

She was happier about all-time nice Michael Phelps posting congratulations on her Instagram feed after the butterfly document. 

“Of course, he’s like my main inspiration always. So that was really cool to see,” mentioned McIntosh.

(Reporting by Ian Ransom; Editing by Peter Rutherford)