Canadian swim star Summer McIntosh ‘feeling nice’ after sickness sidelined her from World Cup tour

Canadian swimming sensation Summer McIntosh says she has recovered from an sickness that took her out of the pool and is “feeling great” after what was a harrowing two weeks for the 19-year-old.

McIntosh was compelled to withdraw from all three stops on the World Cup tour after struggling an sickness forward of the primary occasion in Carmel, Ind.

In an unique interview with CBC Sports, McIntosh says simply two days out from the beginning of the World Cup she awakened in the course of the night time with a extreme headache that led to 2 weeks of looking for solutions about what was mistaken along with her.

“I knew something was off and I had a slew of other symptoms. I was in and out of the ER a few times, and they ran a bunch of tests and they couldn’t really figure out what it was. They thought it was mono; it wasn’t mono. They thought it was the flu or COVID, and there was none of that,” McIntosh mentioned.

“So then my third time going to the ER they had to test me for what they thought might have been viral meningitis. Thank goodness it wasn’t, but to do that test they had to do a lumbar puncture.”

Complications from lumbar puncture

That lumbar puncture, also referred to as a spinal faucet, turned out to be considerably problematic for McIntosh. She says there have been “complications” that developed within the wake of the lumbar puncture that put her on mattress relaxation for greater than per week.

“It just kind of delayed me getting back into the water because I was feeling fine, for the most part, but then that just kind of reinstated not feeling the best, with those complications,” she mentioned.

“I’ve definitely had some time away from the pool but I’m just so happy to be back in the water now and slowly getting back into things.”

McIntosh, who just lately moved to Austin, Texas to coach with legendary coach Bob Bowman, says she will likely be taking her time constructing again her power as she recovers from the sickness and issues referring to the lumbar puncture.

She’s massively upset to not have competed within the World Cup, particularly in entrance of the Canadian crowd on the ultimate cease on the Pan Am Sports Centre simply exterior Toronto.

“It really sucks in the timing of it just because I really wanted to compete at the World Cups and especially wanted to do that last stop in Toronto and swim in front of a home crowd,” she mentioned.

“Seeing what Josh did was completely unbelievable and naturally all of the Canadian ladies as nicely. I’ve been in contact with them, texting them; I miss everybody. It’s simply superb to see Canadian sports activities on the rise proper now. It’s simply so inspiring to see, and I hope that we proceed this momentum which I feel we’ll for certain.”

On opening night of the World Cup in Toronto, Josh Liendo broke the 100-metre short-course butterfly record to win gold. On the second evening he broke the Canadian short-course record in the 100m freestyle to also win gold.

Ilya Kharun captured gold in the 200m butterfly on Friday night, bringing his medal total over the three stops to 11, including six gold medals. Kharun won the triple crown in the 200m fly, securing victories at all three stops in the event.

Canada has won ten medals through the first two days of competition at the Pan Am Sports Centre with one final session to go.

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While she simply missed out on 5 gold medals on the World Aquatics Championships, the Canadian teenage star gained useful expertise shifting ahead.

Cheering on the Blue Jays 

McIntosh has been conserving a detailed eye on each session of the World Cup, and can also be watching and cheering on the Blue Jays because the World Series will get underway in Toronto. 

“I’ve watched every single game with my dad. And we were yelling at the TV and screaming. So excited to see that they won Game 1 last night,” she mentioned.

McIntosh says she’s feeling supported in her new coaching atmosphere on the University of Texas with Bowman’s professional group.

The record of expertise in her coaching group is astounding with names like Leon Marchand, Regan Smith, Hubi Kos and others all within the pool alongside the Canadian.

“It’s just the most unreal experience coming here. I couldn’t believe it, and I think every practice is almost kind of like a pinch-me moment, and it’s something I hope I never kind of get used to or never take for granted because it’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” McIntosh mentioned. 

“All props to Bob, in fact. Bob influences each single particular person on that group to need to get higher each single day and everybody pushes one another as a lot as doable within the water, within the weight room and all issues like that. I feel all of us simply share the love for the game and I feel that every one retains us motivated.

McIntosh says she plans to compete within the U.S. Open scheduled for the start of December in Austin.

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