As Katie Ledecky gears up for her fourth Olympic Games, the swimming superstar is poised to defend her extraordinary legacy in the pool. The five-time Olympic gold medalist and world record holder is set to face a new generation of emerging talent eager to challenge her dominance.

Canadian prodigy Summer McIntosh, expected to be one of the stars of the Paris Olympics, has already made her mark in swimming, and nobody in her family or entourage is surprised. The 17-year-old swimmer is already a four-time gold medallist at the World Championships —in the 200m butterfly and 400m medley in 2022 in Budapest and in 2023 in Fukuoka.

The Australian swimmer made a statement in Brisbanne just a month and half before the start of the Paris Summer Olympics by breaking Mollie O'Callaghan's 200m freestyle world record, which now stands at 1min 52.23 seconds.

Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh set a new world record in the 400 medley on Thursday, winning with a time of 4:24.38 in Toronto, after also claiming victory in Budapest and Fukuoka to qualify for Paris 2024.

World record-holder and Olympic champion Ariarne Titmus is eyeing the Paris 2024 Games ready to pursue the 200-400-800 swimming treble. Her recent triumph in Australia sets the scene for a fierce three-way battle against her fiercest rivals: American Katie Ledecky and Canadian Summer McIntosh.

Lithuania’s Rūta Meilutytė broke the women’s 50 metres breaststroke world record on the final day of competition at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka.

Canadian teenager Summer McIntosh powered to victory at the Fukuoka 2023 World Aquatics Championships as she retained her women's 200 metres butterfly title.

Canada's 15-year-old swimming sensation Summer McIntosh added the women's 200 metres individual medley title to the 400m version she had already secured here at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Australia won five of the seven gold medals on offer on the opening day of swimming action at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games here, while Canada’s 15-year-old star Summer McIntosh shone in the pool.

Summer McIntosh became the first swimmer aged under 16 to win gold at the International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Championships for more than 10 years with a stunning victory in the women's 200 metres butterfly here.