359 for summer, Macintosh winning a spot on the
Canadian Olympic team was all but assured me my friends
, my family, my team, these Olympic trials
marked the start of what many are predicting will be
the summer of summer, summer mcintosh as a 14
year old, she was introduced to Canadians in Tokyo
. Since then, she's become a multiple world and
world record holder. Swimming insiders think it's just the
beginning summer mcintosh is one of the greatest swimmers in
the world today and she will go down as one
of the greatest swimmers in the world ever. That's
how good this young woman is. We got to
remember. She's 17. It's a special time for
Canadians swimming. The team is predicted to win big
in Paris. Traditionally, if we're doing our best
between four and six medals at every games, and
that would be constituted a good game for us.
And we look forward to seeing what our athletes can
do. These trials in Toronto are celebrating the moment
. 800 plus swimmers vying for about 50 spots on
the Olympic and Paralympic teams sold out crowds and a
visible reminder of what's at stake. Other familiar names
. Looking to punch their tickets to Paris include Canada's
most decorated Olympian Penny Alexia and defending gold medalist Maggie
mcneil and Josh Leo. We have a diverse team
. I think that's very exciting. It's very,
as Canada of a nation and I think that that's
fantastic. And while Paris is the focus of these
trials, they are also about the sport taking advantage
of the spotlight and looking to the future, they
might go back to their small town and they might
go, I'm going to put my son or daughter
into swimming. It could be from Halifax, could
be from Kus Case. It could be from anywhere
. But for now it's all about making a splash
in Paris. Jamie Strahan CBC News Toronto.