Summer McIntosh has secured a path to her second podium.
The 17-year-old Canadian swimmer advanced to the women’s 400-metre individual medley final at the 2024 Olympics on Monday in Paris
She booked her spot by finishing with a time of four minutes, 37.35 seconds during the morning session, placing first in her heat and third overall.
The evening session is set to start at 2:30 p.m. ET.
The 400-metre individual medley consists of eight laps using four different strokes: the butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle. The top eight swimmers from the morning session advanced to the final.
McIntosh, a native of Toronto, holds the world record in the event at 4:24.38, which she set at the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Trials in May.
She will be in search of her second podium finish at this year's Olympics after already earning a silver medal in the women's 400-metre freestyle on Saturday.
Canada's Ella Jansen just missed out on qualifying for the final with a time of 4:42.06, placing fifth in her heat and 11th overall.
From Burlington, Ont., this year marks Jansen’s first appearance at the Olympics.
Meanwhile, in the same morning session, Canadians Kylie Masse and Ingrid Wilm qualified for the women's 100-metre backstroke semifinals.
Masse, 28, finished second overall with a time of 59.06, while Wilm, 26, finished fourth overall with a time of 1:00.06.
