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Calgary Herald
6 days ago
- Sport
- Calgary Herald
Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh to train with Michael Phelps' coach. What we know about the move
Article content Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh has announced plans to move to Austin, Texas to train with Bob Bowman, former coach for Olympic superstar Michael Phelps, CBC reports. Article content Article content His coaching expertise and experience with multi-event swimmers will help her achieve her own ambitious goals, most notably to win five individual gold medals at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, she told CBC Sports. Article content Article content McIntosh won three Olympic gold medals, as well as a silver, at the 2024 Paris Games. Article content Article content She plans to move to Austin after the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in July to join Bowman's professional training group, regarded as one of the best in the world and including other top swimmers. Article content McIntosh says she values the individualized and intense training approach Bowman offers, which she feels aligns with her needs as a high-performance athlete competing in multiple events. Article content Before her move, McIntosh will continue training under French Olympic coach Fred Vergnoux, who has helped her develop a strong aerobic foundation and competitive mindset. Article content Why Bowman? Article content Bowman guided Phelps to a record 23 Olympic gold medals and has also coached other elite swimmers such as Regan Smith, and Simone Manuel and Léon Marchand, who won four gold medals in Paris. All of them have achieved world-class results under his guidance. Article content Bowman specializes in preparing swimmers who compete in multiple events, managing complex training regimens that balance volume, intensity, and recovery. This can be valuable for athletes aiming to win several medals during a single Games. Article content He is known for tailoring his training plans to each athlete's specific needs, strengths and goals. Article content Article content Article content Bowman emphasizes building trust and understanding with his athletes, supporting not just their physical development but also their mental resilience — an essential factor for Olympic success. Article content Bowman breaks down big goals into daily, weekly, monthly and yearly plans with clearly defined outcomes. He encourages athletes to write down their targets and visualize success, believing that vivid mental rehearsal is a powerful tool for achieving goals. Article content Rather than fixating on medals or external results, Bowman teaches athletes to concentrate on perfecting their performance and hitting personal benchmarks. This reduces pressure and helps maintain consistency under stress. He teaches athletes to focus on their own race and performance, not on competitors or outcomes, to avoid choking under Olympic-level pressure.
Vancouver Sun
7 days ago
- Sport
- Vancouver Sun
Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh to train with Michael Phelps' coach. What we know about the move
Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh has announced plans to move to Austin, Texas to train with Bob Bowman, former coach for Olympic superstar Michael Phelps, CBC reports. His coaching expertise and experience with multi-event swimmers will help her achieve her own ambitious goals, most notably to win five individual gold medals at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, she told CBC Sports. McIntosh won three Olympic gold medals , as well as a silver, at the 2024 Paris Games. Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sunrise will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. She plans to move to Austin after the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in July to join Bowman's professional training group, regarded as one of the best in the world and including other top swimmers. McIntosh says she values the individualized and intense training approach Bowman offers, which she feels aligns with her needs as a high-performance athlete competing in multiple events. Before her move, McIntosh will continue training under French Olympic coach Fred Vergnoux, who has helped her develop a strong aerobic foundation and competitive mindset. Bowman guided Phelps to a record 23 Olympic gold medals and has also coached other elite swimmers such as Regan Smith, and Simone Manuel and Léon Marchand, who won four gold medals in Paris. All of them have achieved world-class results under his guidance. Bowman specializes in preparing swimmers who compete in multiple events, managing complex training regimens that balance volume, intensity, and recovery. This can be valuable for athletes aiming to win several medals during a single Games. He is known for tailoring his training plans to each athlete's specific needs, strengths and goals. Bowman emphasizes building trust and understanding with his athletes, supporting not just their physical development but also their mental resilience — an essential factor for Olympic success. Bowman breaks down big goals into daily, weekly, monthly and yearly plans with clearly defined outcomes. He encourages athletes to write down their targets and visualize success, believing that vivid mental rehearsal is a powerful tool for achieving goals. Rather than fixating on medals or external results, Bowman teaches athletes to concentrate on perfecting their performance and hitting personal benchmarks. This reduces pressure and helps maintain consistency under stress. He teaches athletes to focus on their own race and performance, not on competitors or outcomes, to avoid choking under Olympic-level pressure . He emphasizes the importance of daily routines and habits , believing that champions produce predictable performances even in unpredictable environments. Bowman uses mental imagery extensively , asking swimmers to visualize every detail of their races — the feel of the water, the sounds, and the execution of each stroke — to prepare for high-pressure situations. He deliberately introduces challenges and discomfort in training, so athletes learn to perform when things go wrong — like Phelps did when he won a race in Beijing, even though his goggles had filled with water. Training in Bowman's professional group will means daily exposure to some of the world's best swimmers. His program at the University of Texas is designed to foster excellence, utilizing the best resources, facilities and staff to help athletes reach their full potential. Our website is the place for the latest breaking news, exclusive scoops, longreads and provocative commentary. Please bookmark and sign up for our daily newsletter, Posted, here .
Edmonton Journal
7 days ago
- Sport
- Edmonton Journal
Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh to train with Michael Phelps' coach. What we know about the move
Article content Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh has announced plans to move to Austin, Texas to train with Bob Bowman, former coach for Olympic superstar Michael Phelps, CBC reports. His coaching expertise and experience with multi-event swimmers will help her achieve her own ambitious goals, most notably to win five individual gold medals at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, she told CBC Sports.
Yahoo
7 days ago
- Health
- Yahoo
Canadian swim star Summer McIntosh confirms she will train with Michael Phelps's former coach
Canadian swimming phenom Summer McIntosh is making it official that following July's world swimming championships she'll be moving to Texas to be coached by Bob Bowman, who famously guided American Michael Phelps to a record 23 Olympic gold medals. In an exclusive interview with CBC Sports on the pool deck at Toronto's Pan Am Sports Centre on Tuesday, McIntosh said she's committed to Bowman's pro team in Austin, Texas and will be moving there starting late August. "I think there's a lot of excitement and I think it was something that most people could have guessed even when I started off just because I do similar events to what Bob coaches," McIntosh said. "Some might say it was basically inevitable, but I think now that it's actually happening, hopefully people will be excited." Bowman served as a coach on the U.S. Olympic team from 2004-2016, and was head coach at Arizona State University from 2015 to 2024. The 59-year-old moved to the U of Texas last year and leads what is widely regarded as the top training group in the world, including Frenchman Leon Marchand, who won four gold medals in Paris last summer, and American stars Regan Smith and Simone Manuel. In a February interview with CBC Sports, McIntosh said she was leaving Sarasota and hinted at this being her next move, but that she wanted to visit the University of Texas, where Bowman leads the swim program and also runs a professional program, to get a better sense of if she would fit in. WATCH | McIntosh joins CBC Sports to discuss training with Bob Bowman: McIntosh is now ready to make the leap, where she will be swimming with Bowman's professional program rather than the NCAA. "Bob has been absolutely incredible throughout the whole process, and I knew that at some point I was going to make the move, so him making it so easy and being so welcoming, I'm really excited for next season," she said. McIntosh, 18, has a goal of five individual gold medals at the L.A. 2028 Olympics and feels moving to Bowman, a coach who knows how to navigate intense individual programs, gives her the best chance of doing that. In Paris last summer, McIntosh became the first Canadian athlete ever to win three Olympic gold medals at one Games. "Michael Phelps is the greatest of all time and he was absolutely incredible, and Bob not only created Michael but so many other amazing swimmers as well, so it just shows the consistency of his coaching and his craft, and it gives me a lot of confidence," McIntosh said. "I know I can trust him wholeheartedly with my training. "I have really big goals and I know that he can match that with the work that he gives me and all of his things that he knows. I can go into a program having full confidence in the training I do day to day and be alongside so many amazing and like-minded athletes and swimmers." But before she moves to Austin at the end of August, McIntosh will be busy. She's currently in Toronto getting in some final training before heading to Victoria next week for the start of the Canadian swimming trials, which will determine the swimmers who will represent Canada at the world championships in Singapore in late July. McIntosh has spent the majority of this year training in France under the guidance of French Olympic coach Fred Vergnoux. He is a highly accomplished coach who has led swimmers to Olympic gold medals, hundreds of individual records and podium finishes. McIntosh said she's been thriving in the highly competitive environment created by Vergnoux at the swimming club in Antibes. "Fred's absolutely amazing. He's so funny and he's such a smart guy as well," she said. "I can really trust him with my training and the culture he's created at Antibes and the whole group is so like-minded. Everyone knows when they get in the water that he's going to expect your best and we bring that every single day and I think we kind of feed off each other's energy." She likes that there's a personal care Vergnoux brings to his coaching. WATCH | McIntosh reflects on short course worlds as 'one of the best meets of my life': "I think what's so amazing is he's getting to know us as swimmers, he wants to connect on a more personal level and have that individual relationship with each swimmer," McIntosh said. "Which I think is also really important to connect on that level emotionally because I think swimming is such a big part of our lives, but you've got to know the whole person to know how to kind of handle and build a relationship with them outside of the pool." McIntosh said Vergnoux will be in Victoria coaching her at trials and through to the world championships. What events she intends to compete in at worlds this upcoming July is still not fully clear at this point. She has confirmed four of the five events; the 400m freestyle, 200m and 400m individual medleys and 200m butterfly events are locked in, but the fifth and final event of her program still remains a mystery. McIntosh will be listed in all of the aforementioned events at trials in Victoria. She's also entered in the 800m freestyle, 200m freestyle and 200m backstroke, though it's unlikely she will swim in all of those events. "I'm not exactly sure what I'm going to do yet, but those are kind of in my top three right now," she said. McIntosh said she has been adding more distance training to her program in the leadup to trials, perhaps suggesting the 800m freestyle is likely her fifth event. WATCH | 'She's being so dramatic': Summer McIntosh races high diver Molly Carlson: "You need to have a very strong aerobic base to get you through day eight, day nine, and things like that. I'm definitely implementing more distance into my training and the French program's also like that, so definitely do more mileage and stuff like that." Canadian swimming trials run June 7-12 and McIntosh will be competing every day of the event, beginning with the 400m freestyle and 200m IM on opening day. More than anything, she's looking forward to seeing familiar faces on a Canadian swimming team continuing to make waves on the international scene. "Team Canada and Swimming Canada is such a family. All the swimmers are super close on the team, and I think that's what makes us thrive so well," McIntosh said. "We have such good team camaraderie that it really helps us in hard moments and really amazing moments because we always bond in those kinds of situations."
Yahoo
7 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Summer McIntosh to change coaches to Bob Bowman
Triple Olympic gold medalist Summer McIntosh of Canada will start training under a new swim coach, Bob Bowman, moving to Austin, Texas, after this summer's World Championships. "I know I can fully trust Bob and trust his training, and I know I'm going into an amazing training group," McIntosh told CBC Sports. "But I also think there's unknowns when it comes to what that's going to do with my racing and my potential. I think the sky's the limit with him. I know he's going to make me reach my full capacity and potential." Advertisement Bowman was Michael Phelps' career-long coach and coached France's Léon Marchand to four individual golds at the Paris Olympics. McIntosh's three Olympic golds in 2024 came in events that Phelps and Marchand also swam — the 200m and 400m individual medleys and the 200m butterfly. 'Bob having someone like the greatest of all time swimmer Michael Phelps, being able to do all those events is definitely an attraction, and along with Léon as well,' McIntosh, who has a cat named "Mikey" after Phelps, said in February. McIntosh, 18, previously said that this would be her final season in Sarasota, Florida, under Brent Arckey, her full-time coach for the last two and a half years. She also recently trained in France under coach Fred Vergnoux, who will be with her through worlds in Singapore in July and August. Advertisement She is leaving Arckey amicably, seeking to continue her personal and professional development while factoring in academics but not swimming in the NCAA. McIntosh and Arckey gave a joint interview in February to discuss her decision and reflect on their success together. McIntosh said in February that she had reached out to Bowman, the University of Texas head coach who also coaches pro swimmers in Austin. While McIntosh won't swim in the NCAA, she does plan to start taking college classes next year, whether that's in person at Texas or elsewhere online. McIntosh, who swam four individual events at the 2023 Worlds and the 2024 Olympics, repeated that she plans to race five individual events at the 2025 Worlds: the 200m and 400m individual medleys, the 200m butterfly, the 400m freestyle and one of the 200m backstroke, 200m free or 800m free. If she chooses the 800m free, it could add another showdown with Katie Ledecky, the four-time reigning Olympic gold medalist in the event. Advertisement In February 2024, McIntosh became the first swimmer to beat Ledecky in an 800m free final since 2010. Ledecky and McIntosh are the two fastest women in history in the event. McIntosh did not swim the 800m free at the Paris Games. Katie Ledecky Katie Ledecky rides world record wave into Toyota U.S. Swimming Championships Katie Ledecky had one of the best meets of her career at her last meet before the U.S. Championships.
