PARIS – She is one powerful starting leap into the pool and 200 metres of fury over four different strokes away from a third gold medal.

But Summer McIntosh’s quest to make Canadian Olympic history comes in an event that is largely unfamiliar to her on the world stage. Don’t sell the 17-year-old short, however, as she’s still favoured to add to her historic medal collection even if the 200-metre medley is a bit of a mystery race in her past performance files.