PARIS – By now, we’re getting a good idea at the considerable talent and tenacity that Canadian swimming sensation Summer McIntosh brings to the Olympic waters.

But don’t sleep on what may be one of the most underrated components of her tool kit as she prepares to make Canadian Olympic history here on Thursday night.

“I’m definitely a professional napper at this point,” McIntosh said when she was asked just how good she was at getting the mid-day snooze so integral to a swimmer’s rest and recovery routine. “I think any swimmer can attest to being a good napper. It kind of becomes a skill that you learn doing two-a-day (workouts) all the time.”