Without a moment’s hesitation, unflinching really, legendary swimming coach Bob Bowman jumped to his answer when asked if the many comparisons made between the greatest swimmer ever — Michael Phelps — and Canadian swimming sensation Summer McIntosh were warranted and fair.
“I think it’s very fair because they swim almost identical programs. They’re generational talents, they work at a very high level and so I certainly understand the similarities,” Bowman said inside his coach’s office at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center on Saturday evening.
“I want to take her as far as she can go. And if she does that, I think she’ll end up being right up there.“
McIntosh is coming off last summer’s world…