An undisclosed illness has forced Canadian swim star Summer McIntosh to withdraw from all three World Aquatics Swimming World Cup events, including the final stop in Toronto.

The 19-year-old missed the opening event this weekend in Indianapolis, and has confirmed to CBC Sports that will not compete in the Oct. 17-19 meet in Westmont, Ill., near Chicago, nor the final event at Toronto's Pan Am Sports Centre Oct. 23-25

Through a spokesperson, McIntosh said "she's especially disappointed" to miss the opportunity to race in front of hometown fans, but she hasn't been able to train and is focusing on rest and recovery to return to the pool.

This was meant to be the first international competition for McIntosh under the guidance of coach Bob Bowman, who coached American Michael Phelps to an O

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