Canadians to watch on Day 1 of the Commonwealth Games

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The opening ceremony in Birmingham, England happened today (read about it here). Canada's flag-bearers were weightlifter Maude Charron, who's the reigning Olympic and Commonwealth Games champion in her weight class, and wheelchair racer Josh Cassidy, a three-time Paralympian who has won the Boston Marathon.

Competition starts early Friday morning in Canadian time zones and runs for 10 days. Here are the top Canadians to watch on Day 1:

Summer McIntosh (swimming)

Coming off her sensational performance at the world championships in Budapest a few weeks ago, the 15-year-old phenom begins her first Commonwealth Games with the women's 400-metre individual medley. McIntosh won gold in this event and the 200m butterfly in Budapest to become Canada's youngest-ever swimming world champion and the first Canadian swimmer to capture multiple gold medals at the same worlds. She also took silver in the 400m freestyle and helped the Canadian 4x200m freestyle relay team to bronze.

McIntosh dropped out of the 200m butterfly yesterday but will still be busy in Birmingham. In addition to Friday's 400m individual medley (heats at 5:47 a.m. ET, final at 2:15 p.m. ET), she's also scheduled to swim the 200m IM, 400m freestyle and relays.

Canadian swimming stars Josh Liendo and Maggie Mac Neil are also competing on Friday, but not for medals. The 19-year-old Liendo, who won a pair of individual bronze medals and a relay silver at worlds, is in the men's 50m butterfly heats at 6:24 a.m. ET and, assuming all goes well, the semifinals at 3:08 p.m. ET. The final goes Saturday. Mac Neil, who won Olympic