It marked the fourth gold medal of the Games for American swimmers, to go along with 11 silver medals and six bronzes.
American Kate Douglass won the gold medal in the women's 200-meter breaststroke at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, beating defending champion Tatjana Smith of South Africa.Douglass, 22, finished the race in 2:19.24, just 0.36 seconds ahead of Smith, who took silver. Tes Schouten of the Netherlands won bronze.Veteran U.S.
star Lilly King, who is competing in her final Olympics, finished last, and according to the Associated Press, made her way over several lanes to give a hug to Douglas after the race.Douglass, who hails from Pelham, New York, captured her first Olympic gold medal and her second of the Paris Games following her silver medal in the women's 4x100 meters freestyle.
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