Torri Huske thought she might have finally won her first Olympic gold but couldn't yet be sure. Her American teammate and reigning world-record holder Gretchen Walsh swam to her right and they were millimeters apart over the fantastic finish in the 100-meter butterfly.
Torri Huske , left, of the United States, reacts after winning the women’s 100-meter butterfly final with teammate Gretchen Walsh at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 28, 2024, in Nanterre, France. Torri Huske , left, and Gretchen Walsh, of the United States, react after the women’s 100-meter butterfly final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 28, 2024, in Nanterre, France. Huske won gold and Walsh won silver.
“You never really know for sure and I first saw the light by the block and seeing that it was just very surreal, I didn’t even know how to process it,” Huske said. “It’s just very overwhelming when you’ve been dreaming of this moment for so long.” Zhang Yufei won bronze, her second of the Games after her Chinese team finished third in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay Saturday. Zhang was among theMaher’s Americans join Kiwis, Aussies and France in an unbeaten bunch in rugby sevens at OlympicsThis has been a long time coming for Huske, a Stanford swimmer from Virginia who has been working on improving her final 50 meters following some disappointing results. She just missed a medal at the Tokyo Olympics, placing fourth with a 55.73.
“Honestly I don’t remember my race that much. My first 50 felt really good and then I’ve been working on my second 50 a lot, especially after last year,” Huske said. “I had kind of a weak finish and I kind of died in my race. And last Olympics, also, I lost it all in the last 50.”
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