Former Virginia swimmer’s victory in the 200-meter breaststroke comes one day after her win in the 100 freestyle at the U.S. Olympic trials.
INDIANAPOLIS – Fans walking to Lucas Oil Stadium from the downtown hotels here for the U.S. Olympic swimming trials each day pass by an 84-foot-tall, 214-foot-wide action photo of Kate Douglass draped across the north facade of the building, looming just above a bronze statue of Peyton Manning. USA Swimming presumably could have put any of its superstars’ photos in that marquee spot. It spoke volumes that the organization chose Douglass.
In the latest incarnation of one of the most versatile and unique swimming talents in recent history, Douglass flirted with the world record in the final of the women’s 200-meter breaststroke Thursday night before settling for a commanding victory in a meet-record time of 2 minutes 19.46 seconds, nearly 2½ seconds faster than runner-up Lilly King .“It’s super cool to have my face on the stadium,” Douglass said. “Definitely, it was scary at first.
Spare some thoughts, meanwhile, for Jack Aikins. The third-place finisher in the 100 back two nights earlier, he was also third Thursday night, missing a berth in Paris in those two races by a combined margin of less than two-tenths of a second.Like Murphy, Caeleb Dressel will be a third-time Olympian in Paris. Already named to the team on the 4x100 free relay, Dressel, a five-time gold medalist at Tokyo in 2021, won his semifinal heat in the 50 free Thursday night in 21.
Amid all the outrageous drama and out-of-nowhere performances at a meet in which the difference between glory and heartache is perilously thin, Douglass has spent the past few days taking care of business in a methodical and drama-free fashion. When she wins, she looks as if she expected herself to win. When she loses — well, she hasn’t done that yet.
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