U.S. swimmer Torri Huske had a strong start in the 100m Olympic Butterfly heat race, winning 1st place in heat 3. Watch the 2024 Paris Olympics on NBC and streaming on Peacock, July 26 - Aug 11.
American women went 1-2 in the 100-meter butterfly with Torri Huske taking the gold and Gretchen Walsh the silver. Zhang Yufei took bronze for China. The swimmers went into the women’s 100-meter butterfly final with the best two times after semifinals yesterday. Walsh clocked an Olympic record with a time of 55.38, finishing over a second before the next-best competitor. She’s also the world-record holder in the event with a time of 55.18.
She finished her race in 56.00 seconds flat. Huske and Walsh now have two medals from Paris after racing on Team USA’s women's 4x100-meter freestyle relay, which won silver. The moment represents redemption for Huske, who just missed the podium at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. 'I feel like I'm in shock right now,' she said after the race. 'I don't even know how to process it, I feel like I'm going to cry, but I'm also smiling. It's really surreal.
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