Westchester native Kate Douglass won gold for Team USA in a powerful Olympic performance Thursday night in the 200-meter breaststroke, edging out 2021 Olympic champion Tatjana Smith.
Westchester native Kate Douglass won gold for Team USA in a powerful Olympic performance Thursday in the 200-meter breaststroke, edging out 2021 Olympic champion Tatjana Smith.
This is the American’s second medal of the 2024 Games, as she helped Team USA earn silver in the women’s 4×100-meter freestyle relay on the first night of the Olympic meet. To earn gold Thursday, the 22-year-old bested Smith, the South African swimmer who won the event in Tokyo and earned gold in the 100-meter breaststroke on Monday in Paris.
The American had an incredible performance in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in June, coming in first place and earning an Olympic spot in four individual events: 100-meter freestyle, 200 -meter breaststroke, 200-meter individual medley and the 50-meter freestyle. While Douglass opted to skip the 100-meter freestyle at the Games to prioritize the breaststroke event on Thursday, she’s expected to be a top contender in the 200-meter individual medley and 50-meter freestyle events in the coming days.
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