American Kate Douglass won her first Olympic gold in the 200-meter breaststroke final on Thursday.
The New York native trailed by 0.23 seconds after the first turn, but took a small lead by the halfway point and never looked back.
His lead was still less than two-tenths of a second at the final corner, but he broke away from the pack in the final 50 metres, winning by 0.36 seconds with a time of 2:19.24.
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Kate Douglass of Team USA competes in the women's 200m breaststroke semifinal at the Paris La Défense Arena during the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, France. (Brendan Moran/Sportsfile via Getty Images)
It is Douglass' second medal in Paris, as she was also part of the team that won the silver medal in the 4×100-meter freestyle earlier in the games.
Dogulass' victory was also the second gold for U.S. athletes on Thursday, as Simone Biles won the all-around gymnastics competition earlier in the day for a record sixth gold medal.
Kate Douglass of Team USA competes in the Women's 200m Breaststroke semi-finals on day five of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Paris La Defense Arena on July 31, 2024 in Nanterre, France. (Andy Cheung/Getty Images)
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Douglass joins Torri Huske, Katie Ledecky and the men's 4×100-meter freestyle relay team as U.S. gold medal winners in swimming.
Douglass will be back in action on Friday when she begins her quest for another gold, this time in the 200m individual medley (she took bronze in the event in Tokyo three years ago) with the final on Sunday.
The 22-year-old said the wait felt a little longer after her silver medal earlier this week.
“I was certainly anxious to wait, but I knew good things were coming,” Douglass said.
But he said he knew he would win as long as he executed his plan, which he appears to have done.
Kate Douglass of the United States of America competes in the women's 200m breaststroke swimming semi-finals during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Arena La Defense. Paris, France, July 31, 2024. (Deepbluemedia/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images)
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It is the fourth gold medal won by American swimming in Paris (tying Australia) and the 19th overall (by nine points over second-place Australia).
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