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Olympics-Swimming-US’ Douglass wins women’s 200m breaststroke gold

08/01/2024

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2024.08.01 15:49

By Ian Ransom

PARIS (Reuters) – Kate Douglass clinched gold in the women’s 200 metres breaststroke at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, upsetting defending champion Tatjana Smith and delivering the United States team their fourth gold medal of the meet.

The versatile Douglass touched the wall in 2:19.24 at La Defense Arena, 0.36 seconds ahead of silver medallist Smith.

© Reuters. Paris 2024 Olympics - Swimming - Women's 200m Breaststroke Final - Paris La Defense Arena, Nanterre, France - August 01, 2024. Kate Douglass of United States in action. REUTERS/Marko Djurica