It's USA's 19th swimming medal overall, and fourth gold
USA's Kate Douglass won her first ever Olympic gold on Thursday in the 200-meter breaststroke final.
The New York native trailed by 0.23 seconds after the first turn, but took the lead at the midway point, and held it by 0.19 seconds at the final turn.
Douglass then separated herself from the back in the final 50 meters, and won 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 semi-final at the Paris La Défense Arena during the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games in Paris, France. (Brendan Moran/Sportsfile via Getty Images)
She was a part of the silver medal 4x100-meter freestyle team earlier in the games, and won bronze in the 200-meter medley in Tokyo three years ago.
It's the fourth gold won by USA swimming in Paris, and the 19th overall.
It's also the second gold won by United States athletes on Thursday, as Simone Biles won the gymnastics all-around earlier in the day for her record sixth gold.
Kate Douglass of Team United States competes in the Women's 200m Breaststroke Semifinals on day five of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at 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 4x100 meter freestyle relay as the gold medal winners in swimming.
Kate Douglass of United States of America competes in the swimming 200m Breaststroke Women Semifinals during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at La Defense Arena. Paris (France), July 31st 2024. (Deepbluemedia/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images)
The Americans and Australians are both tied at the top with four swimming golds in Paris.
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