Kate Douglas breaks US Open record

2024 us olympic trials

kate douglasIts versatility is almost unparalleled. Despite being the American record holder in the 50 free, Douglas opted not to swim in that meet this morning and instead focus on the finals of the 200 IM. Some would say that this move worked out to be very beneficial for him, as he destroyed his own US Open record and posted a time of 2:06.79.

His time this evening betters his previous personal best of 2:07.05 from last February’s Doha World Championships.

Not only is the swim a new US Open record, surpassing last summer’s Nationals’ 2:07.09, but it also takes her into rarefied air as she is now one of six swimmers to break the 2:07 barrier. , and he is ranked as the fourth fastest.

Fastest Female 200 IM Performer

1. Katinka HosszuHUN (2015) – 2:06.12
2. Ariana CookersUSA (2009) – 2:06.15
3. Kaylee McCainAustralia (2024) – 2:06.63
4. kate douglasUSA (2024) – 2:06.79
5. Siobhan-Marie O’ConnorGBR (2016) – 2:06.88
6. summer mackintoshCain (2023) – 2:06.89

McKeown and McIntosh are both expected to swim this event in Paris and Douglas will join the sub 2:07 club, making this the fastest 200 IM the event has ever seen. alex walshRunning a personal best of 2:07.13, it ranks as the 7th fastest in history, and the pair are the only two American swimmers to come within a second of Cukor’s famous American record from the 2009 Rome World Championships. , where Kukors set a then world record of 2:06.15. The next fastest American retirees Kathleen BakerWhose best time was 2:08.32.

Women’s 200 Individual Medley- Final

• World Record: 2:06.12 – Katinka HosszuHungary (2015)
• World Junior Record: 2:06.89 – summer mackintoshCanada (2023)
• American record: 2:06.15 – Ariana Cukors (2009)
• US Open Record: 2:07.09 – kate douglasUSA (2023)
• 2021 US Olympic Trials champions: alex walsh – 2:09.30
• 2024 olympics qualifying time: 2:11.47

Last:

1. kate douglas (NYAC), 2:06.79 US Open Record, CR
2. alex walsh (NAC), 2:07.86
3. Isabelle Ivey (GSC), 2:10.09
4. Beata Nelson (UN), 2:10.38
5. Leah Hayes (TIDE), 2:11.81
6. Zoe Dixon (floor), 2:12.01
7. Lilla Bognar (TG), 2:12.48
8. Lucy Bell (ALTO), 2:13.67

kate douglas She did it – breaking her own US Open record from 2023 and becoming the fourth fastest performer in history with a stunning time of 2:06.79. She is the sixth woman in history to dip below the 2:07 barrier in this event. She and her Virginia teammates alex walsh Going 1-2 at the event, Walsh punched her ticket to Paris and G. Walsh.

Douglas jumped into the race from the start; He started the race in 26.78, about five-tenths off the world record pace. She was the only one to start her race sub-27 beta nelson Came in second place in 27.23. However, up to 100,A. Walsh had overtaken Douglas. Douglas posted a 33.27 on the backstroke. Walsh’s 32.74, maintaining a lead of only .13.

A. Walsh continued to apply pressure on the breaststroke leg but Douglas got a little more room with a 36.57 split, increasing the gap to two-tenths at the final turn. Douglas brought his race home in 30.17, overtaking Walsh and accelerating to his final time of 2:06.79. It was her third event win at these trials, adding to her 100 free and 200 breast wins earlier in the week.

A Walsh split 31.04 in the freestyle leg. This is the third slowest freestyle split in this final, but Walsh made up more than enough of a gap during the rest of the race and moved into second place without any challengers around her. She clocked a time of 2:07.86, a time she described herself as “happy for now”, but added that she was “excited to see what we can do in Paris” as the pair achieved their second consecutive Olympic podium. But wants to make space.

isabel ivyMeanwhile, the charge in lane 1 on the freestyle leg. She closed in 29.92, moving from 5th to 3rd on the final turn. Ivy posted a 2:10.09, the second personal best of the meet.