Kate Douglass

Tokyo 2020, North America Day 3: Jacoby Defeats King, USA Earns 3 Bronzes

As Lydia Jacoby upset Lilly King in the women’s 100 BR final, the USA earned 3 bronzes thanks to the 100 Bk efforts of Ryan Murphy and Regan Smith.

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WATCH: McKeown Wins 100 BK Showdown, Jacoby Upsets In 100 BR (Day 3)

Watch all of the race videos from an exciting third night of swimming in Tokyo.

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Tokyo Rapid-Fire: Day 3 Swimming Headlines

Last night was full of historical finishes and upsets across 4 finals and 3 semifinals. Check out the biggest swimming headlines from day 3 of Tokyo 2020.

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Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 3 Finals Photo Vault

This morning’s finals were filled with many amazing races and some surprising finishes. Here are the top shots from the 3rd session of finals in Tokyo.

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Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Tonight’s four prelims events will feature all four reigning world record-holders, and star Katie Ledecky will swim both the 200 free and 1500 free heats.

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WATCH: Ledecky Wins Both 200/1500 FR Heats, Douglass Wins 200 IM Prelims Heat

Watch three-time Olympian Katie Ledecky win both her 200/1500 free prelims heats and NCAA star Kate Douglass win her 200 IM heat to lead the semifinals seeds.

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Overreacting: Former Olympic Champion Le Clos Barely Sneaks Into 200 Fly Semis

South African Chad Le Clos finished 16th in the men’s 200 butterfly prelims, escaping an unceremonious elimination by less than a tenth of a second.

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2020 Olympic Previews: Youth Hunting Hosszu in Women’s 200 IM

Katinka Hosszu, the reigning Olympic Champion in the 200 IM, will have to hold off a young field to top the podium for the second-straight Olympics.

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Trials Mixed Zone: Kate Douglass on 200 IM “My body was starting to give out”

Douglass, who came back in 31.04, clocked 2:09.32 in the 200 IM final, making her the ninth-fastest American in history and the fifth-fastest in the world

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More US Trials Awards: The Most Improved Olympians At Omaha 2021

Kate Douglass, Erika Brown, Patrick Callan, Natalie Hinds, Rhyan White, and Bryce Mefford came back for redemption in 2021, improving upon their 2016 swims.

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Todd DeSorbo Reflects on Trials That Saw 4 UVA Swimmers Make 2021 Olympic Team

No matter how you look at it, UVA swimmers were on a roll at the 2021 Olympic Trials as 4 athletes that train in Charlottesville made the US Olympic team

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2021 US Olympic Trials: SwimSwam’s Awards

It was a fun, exhausting, and at-times surprising week in Omaha. Check out our full list of Olympic Trials award winners here.

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Follow the 2020 U.S. Olympic Roster on Instagram and Twitter

Here is a complete list of each U.S. Olympic swimming athlete’s Instagram and Twitter usernames. Follow along as they prepare for Tokyo.

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Only 11 Out of 26 US Olympic Swimmers Were On 2018 Pan Pacs Team

Paige Madden (above) is part of an unusually-large group of swimmers to make the Olympic Team in spite of not racing at the previous Pan Pacs.

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2021 US Olympic Trials: Here’s a Look at the Final Olympic Roster

With the completion of wave II of the US Olympic Trials meet, the US Olympic Swimming Team for Tokyo is now finalized featuring 26 women and 23 men.

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