Earning her second individual medal in Paris, Kate Douglass (Pelham, N.Y./ New York Athletic Club) won silver in the women's 200-meter individual medley to grab the momentum for the Americans midway through tonight's finals session. In the next event, Katie Ledecky (Bethesda, Md./Gator Swim Club) and Paige Madden (Mobile, Ala./New York Athletic Club) secured a gold-bronze finish in the women's 800m freestyle. Ledecky's gold marks her fourth consecutive Olympic gold in the event.     

To finish the night, the team of Ryan Murphy (Ponte Vedra Beach, Calif./California Aquatics), Nic Fink (Morristown, N.J./New York Athletic Club), Gretchen Walsh (Nashville, Tenn./University of Virginia), and Torri Huske (Arlington, Va./Arlington Aquatic Club) gave USA Swimming their second relay gold of the Games in the mixed 4x100m medley relay. Their final time of 3:37.43 broke the world record and beat the second-place Chinese team by just a tenth of a second.

Swimmers advancing to tomorrow’s finals include Walsh in the women’s 50m freestyle and Bobby Finke (Clearwater, Fla./Gator Swim Club) in the men’s 1500m freestyle.

David Johnston (Dallas, Texas/The Swim Team) made his Olympic debut today in the men’s 1500m freestyle.

Women’s 50m Freestyle – Semifinal

2 – Gretchen Walsh (Nashville, Tenn./University of Virginia), 24.17

Walsh on the session: “Finals went great. Started off with the 50 free semi, I feel like that event is so much fun and I was really proud of myself. I feel really good about going into tomorrow night. That was my third best time ever, and it was a great warmup for the relay, which was the biggest job I had tonight.”

Women’s 200m Individual Medley – FINAL

Silver – Kate Douglass (Pelham, N.Y./ New York Athletic Club), 2:06.92

DSQ – Alex Walsh (Nashville, Tenn./Cavalier Aquatics)

Douglass on USA Swimming’s accomplishments: “I think tonight was a great night for the U.S., I’m excited for my college teammates Paige (Madden) and Gretchen (Walsh), who had amazing swims. I’m also excited for our veterans like Katie (Ledecky), Ryan (Murphy), and Nic (Fink), who also had amazing swims tonight and deserve every bit of that glory. This is a great way to head into the last night of swimming, it gets tough towards the end of the meet when people trickle out and there aren’t a lot of people left in the ready room area. I think we did a good job of getting excited to swim and (USA Swimming) will keep that momentum going.”

Douglass on managing emotions with multiple races: “I feel like it’s good to celebrate in the moment and enjoy the moment after the race, but it’s good to kind of keep those celebrations until you are done swimming. After my 200 breast, I celebrated a little bit that night but I had to refocus for my 200 IM the next day. Now that I’m done swimming, I can really look back on what I’ve accomplished and get excited about it.”

Women’s 800m Freestyle – FINAL

Gold – Katie Ledecky (Bethesda, Md./Gator Swim Club), 8:11.04

Bronze – Paige Madden (Mobile, Ala./New York Athletic Club), 8:13.10

Ledecky on her swim: “I knew Ariane (Titmus) was going to give it everything she had, and you know we had 36 hours of rest, so I knew that it was going to be a tough race. I felt confident coming into it, but knew it was going to be tough no matter what all the way down to the finish. I just had to stick in it and trust myself, trust my training, trust that I know how to race that event. I’m just relieved I got my hand on the wall.”

Ledecky on her accomplishments: “I think (claiming gold four times in the 800m freestyle) means the most to me. I knew that August 3 is the day I won in 2012, and I didn’t want August 3 to be a date I didn’t like moving forward, so it felt like I put a lot of pressure on myself. I’m just really happy that I could get the job done.”

Madden on expecting to earn a medal: “Up until Olympic Trials, I think no. Just a year ago, I was trying to get a time in a (TYR) Pro (Swim) Series. If you told me that a year ago, I would have said you were crazy. A month ago, maybe, just because it was in the back of my mind. It just feels so surreal.”

Madden on getting faster: “I never thought I was going to go faster than I did in Tokyo, especially in the 400. A year following that, I dropped the 400 completely. To be here in the 800, I’m so proud of myself for that. To even swim that, I still am in shock right now.”

Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay – FINAL

Gold, 3:37.43, *
Ryan Murphy (Ponte Vedra Beach, Calif./California Aquatics)
Nic Fink (Morristown, N.J./New York Athletic Club)
Gretchen Walsh (Nashville, Tenn./University of Virginia)
Torri Huske (Arlington, Va./Arlington Aquatic Club)

*World record
** Caeleb Dressel (Green Cove Springs, Fla./Gator Swim Club). Regan Smith (Lakeville, Minn./Longhorn Aquatics), Charlie Swanson (Richmond, Va./NOVA of Virginia), and Abbey Weitzel (Santa Clarita, Calif./California Aquatics) will receive medals for their prelim swims

Walsh on the relay: “I’m just really proud of myself and our whole relay, and the prelims swimmers, for everything we did. We got the world record. We got number one. We’re on the podium with our golds. It was a pretty special moment. Shout out to my three (relay) teammates, I wouldn’t be here without them so it’s a pretty cool experience.”

Murphy on the world record: “We didn’t talk about the world record. I think we know the potential of everyone on this relay, and luckily tonight everyone swam to their potential and we got that world record and win.”

Huske on the meet: “This meet has been great, and it’s meant so much to me. Getting the world record with these three (relay teammates) is unbelievable. I feel like they make it so easy to be confident because they are the best in the world. I’m just so lucky to be able to have them by my side.”

Women’s 50m Freestyle – Prelim

18 – Simone Manuel (Sugar Land, Texas/Sun Devil Swimming), 24.87

Men’s 1500m Freestyle – Prelim

18– David Johnston (Dallas, Texas/The Swim Team), 15:10.64 

Competition concludes tomorrow, Sunday, August 4 at Paris La Defense Arena. Tomorrow’s finals feature the women’s 50m freestyle, men’s 1500m freestyle, men’s 4x100m medley relay final, and women’s 4x100m medley relay final. Finals start at 6:30 p.m. CET/12:30 p.m. ET. Meet information and the complete competition schedule can be found here.

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