Kate Douglass earned a bronze medal in the 200-meter breaststroke at the FINA World Championships.
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00:00 here. I think you go 21 high you're gonna win the gold and and I think only
00:08 Lilly King and Kate Douglas are capable of doing that because they've already
00:11 done it. They went 21-1 and 21-4 at the trials. That's why I've got to believe
00:18 the Americans are the favorite here. And what a good comeback story this would be
00:23 for Lilly King and what a great story it would be for Kate Douglas as you said
00:27 53 200 breast come on. At trials we talked with Todd DeSorbo head coach of
00:33 the women here for Team USA and Douglas's personal coach in Virginia. I
00:37 asked him about the training and he said Kate kind of wanted to do it. It's so
00:41 different roundy from that sprint race to this distance race in breaststroke
00:46 and somehow she's managed it. You couldn't pick two more two events that
00:51 were more opposite from each other. I mean even the 400 IM has freestyle in
00:57 it. I mean it's just unbelievable and you see the three shaping up right there in
01:02 the middle and that's where the race will most likely come from. There's
01:08 Douglas in lane six right above her is King Strauch up there in four. Now that's
01:17 Molly Renshaw leading the things out. She actually has one of the fastest
01:22 lifetime best 220.8 but she hasn't been there for years. Even though she
01:28 finaled at the Olympics last summer she was only 222. I don't see her hanging out
01:34 here at the end. That's Douglas running in second King right now trailing Strauch
01:42 for third as the Aussie has stepped up in a podium position. This is where
01:46 Strauch took off in the semi. Total opposite of what King did. She beat
01:51 King on that third 50 in the semi by a second and a half but it flipped on the last
01:55 50. This is where King made her move and keep an eye on Douglas. Look at her go.
02:00 Kate Douglas in the lead. Lilly King charging along here trying to get the
02:05 200 crown to add to her enormous career. And there's Lilly King. She hasn't given up on this. Wow what a race.
02:15 Lilly King normally starts so fast. This time the back half could prove to be the
02:21 difference for the American. Into the lead. Lilly King to the wall and she'll
02:26 do it. Gets the 200 title here. The world crown on the breaststroke.
02:34 What a great moment and the US wins bronze as well. Kate Douglas gets in there for a medal.
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