Kate Douglass wins 2 races in 12-minute span in Fort Lauderdale

Kate Douglass recorded one of the quickest sets of back-to-back wins in elite swimming, taking the 100m freestyle and 100m breaststroke over a 12-minute span at the Fort Lauderdale Open on Thursday. Douglass, the Olympic gold medalist in the 200m breaststroke, won the 100m free in 53. 01 seconds at 6:04 p.

m. ET to open the finals session. After the men's 100m free, Douglass returned for the next women's event, the 100m breast.

She won that in 1:06. 58 at 6:16 p. m.

Douglass did so against decorated competition. The women's 100m free also included Gretchen Walsh, who was eighth in the event at the 2024 Olympics, and placed third on Thursday in 53. 44, just behind former University of Virginia teammate Anna Moesch (53.