Six Top Performances From The First Four Days At The Swimming World Championships
Kate Douglass, Katie Ledecky and Ryan Murphy all claimed individual gold medals, while the U.S. leads with 17 medals.
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Athlete Bio#
Height
6'0"
Age
23
Hometown
Nashville, TN
Education
University of Virginia ‘24
Personal
- Daughter of Glynis Walsh
- Younger sister, Gretchen, also competes in swimming
- Hobbies include baking and yoga.
Olympic Experience
- 2-time Olympian; 1-time Olympic medalist (1 silver)
- Olympic Games Paris 2024, 7th (200m Individual Medley - Women)
- Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, silver (200m Individual Medley - Women)
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2023 – silver (200m Individual Medley - Women), 4th (400m Individual Medley - Women)
- Years of participation: 200m Individual Medley - Women 2022, 2023; 400m Individual Medley - Women 2023; 200m Individual Medley (SC) - Women 2022; 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women 2022; 4 x 100m Medley Relay (SC) - Women 2022; 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Women 2022; 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women 2022; 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Mixed 2022; 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women 2022; 4 x 50m Medley Relay (SC) - Mixed 2022; 4 x 50m Medley Relay (SC) - Women 2022
- Medals: 10 (6 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze)
- Gold – 2022 (200m Individual Medley - Women, 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women, 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Women, 4 x 100m Medley Relay (SC) - Women, 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women, 4 x 50m Medley Relay (SC) - Mixed)
- Silver – 2023 (200m Individual Medley - Women); 2022 (200m Individual Medley (SC) - Women, 4 x 50m Medley Relay (SC) - Women)
- Bronze – 2022 (4 x 200m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women)
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