Make that 13 global swimming medals for Kate Douglass in 2024.
Douglass, a 23-year-old American, won the 200m breaststroke in world record time at the world short course championships on Friday. She is putting the finishing touches on an all-time year.
Douglass clocked 2 minutes, 12.50 seconds, in Budapest, taking 22 hundredths off the world record she set at a World Cup on Oct. 31.
Douglass took gold by 2.64 seconds over Russian Yevgeniya Chikunova, the long-course world record holder.
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Douglass previously won the 200m individual medley at short course worlds in world record time on Tuesday, the opening day of the six-day meet.
In 2024, Douglass won five medals at the long course world championships in February (the first long course worlds held in an Olympic year); four medals at the Paris Olympics in July and August and so far four medals at short course worlds.
She won individual and relay gold at each of the three meets, including 200m breast titles at the Olympics and short course worlds and 200m individual medley titles at both worlds.
Douglass can win more medals at short course worlds, which run through Sunday. Finals each day are at 11:30 a.m. ET, live on Peacock.
Short course worlds are held in 25-meter pools rather than the 50-meter pools used at the Olympics, long course worlds and other major international meets.
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