Swimming - Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 6 - Source: Getty — Kate Douglass concludes 2024 season with record-breaking performance at Swimming World Cup (Source: Getty)

In Pictures: Kate Douglass shows off her triple crown after remarkable performance at Swimming World Cup 2024 Singapore leg

Modified Nov 03, 2024 20:34 GMT

American swimming prodigy Kate Douglass recently wrapped up her 2024 season on a high note after smashing multiple records and winning the triple crown at the 2024 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup. Earlier, she also represented the United States at the Paris Olympics, earning four medals.

The 22-year-old made history at the second stop of the World Cup in Incheon, South Korea, where she smashed the 200-meter short course breaststroke world record with a time of 2:14.16 seconds, surpassing fellow American Rebecca Soni's 2009 record of 2:14.57 seconds. She then improved her record by 1.44 seconds during the Singapore leg, setting a new time of 2:12.72 seconds. In addition to her world records, Douglass also shattered two more national records in 50m butterfly and 100m freestyle.

The 100m freestyle marked the end of her World Cup campaign in Singapore on October 31, where she won the race with a time of 50.82 seconds, breaking Abbey Weitzeil's 2020 record of 51.26 seconds. She is now placed fifth among all-time performers in that event and is the only American in the top-five standings. After concluding her season, Kate Douglass shared photos from her World Cup adventures on her Instagram handle where she posed with the prestigious crown. One of the pictures featured her compatriot Regan Smith as well.

"Stop three ✅ thanks for a fun 3 weeks @world_aquatics !" she wrote in the caption.

Her World Cup brilliance came on the heels of an impressive performance at the Paris Olympics, where she earned two gold medals in the 200m breaststroke and the 4x100m medley relay, along with two silver medals in the 200m individual medley and the women’s 4×100 freestyle relay.

"I realised I am capable of leaving a legacy" - Kate Douglass on becoming one of the most accomplished swimmers in the world

In Picture: Kate Douglass at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 (Source: Getty)

In a February 2024 interview with Olympics.com, Kate Douglass stated that she found motivation in realizing her potential to create her own legacy in swimming, which has also helped her to enjoy the sport more.

"When I finally realised I could leave a legacy in the sport, I started to really get more motivated," she said. "And that helped me start to enjoy it more, because being motivated helped me [to] improve a lot. And I feel like that's because I realised I am capable of leaving a legacy."

During the conversation, Douglass also admitted that the 200m individual medley (IM) was once her most challenging event, and she faced significant difficulties in that category.