PARIS – Three Cavalier swimmers qualified for event finals in preliminary and semifinal races on Friday (August 2 ) at the Olympic swimming competition at Paris La Defense Arena in Paris, France.
Paige Madden qualified for the 8oo Free final by posting the second fastest time in the morning prelim (8.18.48). The prelim consisted of 16 swimmers in two heats with the top eight times advancing to Friday’s final. The event does not have a semifinal.
Alex Walsh competed for the first time at the Games, swimming the prelim and semifinals of the 200 IM, her lone individual event. Walsh had a 2:10.48 in the prelim and then posted the fastest time in the semifinals, 2:07.45, to earn the top seed in Saturday’s final.
Kate Douglass, fresh off Thursday’s gold-medal swim in the 200 Breast, also competed in the 200 IM, going 2:10.70 in the prelims and qualifying third for the final with a 2:08.59
The two finals will be contested in Friday’s 2:30 p.m. ET session. Gretchen Walsh will compete in the prelims of the 50 Free in the morning session with the semifinals also scheduled to take place in the evening session.
The Olympic swimming events run through Sunday, August 4.