Swimmer Alex Walsh qualified for the women’s 200 IM final with the top time and Kate Douglass third,
Two swimmers with ties to Connecticut are headed to the final in the women's 200m individual medley at the Paris Olympics.
Alex Walsh and Kate Douglass swam in the same semifinal in the event Friday evening.
Walsh finished with the best time of either of the two semifinals, swimming four lengths of the pool, 50 meters in each the butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle in a time of 2:07.45.
Walsh, who grew up in Greenwich, spent her early swimming training at the Rocky Point Club in Greenwich. She later trained at the Chelsea Piers Aquatic Club in Stamford.
Get top local stories in Connecticut delivered to you every morning. Sign up for NBC Connecticut's News Headlines newsletter.
The 200m IM is her only event in Paris. She won the silver medal in the same race in the Tokyo Games in 2021.
Her sister, Gretchen Walsh, is in her first Olympics in Paris and has already won silver medals in the 100m butterfly and the 4x100m freestyle relay.
Paris 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics
Watch all the action from the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games live on Peacock
Douglass also advanced to the final of the 200m IM with a time of 2:08.59 on Friday. It was the third fastest time of either of the semifinals.
Douglass was the bronze medalist in the 200m IM in the Tokyo Games in 2021.
The 200m IM final is set for 3:08 p.m. ET on Saturday.
