By Dan Murphy
Westchester Olympic watchers can include Pelham super swimmer Kate Douglass as someone to root for as she embarks on her quest for gold in Paris.
At the age of 15, Kate qualified for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trails in the 50 free, 100 and 200 breast, and 200 IM.
In 2020, Kate competed in the Olympic Games in Tokyo, winning the bronze medal in the 200m Individual Medley – Women.
Now Douglass is ready to swim for the Gold.
Her Olympic Bio Reads:
Katherine Cadwallader Douglass (born November 17, 2001) is an American competitive swimmer. A versatile swimmer who competes in many events, Douglass won her first major international medal at the 2020 Olympic Games with a bronze in the 200 m individual medley.
She won three medals at the 2022 World Championships. Douglass then won six medals, including two golds, at the 2023 World Championships. At the 2024 World Championships, she won five medals, including two golds.
Douglass was born on November 17, 2001, in Pelham, New York, as the daughter of Allison and William Douglass. She has a younger sister, Abby, and a younger brother, Will. She attended Pelham Memorial High School and graduated in 2019. Douglass first swam for the Westchester Aquatic Club in New York, before moving to the Chelsea Piers Aquatic Club in Connecticut in 2017.
Douglass competed for the University of Virginia during her NCAA career, which lasted from 2019 to 2023. She is considered one of the greatest swimmers in NCAA history. In her three NCAA Division I Championship meets in 2021, 2022, and 2023, she helped Virginia win the team competition. At the 2021 NCAA Championships, she won one gold medal and six silver medals. At the 2022 NCAA Championships, she won seven gold medals. At the 2023 NCAA Championships, she won seven gold medals. Douglass won the Honda Sports Award as the best college female swimmer in 2022 and 2023.
The best place to watch and root for Douglass is at The Pelham Picture House, who will host special viewing parties for Pelham swimming sensation Kate Douglass who will compete for Team USA in Paris in Olympics 2024. Douglass will compete in multiple events and viewing parties will take place in the Main Hall in Pelham for the finals of:
Saturday, July 27 2:30pm: Women’s 4×100 Freestyle Relay, Race: 3:34pm
Thursday, August 1 2:30pm: Women’s 200M Breaststroke, Race: 3:04pm
Saturday, August 3 2:30pm: Women’s 200 IM Final, Mixed Medley Race, 3:01pm
Sunday, August 4 1:00pm: Women’s 4×100 Medley Relay Race, 1:26pm
*All times are Eastern Standard Time
“We are thrilled to host viewing parties at our Pelham theater for our hometown hero, Kate Douglass, whose incredible swimming performances have brought immense pride to our town,” said Clayton Bushong, Executive Director, The Picture Houser Regional Film Center. “At The Picture House, our mission is to unite our community through shared experiences, and there is no better way to do this than by cheering on Kate Douglass in her Olympic 2024 campaign!”
Douglass joins Mt. Vernon native Rai Benjamin as Westchester hopefuls in Paris. Read our previous story about Rai here at Yonkerstimes.com
