{"id":649089,"date":"2026-07-31T11:11:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T18:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=649089"},"modified":"2026-07-31T11:41:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T18:41:16","slug":"u-s-nationals-day-four-womens-prelims-kate-douglass-debuts-with-top-time-in-100-breaststroke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-nationals-day-four-womens-prelims-kate-douglass-debuts-with-top-time-in-100-breaststroke\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Nationals, Day Four Women’s Prelims: Kate Douglass Debuts With Top Time in 100 Breaststroke"},"content":{"rendered":"

U.S. Nationals, Day Four Women’s Prelims: Kate Douglass Debuts With Top Time in 100 Breaststroke<\/strong><\/p>\n

The fourth prelims session of U.S. Nationals featured the first race in Irvine, Calif., for\u00a0Kate Douglass<\/strong>, the multi-talented standout from the University of Virginia who is expected to star for the United States in two weeks’ time at the Pan Pacific Championships. Douglass led the way in qualifying in the women’s 100 breaststroke as she warms up for the upcoming international competition.<\/p>\n

Additionally,\u00a0Isabelle Stadden<\/strong> returned to the pool for the 100 backstroke after a strong run in her signature stroke over the previous two days, with 200-meter and 50-meter wins. Before those events, Madi Mintenko<\/strong> led the way in the 400 freestyle.<\/p>\n