It came down to a matter of hundredths of a second, but Virginia swimmers Alex Walsh and Kate Douglass earned the silver and bronze medals in the 200-meter Individual Medley, respectively. It was the Olympic debut for the Cavalier duo, and they are heading back to Charlottesville with some extra hardware.
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This pair of Virginia Cavaliers brings home silver AND bronze in the 200m individual medley! #TokyoOlympics #OlympicHERstory pic.twitter.com/pMLhmQ3LFd— #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) July 28, 2021The 200-meter IM involves each swimmer doing each of the four primary strokes — butterfly, back, breast, and free — one length of the pool.