Team USA swimmer Torri Huske defeats world record holder to win gold

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Team USA swimmer Torri Huske won the gold in the women's 100-meter butterfly at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Sunday after defeating teammate and world record holder Gretchen Walsh by a mere 0.04 seconds. The victory is particularly special for the 21-year-old from Arlington, Virginia, who finished a heartbreaking 0.01 seconds away from a medal in Tokyo 2020.

• Making her mark in Paris: Huske, who also secured a silver medal along with her teammates in the women's 4x100-meter freestyle relay, said her fourth-place finish in the Tokyo Games served as a powerful motivator for her to do well in Paris. “I'm not gonna lie, that was devastating,” said Huske. “But I think that it really fueled me, and I think that it did make me better.”

• A mother’s inspiration: Huske's passion for swimming was inspired by her mother Ying Weng, who emigrated from China in pursuit of the American Dream in 1991. “I feel like she is a really big inspiration to me,” Huske told Olympics.com. “Yeah, I’m just lucky to have her. I feel like I’m living out my American Dream.”

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