The 26 year old Birmingham resident came in third on Friday morning in the 200 meter breaststroke at the Summer Games in Tokyo.
Annie Lazor swam one of her fastest times in the event at 2:20.84, but it wasn t enough to catch South African sensation Tatjana Schoenmaker, who set a world record at 2:18.95 to take the gold. Lazor s USA teammate Lilly King earned the silver medal, coming in second at 2:19.92.
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Lazor became the oldest swimmer on Team USA to qualify for her first Olympics at age 26. She has won world championships in short course racing in the shorter 25 meter pool, and won the gold medal in the same event at the 2019 Pan American Games, prior to making this year s Olympic team.
Michigan s Annie Lazor Brings Home Bronze At Olympics
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