Harpeth Hall's Alex Walsh takes home silver medal at Tokyo Olympics

Victor Prieto
Nashville Tennessean

Alex Walsh checked off becoming an Olympian when she qualified for the 200-meter individual medley at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials in June. She can mark off being a medalist now, too. 

The 2020 Harpeth Hall graduate and University of Virginia swimmer finished second in the 200-meter individual medley Tuesday night. Her time of 2:08.65 was just .13 seconds behind Japanese gold medalist Yui Ohashi.

Walsh's UVA teammate Kate Douglass rounded out the top three with a time of 2:09.04, claiming a bronze.

Walsh is Harpeth Hall's fourth Olympian and joins alumnus Tracy Caulkins with a medal finish in the 200-meter individual medley. 

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Victor Prieto is a sports reporting intern at the Tennessean. Contact him at vprieto@gannett.com or follow him on Twitter @victorprieto_11.