Rhyan White Finished Third In Women’s 200m Backstroke Semifinal
Jul 29, 2021, 11:03 PM | Updated: Jul 30, 2021, 2:27 pm
TOKYO – Herriman’s Rhyan White finished in third place in the semifinals of the Women’s 200m Backstroke event at the Tokyo Olympics.
White swam in the seminfinal on Thursday, July 29.
The Utahn placed third behind Australia’s Emily Seebohm and Phoebe Bacon of the USA.
White finished with a time of 2:07.28.
Rhyan White makes her second #TokyoOlympics final, taking third in the semifinals of the 200m backstroke!!!#OlympiansMadeHere x #BamaSpeed x #RollTide pic.twitter.com/ts2sYSYnre
— Alabama Swim & Dive (@AlabamaSwimDive) July 30, 2021
She ended up 0.19 seconds behind Seebohm.
White’s reaction time in the semifinals was 0.63.
Utah's Rhyan White took 3rd in her semi-final heat, she will move on to the final here in Tokyo! #GoRhyan #Tokyo #Olympics @kslsports https://t.co/9Qb2wBijmC
— Shara Park (@KSLSharaPark) July 30, 2021
The final for the Women’s 200m backstroke will take place on Saturday, July 31.