French swimmer Leon Marchand won the gold medal in men's 400-meter individual medley with an Olympic record time of 4 minutes, 2.95 seconds.
Gretchen Walsh finished second with a silver medal and a time of 55.63 seconds.
Huske missed the podium by a hundredth of a second at Tokyo Olympics three years ago.
Paris Olympics organizers announced plans to host swimming events in the Seine river.
Torri Huske won the gold medal in the women's 100m butterfly at Paris Olympics with a time of 55.59 seconds.
Walsh broke world record in this event during U.S. Olympic swimming trials with a time of 55.18 seconds but could not replicate that speed in Paris.
At the Paris Olympics, two American swimmers, Torri Huske and Gretchen Walsh, made history in the women's 100m butterfly event. Huske secured the gold medal with a time of 55.59 seconds, just edging out Walsh who finished with a silver medal (55.63 seconds). Both athletes had impressive performances throughout the competition.
Huske, who missed the podium by a mere hundredth of a second at the Tokyo Olympics three years ago, expressed her gratitude for her teammate and support system following her victory. Walsh, on the other hand, broke the world record in this event during June's U.S. Olympic swimming trials with a time of 55.18 seconds but could not replicate that speed in Paris.
Meanwhile, French swimmer Leon Marchand made waves by winning the gold medal in the men's 400-meter individual medley with an Olympic record time of 4 minutes, 2.95 seconds. Marchand had previously broken Michael Phelps' world record in this event at last year's world championships.
Paris Olympics organizers announced plans to host swimming events in the Seine river.
