All articles tagged with #50m freestyle
Gretchen Walsh clocked 23.55 seconds to set the long-course world record in the women’s 50m freestyle at the Sette Colli meet in Rome, surpassing Kate Douglass’ 23.59. Walsh is now the fastest woman ever in the 50m free (and 100m fly) and says she’ll keep chasing more world records across events.
Gretchen Walsh shattered the long-course world record in the women’s 50m freestyle with a 23.55 at Rome’s Sette Colli Trophy, surpassing Kate Douglass’ prior 23.59. The Virginia graduate, who has faced skepticism about her LC potential, exclaimed “I’m here” and conveyed confidence in continuing to chase world records as she primes for LA 2028 and a rising U.S. sprint lineup.
Kate Douglass unexpectedly set a new women’s 50-meter freestyle world record at the 2026 Pro Swim Series in Indianapolis, clocking 23.59 to break Sarah Sjostrom’s mark and leaving fans, rivals, and herself stunned.
Australian sprinter Cameron McEvoy swam a 20.88 in the 50m freestyle to erase Cesar Cielo’s 2009 world record at the 2026 China Swimming Open, beating the previous mark by 0.03 seconds while Jack Alexy took silver and Kyle Chalmers bronze.
Kate Douglass set a new U.S. female 50m freestyle record with a time of 23.91 seconds, winning a silver medal and surpassing the previous record held by Simone Manuel.