Kate Douglass Breaks Sarah Sjostrom’s World Record With 23.59 50 Free

2026 Pro Swim Series – Indianapolis

Women’s 50m Freestyle — Final

Top 8 Finishers:

1. Kate Douglass (New York Athletic Club) – 23.59 *WORLD RECORD*
2. Gretchen Walsh (New York Athletic Club) – 23.78
3. Anna Moesch (Greater Somerset) – 24.20
4. Torri Huske (New York Athletic Club) – 24.27
5. Kasia Wasick (Unattached) – 24.38
6. Cadence Vincent (University of Alabama Swimming) – 24.61
7. Liberty Clark (Indiana University) – 24.70
8. Kristina Paegle (Indiana University) – 24.74

Kate Douglass broke Sarah Sjostrom‘s World Record within the 50 freestyle, touching in a 23.59 on Friday evening in Indianapolis. The earlier report stood at a 23.61 from Sjostrom again from the 2023 World Championships.

All-Time Top Performances

1. Kate Douglass, 23.59, 2026
2. Sarah Sjostrom, 23.61, 2023
3. Sarah Sjostrom, 23.62, 2023
4. Sarah Sjostrom, 23.66, 2024
5. Sarah Sjostrom, 23.67, 2017

Douglass got here into the day with a lifetime finest 23.91 from the 2024 World Championships, a time that stood because the American Record in addition to outdoors of the highest 25 performances all-time. She now climbs to the highest within the occasion.

This marks Douglass’s first LCM particular person World Record. She is slated to swim the occasion later this summer time at Pan Pacs, together with the 100 free, 100 breast, 200 breast, and 50 butterfly.

In addition to Douglass shifting up within the all-time rankings, Gretchen Walsh was underneath the earlier American Record that she additionally held with Douglass. Walsh touched in a 23.78 to develop into the #5 performer all-time.

Just final evening, Douglass advised media that she had not been too impressed by her swims thus far in Indianapolis, regardless of wins within the 200 IM (2:07.04) and 200 breast (2:21.65).