Kate Douglass set a world document within the girls’s 50-meter freestyle within the preliminary heats of the Pan Pacific Championships on Saturday.
The 24-year-old from the New York City suburb of Pelham touched in 23.49 seconds in her warmth on the out of doors pool in Irvine, California.
Douglass lowered the mark of 23.55 set by teammate Gretchen Walsh at a world meet in Rome in June.
It’s the second time Douglass has lowered the world mark within the dash race. She first did it on June 19 on the TYR Pro Swim Series meet in Indianapolis, posting a time of 23.59. Nine days later, Walsh lowered it once more.
Douglass is a five-time Olympic medalist. She earned silver within the 50 free on the 2024 World Championships however did not compete within the occasion on the 2024 Paris Games.
Walsh swam within the warmth after Douglass and was timed in 23.78, making them the highest two qualifiers for the night remaining on the ultimate day of competitors in Irvine.
It was the primary particular person world document set on the meet that included swimmers from the U.S., Australia, Canada, Japan and China, amongst others.