Gretchen Walsh Breaks Kate Douglass’ Week-Previous 50 Free World Record With 23.55

67th SETTE COLLI TROPHY 

WOMEN’S 50 FREE – FINAL

• World Record – 23.59, Kate Douglass (USA), 2026
• World Junior Record – 24.17, Claire Curzan (USA), 2021
• European Record – 23.61, Sarah Sjostrom (SWE), 2023
• European Junior Record – 24.56, Sara Curtis (ITA), 2024
• Italian Record – 24.29, Sara Curtis, 2026
• Meet Record – 23.75, Sarah Sjostrom (SWE), 2024

GOLD – Gretchen Walsh (USA), 23.55 *World Record*
SILVER  – Sarah Sjostrom (SWE), 23.86
BRONZE – Sara Curtis (ITA), 24.09 *Italian Record*

Gretchen Walsh has set a brand new World Record within the 50 freestyle, touching in a 23.55 in Rome. That breaks the earlier document of a 23.59 set simply 9 days in the past by Kate Douglass on the Indianapolis Pro Series cease.

Walsh touched a 23.78 for 2nd behind Douglass within the 50 free 9 days in the past in Indianapolis, which was a brand new lifetime finest by 0.13 seconds as Walsh entered June with a lifetime finest and a share of the American Record with Douglass as the 2 had earlier finest occasions of a 23.91.

The two are coaching companions at Virginia, and Douglass’ response to Walsh breaking her document was “was fun while it lasted 🤝 @gretchwalsh2” on her Instagram story.

All-Time Top Performances, Women’s LCM 50 Free

1. Gretchen Walsh, 23.55, 2026
2. Kate Douglass, 23.59, 2026
3. Sarah Sjostrom, 23.61, 2023
4. Sarah Sjostrom, 23.62, 2023
5. Sarah Sjostrom, 23.66, 2024
6. Sarah Sjostrom, 23.67, 2017

Coming into June, each Douglass and Walsh’s previous American Record of a 23.91 sat outdoors of the highest 25 performances all-time. The two now sit because the quickest within the occasion ever with Walsh’s new document immediately sitting on the prime of historical past.

The 50 free marks Walsh’s 2nd particular person LCM World Record as she additionally holds the document within the 100 fly with a 54.33. She is also a member of the USA girls’s 4×100 medley relay that holds the World Record.

With Walsh’s World Record, it additionally marks the a centesimal time that swimmers coaching out of Virginia have damaged an American Record within the final 5 seasons.