American Kate Douglass reclaims 50m freestyle world record at Pan Pacs
Summary
Kate Douglass set a new world record in the women’s 50m freestyle with a time of 23.49 seconds at the Pan Pacific Championships. This broke the previous record of 23.55 seconds held by Gretchen Walsh, creating a close competition between the two American swimmers.Key Facts
- Kate Douglass broke the 50m freestyle world record with a time of 23.49 seconds in the heats.
- Gretchen Walsh had held the record at 23.55 seconds since June 28.
- Before Walsh, Douglass herself held the record at 23.59 seconds from June 19.
- Douglass also swam the second-fastest 100m freestyle ever, with 51.69 seconds.
- Walsh swam 23.78 seconds in the 50m freestyle heats, the second-fastest time that morning.
- Australian Meg Harris was third-fastest in the 50m freestyle heats at 24.22 seconds.
- Douglass is also competing in the 200m breaststroke event and qualified second-fastest.
- The Pan Pacific Championships feature top swimmers from non-European countries.
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