Gretchen Walsh has damaged the 50 meter freestyle world file, changing into the quickest feminine sprinter within the historical past of swimming.
Less than two weeks after Kate (*50*) shocked the swimming world with a brand new world file within the 50 meter freestyle, Gretchen Walsh has re-established a new fastest time.
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The 23-year-old American swam a 23.55 on the 67th Sette Colli meet in Rome on Sunday, changing into the quickest lady within the historical past of the 50-meter freestyle. The Sette Colli meet has lengthy been one of many jewels of the European summer season swimming calendar, and Walsh has now cemented herself into its historical past.
Walsh and (*50*) are present coaching companions and had been teammates on the University of Virginia. The two helped lead one of many most dominant women’s swimming programs in NCAA historical past. They’ve skilled collectively, raced collectively, and now each damaged the identical world file.
Walsh introduced dwelling 4 medals from Paris 2024, together with two golds, and her post-collegiate trajectory has been outstanding. Walsh additionally owns the world file within the 100 meter butterfly and holds the 16 quickest occasions ever recorded within the occasion.
Women’s dash freestyle now runs by way of Charlottesville. Virginia is dwelling to the 2 quickest performers in historical past after each (*50*) and Walsh reset the world file. Swimming’s dash ceiling is being consistently being rewritten and Virginia’s coaching group is main the cost.