23.55 Seconds Ke Sath Gretchen Walsh Ne 50m Freestyle Me World Record Bnaya

67th SETTE COLLI TROPHY 

• Friday, June 26th – Sunday, June 28th
• Prelims at 9am local (12:30 IST)/A-Finals at 7pm local (10:30pm IST)
• Foro Italico, Rome, Italy
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• Entry List
• Prelims Recaps (English): Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3
• Finals Recaps (English): Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3
• Live Results
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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 ne Rome me women’s 50m freestyle me 23.55 seconds ka time laga kar naya World Record bana diya hai.

Is performance ke saath unhone pichhla 23.59 seconds ka World Record tod diya, jo sirf 9 din pehle Kate Douglass ne Indianapolis Pro Series me banaya tha.

9 din pehle Indianapolis me Walsh ne 23.78 seconds swim karke Douglass ke baad second place hasil ki thi. Ye unka 0.13 second ka personal best improvement bhi tha. June ki shuruaat tak Walsh aur Douglass dono ka personal best 23.91 seconds tha, aur dono hi American Record share kar rahi thi.

Dono swimmers University of Virginia me ek hi training group me practice karti hain. Jab Walsh ne Douglass ka World Record tod diya, to Douglass ne Instagram Story par mazaakia andaaz me likha:

“Was fun while it lasted @gretchwalsh2”

Yaani, “Jab tak record mere paas tha, tab tak maza aaya! 😂“ – ek friendly aur supportive reaction apni training partner ke liye.

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

• Gretchen Walsh, 23.55, 2026
• Kate Douglass, 23.59, 2026
• Sarah Sjostrom, 23.61, 2023
• Sarah Sjostrom, 23.62, 2023
• Sarah Sjostrom, 23.66, 2024
• Sarah Sjostrom, 23.67, 2017

June ki shuruaat me Kate Douglass aur Gretchen Walsh ka 23.91 seconds wala American Record all-time top 25 performances me bhi shamil nahi tha.

Lekin sirf kuch hi dino me dono ne event ka level hi badal diya. Ab dono 50m freestyle ki history ki sabse tez swimmers ban chuki hain, aur Walsh ka 23.55 seconds ka naya World Record ab is event ke itihaas me No. 1 performance hai.

Ye 50m freestyle World Record, Walsh ke career ka Long Course Meter (LCM) me dusra individual World Record hai. Isse pehle unke naam 100m butterfly me 54.33 seconds ka World Record bhi hai. Iske alawa woh USA ki 4×100m medley relay team ka bhi hissa hain, jiske naam bhi World Record darj hai.

Walsh ke is naye World Record ke saath ek aur khaas milestone bhi juda. Pichhle 5 seasons me University of Virginia me training karne wale swimmers ne 100vi baar American Record toda hai. Ye Virginia ke swimming program ki lagataar dominance ko dikhata hai.