Gretchen Walsh Eyeing 53 in 100 Fly: “I really want to… be the first female to ever do that”

2026 Pro Swim Series – Indianapolis

Video captured by Anya Pelshaw.

Gretchen Walsh continues to dazzle in the 100 fly, which has truly become *her* event. She recorded a 55.00 to take the win at the Indianapolis Pro Swim, the 5th fastest performance ever, and somehow it felt… normal. While Walsh was happy with the swim, she is always chasing more. A best time, a world record… a new barrier.

Walsh admitted that at some point in the future, after she’s already become the first and only woman to break the 55-second barrier, she wants to become the first woman to break the 54-second barrier. And to be honest, watching the trajectory she’s on, it feel like it’s not a matter of if, but when.

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Ashurbanepal
1 hour ago

A little too ambitious eh?

Steve Nolan
Reply to  Ashurbanepal
12 minutes ago

I initially had the same thought, but I mean, “I want to PR by three tenths” doesn’t sound nearly as wild

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