2026 Pro Swim Series – Indianapolis
- June 17-20, 2026
- Indianapolis, IN
- LCM (50 meters)
- Meet Central
- Psych Sheets
- Live Results
- Live Stream: USA Swimming Network (Downloadable App)
- Live Recap:
Women’s 50m Freestyle — Final
World Record: 23.61 — Sarah Sjostrom, Sweden (2023)American Record: 23.91 — Kate Douglass/Gretchen Walsh (2024/2025)U.S. Open Record: 23.91 — Gretchen Walsh, USA (2025)Pro Series Record: 24.17 — Sarah Sjostrom, Sweden (2016)
Top 8 Finishers:
- Kate Douglass (New York Athletic Club) – 23.59 *WORLD RECORD*
- Gretchen Walsh (New York Athletic Club) – 23.78
- Anna Moesch (Greater Somerset) – 24.20
- Torri Huske (New York Athletic Club) – 24.27
- Kasia Wasick (Unattached) – 24.38
- Cadence Vincent (University of Alabama Swimming) – 24.61
- Liberty Clark (Indiana University) – 24.70
- Kristina Paegle (Indiana University) – 24.74
Kate Douglass broke Sarah Sjostrom‘s World Record in the 50 freestyle, touching in a 23.59 on Friday night in Indianapolis. The previous record stood at a 23.61 from Sjostrom back from the 2023 World Championships.
All-Time Top Performances
- 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
Douglass came into the day with a lifetime best 23.91 from the 2024 World Championships, a time that stood as the American Record as well as outside of the top 25 performances all-time. She now climbs to the top in the event.
This marks Douglass’s first LCM individual World Record. She is slated to swim the event later this summer at Pan Pacs, along with the 100 free, 100 breast, 200 breast, and 50 butterfly.
In addition to Douglass moving up in the all-time rankings, Gretchen Walsh was under the previous American Record that she also held with Douglass. Walsh touched in a 23.78 to become the #5 performer all-time.
Just last night, Douglass told media that she had not been too impressed by her swims so far in Indianapolis, despite wins in the 200 IM (2:07.04) and 200 breast (2:21.65).
One thing to bring up about KD’s versatility is just how different her best few events are. Among other commonly cited super-versatile athletes (MP, Lochte, summer, Marchand), they’re mostly 200/400 IMers that are also dominant at a specific stroke or distances. Douglass is good at 2 different specialties that’s aren’t the 200/400 IM, that both traditionally are dominated by 1 or 2 event swimmers. I just don’t think there’s any other world class swimmer good at such different events without the 200 or 400 IM being their best event. It’s just unheard of
This was so exciting! I loved how shocked she, Walsh and DeSorbo all looked. Congrats, Kate!
AND THE NON EXISTENT CROWED GOES… mild. bc well there were more people at random YMCA summer league meet
Kate is the definition of that Michelle Obama meme where she’s like “hey queen! girl you have done it again, constantly raising the bar for us all and doing it flawlessly. I’d say I’m surprised but I know who you are.”
3/10s is insane, huge congratulations! 🔥
Kate is entered tomorrow in 50fly- 100breast- 100free! back to back to back!
what will she swim?
fast
She’s definitely going to dropped one or two cause there’s no way she swims all of them
If I’m her I drop the 100 breast.
HOLY SH!T WHAT
THAT IS NOT WHAT I WAS EXPECTING TO SEE WHEN I OPENED THE SITE
INSANE
OH MY GOSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I wouldn’t be shocked if 50 fly and 200 breast is up next
Huge break though for both go well under their shared American record
Incredible. Just continues to raise her own bar higher and higher, in the pool and out.
And in this case, the world’s bar. Wow.