Kate Douglass: “Did not expect a world record in the 50 free like… ever in my life”

2026 Pro Swim Series – Indianapolis

Video captured by Anya Pelshaw.

Kate Douglass shocked just about everyone tonight: Swim fans, her competition, her coach, even herself. In the final of the women’s 50 free, she executed her race plan just about perfectly and touched at 23.59, breaking Sarah Sjostrom’s 3-year-old world record and 9-year strangle-hold on the title of fastest woman ever. After the race, KD expressed her shock, saying this isn’t something she ever planned on, let alone at a pro swim in Indianapolis.

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I miss the ISL (go dawgs)
21 seconds ago

Kate’s got a New York vocabulary for sure I love it she cusses in every interview lol

Awsi Dooger
8 minutes ago

Time to go back to Five Guys:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lwocz41N_I

McIntosh-Marchand
18 minutes ago

Simply stunning.

You take WR whenever and wherever you can because you never know if you’ll do it again.

Interestingly both Men’s and Women’s 50free are broken this year in a non major championship.

Deeply Downvoted Darren
Reply to  McIntosh-Marchand
9 minutes ago

And from my readings, both very much think and do “outside the box”. They are leading a new wave.

Deeply Downvoted Darren
1 hour ago

1 length, not 1 lap. 😂

Summer Swim fan
Reply to  Deeply Downvoted Darren
46 minutes ago

You should probably tell her that on her IG post when she makes it

McIntosh-Marchand
Reply to  Deeply Downvoted Darren
22 minutes ago

Obtuse

Deeply Downvoted Darren
1 hour ago

SHE SAID SHYT!!!

jess
1 hour ago

her reaction to realizing she has to reconsider her pan pacs lineup. i really could see her choosing any of them

Yuh
Reply to  jess
34 minutes ago

I think she’ll do 2 breast cuz i feel like she wants the WR and enjoys it the most (or at least more than 2 im)

felipe
1 hour ago

3-year old record…. not 9

Wirotomo
Reply to  felipe
1 hour ago

Agree.
Might be confuse with the former record also by Sjostrom 23.67 on 2017.

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