Maggie MacNeil Swims 54.05 100 Fly To Break SCM World Record By Over Half A Second

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Maggie MacNeil just did significant damage to the world record in the short course 100-meter fly.

In the finals of the 100 fly at the 2022 Short Course World Championships, MacNeil swam a time of 54.05 to win, taking down Kelsi Dahlia‘s old world record time by 0.59 seconds—a massive margin in a 100-meter length event. The race marked her second individual world record of the meet, as she previously broke her own world record in the 50 back during the finals of that event.

MacNeil also earns her third gold medal of short course worlds with this 100 fly win, adding onto her wins in the 50 back and 50 fly. She is the only swimmer from the meet with three individual golds, making her the clear frontrunner for the title of the best swimmer from this year’s short course worlds.

In the same race as MacNeil, silver and bronze medalists Torri Huske and Louise Hansson also etched their names into the history books, becoming the fourth and fifth women to get under the 55-second barrier in the 100 fly. Huske’s time of 54.75 makes her the fourth-fastest performer of all-time, and Hansson’s 54.87 makes her the fifth-fastest.

All-Time Top Performers, Women’s 100-Meter Butterfly (SCM):

1. Maggie MacNeil, Canada — 54.05 (2022)
2. Kelsi Dahlia, United States — 54.59 (2021)
3. Sarah Sjostrom, Sweden — 54.61 (2014)
4. Torri Huske, United States — 54.75 (2022)
5. Louise Hansson, Sweden — 54.87 (2022)

MacNeil went out in 25.78 at the 50-meter mark, turning in third behind Huske and Hansson. However, she outsplit both swimmers by a significant margin on her back half, closing in 28.27 compared to Huske’s 29.67 and Hansson’s 29.26.

The back half of the race was also primarily where MacNeil outpaced Dahlia’s old world record. She was 0.07 seconds faster than Dahlia on the first 50, but 0.47 seconds faster on the second 50.

Splits Comparison, MacNeil vs. Dahlia:

With the 100 fly being MacNeil’s second world record and third individual golds, she now has amassed $80,000 in prize money earnings solely from individual races. She earned $10,000 each for her individual wins, and $25,000 each for her world records.