Gretchen Walsh

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2019 World Junior Championships: Day 6 Finals Preview

Full Name:	Gretchen Walsh
Nationality:	United States
Status:	Active

Gretchen Walsh is a competitive swimmer who represents the United States internationally. She is a 3x individual NCAA champion and NCAA-record holder as a part of the 200 free, 400 free, 200 medley, and 400 medley relays with Virginia. In 2024 Walsh set the 100 fly world record in the Olympic Trials semifinals before securing her first Olympic bid in the final. Gretchen first appeared on SwimSwam at the age of 12, the same age that her sister Alex Walsh made her first appearance. Soon after that, Gretchen went on to break numerous NAG records, both as an individual and in relays. Youngest Under 22 On March 3, 2018, at the Southern Premiere in Nashville, Tennessee, Gretchen broke the 22 second barrier in the 50 free for the first time in her career, touching the wall at 21.85. That was not only a best time, but also set the NAG for 15-16 girls. Oddly enough, Gretchen had already been under the old 15-16 NAG of 22.04 (22.00), but she had only been 14 when she had posted that time, so it wasn't eligible for the 15-16 record. This made Gretchen the youngest female to ever break 22 seconds in the 50 free. 2018 US Nationals In …

2019 World Junior Championships: Day 6 Finals Preview

Can Luca Urlando take down Kristof Milak’s Championships Record of 1:53.87 and World Junior Record of 1:53.79 in Sunday night’s 200 fly final? Stay tuned

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Lani Pallister Australia

2019 World Junior Championships: Day 5 Live Finals Recap

Aussie Lani Pallister will be chasing down a distance sweep while countrywoman Bronte Job is just 0.02s off the 50 back championship record.

2019 World Junior Championships: Day 5 Finals Preview

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2019 FINA World Junior Championships: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

Saturday’s preliminary session features 6 rounds of prelims swims, plus the slow-seeded heats of the women’s 1500 free.

2019 World Junior Championships: Day 5 Prelims Preview

We’re down to the penultimate morning of the 2019 World Junior Championships. Here are the storylines to watch for this morning:

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Andrei Minakov (photo: Jack Spitser)

2019 FINA World Junior Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

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Gretchen Walsh Hops Over Manuel To Become 2nd Fastest 15-16 U.S. 100 Freestyler

16-year-old Gretch Walsh just dipped under the 54-second threshold in the women’s 100 free, making her the 2nd fastest American ever in her age group.