Douglass sets 50m freestyle world record at Pan Pacific

Aug 15 : American Kate Douglass reclaimed the women's 50 metres freestyle world record on Saturday, clocking 23.49 seconds in the preliminaries at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California.Douglass and fellow American Gretchen Walsh, her training partner and former University of Virginia teammate, ha

American clocks 23.49sec in Pan Pacs heats Douglass reclaims record from teammate Walsh Pair to meet again in Saturday night’s final Kate Douglass shattered the women’s 50m freestyle world record on Saturday, clocking 23.49sec in the heats at the Pan Pacific Championships to set a tantalizing showdown with former re

August 15, 2026 / 3:01 PM EDT / AP Add CBS News on Google Kate Douglass set a world record in the women's 50-meter freestyle in the preliminary heats of the Pan Pacific Championships on Saturday.The 24-year-old from the New York City suburb of Pelham touched in 23.49 seconds in her heat at the outdoor pool in Irvine, C

Kate Douglass blazes to 50-meter freestyle world record  espn.com

Douglass held the record for nine days in June before U.S. teammate Gretchen Walsh surpassed her. Now, she has it again.

Kate Douglass takes back 50m freestyle world record in Pan Pacs prelims.