Kate Douglass Sets New 100m Freestyle World Record Under 50 Seconds

During a World Cup competition in Toronto, the clock stopped at an incredible 49.93.

I have thought to myself that if I were to do 49, it would be crazy, she said after the race.

Douglass, who already last week set a world record in the same distance in Westmont, now improved her own record to under 50 seconds.

I am surprised but really happy, said Douglass.

Before Douglass took over the throne with her world record races, it was the Australian star Cate Campbell who had the record – a race from 2017.

The victory in Toronto also means that Douglass secured the overall victory in the World Cup for the second year in a row. For that, she will be rewarded with around 180,000 kronor.

Sarah Sjöström still holds the world record in the 100 meter freestyle on the long course.