Gretchen Walsh beats Sarah Sjöström and sets 50m freestyle world record
Gretchen Walsh, 23, defeated Sarah Sjöström to win the 50-meter freestyle in Rome. The American also set a world record in the event, 23.55.
SportsGretchen Walsh, 23, defeated Sarah Sjöström to win the 50-meter freestyle in Rome. The American also set a world record in the event, 23.55.
SportsSarah Sjöström has been dominant in the 50-meter freestyle for many years. But now she has been knocked off her throne after American Kate Douglass set a new world record.
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TV & filmKate Douglass continues to push the boundaries in the swimming world. The 23-year-old American wrote herself into the history books when she as the first woman ever went under 50 seconds on 100 meters freestyle on short course.
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