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08/15 21:54 CDT Kate Douglass swims 2nd world-best time in 50 free on same day
at Pan Pacs
Kate Douglass swims 2nd world-best time in 50 free on same day at Pan Pacs
By BETH HARRIS
AP Sports Writer
IRVINE, Calif. (AP) --- Kate Douglass lowered her own world record in the
women's 50-meter freestyle for the second time Saturday, winning the final in
23.19 seconds.
In the morning preliminaries, she swam 23.49 to take the mark away from
teammate Gretchen Walsh, who finished second in the evening final in 23.74.
Walsh had owned the record of 23.55 since June when she set the mark at an
international meet in Rome.
It's the third time Douglass has lowered the world mark in the sprint race. She
first did it on June 19 at the TYR Pro Swim Series meet in Indianapolis,
posting a time of 23.59. Nine days later, Walsh lowered it again.
Douglass, 24, is a five-time Olympic medalist. She earned silver in the 50 free
at the 2024 world championships but didn't compete in the event at the 2024
Paris Games.
It was the second individual world record set at the meet that includes
swimmers from the U.S., Australia, Canada, Japan and China, among others.
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