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 record-holder ...

American Kate Douglass took back the world record in the 50m freestyle from training partner Gretchen Walsh in the preliminary heats, then broke it again — crushed it — in the evening final at the Pan ...

Douglass held the record for nine days in June before U.S. teammate Gretchen Walsh surpassed her. Now, Douglass has the world's top time once again. Bobby Goddin / Getty Images IRVINE, Calif. — ...

Kate Douglass took back her 50m freestyle crown during Saturday's preliminary heats of the 2026 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, flying to a 23.49 to break Gretchen Walsh's 23.55 from June.

UVA Swimming alum Kate Douglass broke the world record in the 50m Freestyle twice on Saturday at the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine, Calif. Douglass posted a time of 23.49 in her preliminary ...

For now, at least, Kate Douglass has the edge on former Virginia swimming teammate Gretchen Walsh — and the rest of the world — in the women's 50-meter freestyle. Your move, Gretchen. You have some ...

Australian swimmer Lani Pallister dealt US great Katie Ledecky her first 800 metres freestyle defeat in a major international meet, beating her one-time idol at the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships in ...

For the second time in the same day, Kate Douglass broke the world record in the women's 50m freestyle, swimming the event in 23.19 seconds at the Pan Pacific Championships, more than a half second ...

On Saturday morning, Kate Douglass casually set a world record in her 50-meter freestyle heat. Saturday night, she swam the race again — and absolutely demolished her own record. Douglass sprinted to ...

Kate Douglass has set a world record in the women's 50-meter freestyle at the Pan Pacific Championships. The 24-year-old American finished in 23.49 seconds during the preliminary heats in Irvine, ...