https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/gretchen-walsh-breaks-kate-douglass-week-old-50-free-world-record-with-23-55Continuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/gretchen-walsh-breaks-kate-douglass-week-old-50-free-world-record-with-23-55https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/gretchen-walsh-breaks-kate-douglass-week-old-50-free-world-record-with-23-55#u25055Sat, 04 Jul 2026 23:01:45 +0000Gretchen Walsh broke the women's 50m freestyle world record at the Sette Colli Trophy in Rome. She clocked a time of 23.55 seconds, surpassing a record set nine days earlier by her training partner Kate Douglass. This mark is 0.04 seconds faster than the previous record.What's confirmed:Gretchen Walsh swam a time of 23.55 seconds to break the 50m freestyle world record.The event took place at the Sette Colli Trophy in Rome.Walsh broke a record set nine days prior by Kate Douglass.The new record is 0.04 seconds faster than the previous mark.Walsh and Douglass are training partners at the U