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Douglass Breaks 50m Free World Record at Indy Pro Swim
A versatile swimmer known for longer distances, Kate Douglass stunned with a 23.59-second 50m freestyle world record, surpassing Sarah Sjostrom's mark and her own expectations.
- On Friday, Kate Douglass broke the 50-meter freestyle world record at the TYR Pro Swim Series in Indianapolis, finishing in 23.59 seconds.
- Douglass sliced two-hundredths of a second off the 23.61 mark set by Sweden's Sarah Sjostrom in July 2023, surpassing her personal best of 23.91 shared with Gretchen Walsh.
- Powering past Walsh in the final 15 meters, Douglass secured victory at the Indiana University Natatorium, with Walsh second in 23.78 and Anna Moesch third in 24.30.
- Douglass told NBC Sports, "I think I'm still in shock," adding the time was "a lot faster than I ever thought I would go tonight-- or ever."
- The 24-year-old from Pelham, New York, is a five-time Olympic medalist who had already won the 200 individual medley and 200 breaststroke at this meet.
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