The world record in the women's 50-meter freestyle still belongs to a former University of Virginia swimmer. It's just a different one this time. On Sunday, Gr ...

Kate Douglass has broken the world record in the women's 50-meter freestyle at the Tyr Pro Swim Series meet in Indianapolis.

Gretchen Walsh broke the women's 50 metres freestyle world record on Sunday at the Sette Colli International Trophy in Rome, ​lowering a mark that had already been beaten this month.

Kate Douglass swam a world-record 23.59 in the 50 freestyle Friday night at the TYR Pro Swim Series in Indianapolis.

Gretchen Walsh has broken the 50 meter freestyle world record, becoming the fastest female sprinter in the history of swimming.

American swimmer Gretchen Walsh broke the world record in the women's 50-meter freestyle on Sunday, just nine days after her training partner Kate Douglass had set a new mark in the sprint distance.