Kate Douglass is the first American woman to hold the 50m freestyle world record in 40 years.

Gretchen Walsh now holds the world records in the 50m free and the 100m butterfly.

Kate Douglass surged home in 23.59sec to break Sarah Sjostrom's 50m freestyle world record in a scintillating final at the Pro Swim Series in Indianapolis on Friday."I was really just hoping to go ...

American Kate Douglass, a five-time Olympic medalist, set a world record in the 50m freestyle on Friday at the TYR Pros Swim ...

Kate Douglass stunned the swimming community by surpassing Sarah Sjostrom’s women’s 50m freestyle world record at the TYR Pro Swim Series. Her impressive performance garnered a reaction from the ...

Kate Douglass broke the world record in the women's 50-metre freestyle at the TYR Pro Swim Series meet Friday night in Indianapolis.

When Cameron McEvoy broke the long-standing 50m freestyle world record in March, he was at great pains to note that he believes he can go even faster. The Australian Swimming Trials offers the first ...

Greece's Kristian Gkolomeev was the only athlete to beat a world record at the controversial Enhanced Games in Las Vegas. The 32-year-old clocked 20.81 seconds in the men's 50m freestyle, eclipsing ...

At the Australian Swim Trials, all eyes were on 50m world record holder Cam McEvoy on Wednesday night, but it was Sam Short ...

American Kate Douglass broke Olympic champion Sarah Sjostrom's women's 50 metres freestyle world record on Friday at a U.S. Pro Swim Series event in Indianapolis.The 24-year-old, who won the 200m ...

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.