Kate Douglass crushes 100m freestyle world record to cap short course swim trials

Kate Douglass crushed her own world record in the 100m freestyle to close the USA Swimming World Short Course Championships Trials with a fourth race win.

Douglass clocked 49.64 seconds in Westmont, Illinois, beating her previous record of 49.93 from 2025.

Earlier at the meet, Douglass tied training partner Gretchen Walsh’s world record in the 50m free, plus also won the 200m breaststroke and the 200m individual medley…

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