The Olympic champion swimmer broke her own world record, beating the field by a street length.

Kate Douglass set a new world record in the women's 100-meter freestyle in Westmont, USA, during the trials for the upcoming short course world championships in Beijing. She is the only swimmer to complete the distance in under 50 seconds, winning her latest race by just three hundredths of a second. Douglass holds the top three fastest times in history, with Cate Campbell's 50.25 being the fourth. Throughout her career, she has won two Olympic gold medals and numerous world championships, currently holding four world records, including one set in Budapest in 2024.