50 m freestyle, women, 25 m pool

What to remember

Pure sprinting in a short course pool: on December 15, 2024, at the World Championships in Budapest, Gretchen Walsh swam the 50 m freestyle in 22.83 s, in a 25 m pool.

Born in Nashville, the American splits her career between freestyle and butterfly. The 50 m freestyle has served her well in both pools, since she has also set the long course world record in it. At the 2024 Paris Olympics it was butterfly that brought her a medal, silver in the 100 m.

The 50 m freestyle appeared at the World Championships in 1986, at the Olympics in 1988 and at the short course World Championships in 1993.