2026 U.S. Short Course World Championship Trials
WOMEN’S 100 FREE – Final
Top 8 Finishers
- Kate Douglass (NYAC) — 49.64 *NEW WORLD RECORD
- Gretchen Walsh (NYAC) — 50.61
- Liberty Clark (IU) — 50.94
- Rylee Erisman (CAL) — 51.22
- Camille Spink (TENN) — 51.66
- Simone Manuel (TXLA) — 52.26
- Cadence Vincent (BAMA) — 53.24
- Chloe Stepanek (LIAC) — 53.23
Kate Douglass lowered her own World Record in the SCM women’s 100 freestyle, touching in a 49.64 to conclude U.S. SCM World Trials in Westmont. Douglass’ previous record stood at a 49.93 that she swam last fall at the World Cup stop in Toronto to become the first woman to ever swim sub-50 in the event and remains the only swimmer to do so to this day.
Tonight’s swim broke her own U.S. Open Record as well as she swam a 50.19 at the World Cup stop in Westmont last fall, just a week before swimming her World Record 49.93.
Split Comparison
| Douglass New WR | Douglass Old WR | ||
| 50 | 23.52 | 23.93 | 23.88 |
| 100 | 26.12 | 26 | 26.31 |
| 49.64 | 49.93 | 50.19 |
Douglass was out fast tonight, 0.41 seconds under her previous record pace. She came home 0.12 seconds slower but was well under pace to set a new record. She was faster than the #2 performer all-time, Cate Campbell of Australia, on both 50s.
This was the 2nd World Record of the week for Douglass as she also tied Gretchen Walsh‘s World Record in the SCM 50 freestyle, touching in a 22.75. Douglass won four events this week in Westmont, also winning the 200 breast (2:14.12) and 200 IM (2:01.66) in addition to the 50 and 100 freestyles.
