Gretchen Walsh sets world record in 100m butterfly at U.S. Olympic swim trials

Gretchen Walsh set a world record in the women’s 100-metre butterfly Saturday night, posting a time of 55.18 seconds in a semifinal heat at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials in Indianapolis.

Clocks 55.18 seconds to eclipse Sarah Sjöström’s mark from 2016 Olympics

A female swimmer takes a breath while competing in a 100 metre butterfly event.
Gretchen Walsh swims to a world record during the women’s 100-metre butterfly semifinal heats at the U.S Olympic swimming trials on Saturday in Indianapolis. (Michael Conroy/The Associated Press)

Gretchen Walsh set a world record in the women’s 100-metre butterfly Saturday night, posting a time of 55.18 seconds in a semifinal heat at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials in Indianapolis.

Walsh was more than a half-second under world-record pace at the turn and finished strong to eclipse the mark of 55.48 set by Sweden’s Sarah Sjöström at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

She held her hand over her mouth as she looked at the scoreboard in disbelief, a “WR” beside her name.

The 21-year-old Walsh, a native of Nashville, Tenn., who competes for the University of Virginia, will return for the finals Sunday night looking to claim a spot on her first Olympic team.

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