Gretchen Walsh has broken the 50 meter freestyle world record, becoming the fastest female sprinter in the history of swimming.

Kate Douglass is the first American woman to hold the 50m freestyle world record in 40 years.

The typically calm 24-year-old surprised even herself with a stunning swim in the splash-and-dash at the TYR Pro Swim Series meet in Indianapolis.

Sarah Sjöström of Sweden, who set the 50-meter butterfly mark in July 2014, now holds the oldest world record in women’s ...

ROME (AP) — American swimmer Gretchen Walsh broke the world record in the women's 50 meter freestyle on Sunday, just nine days after her training partner Kate Douglass had set a new mark in the sprint ...

Kate Douglass broke the world record in the women's 50-metre freestyle at the TYR Pro Swim Series meet Friday night in Indianapolis.

Ahmed Jaouadi, Sam Short, Daniel Wiffen and Bobby Finke have put the vaunted world record in the men's 800 freestyle within ...

Summer McIntosh scratched the 400-metre freestyle final at the Canadian swimming trials due to illness after competing in the ...

UVA Swimming alum Gretchen Walsh set a world record in the 50m freestyle while competing at the Sette Colli Trophy, a three-day international meet held June 26-28 in Rome. Walsh’s record, which was ...

Summer McIntosh broke the 200m butterfly world record, the last women's record from the super-suit era.