Kate Douglass lowers her own world record in the 50 free at Pan Pacs
- Kate Douglass lowered her own world record in the women's 50-meter freestyle at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California.
- She won the final in 23.19 seconds after swimming 23.49 in the morning preliminaries.
- Teammate Gretchen Walsh finished second in the final in 23.74 seconds.
- Walsh had held the previous record of 23.55 since June, when she set it in Rome.
- This was the third time Douglass had lowered the world mark in the event.
- The meet included swimmers from the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, China and other countries.
Kate Douglass set a new world record in the women's 50-meter freestyle at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California, winning the final in 23.19 seconds. She had already gone faster in the morning preliminaries, clocking 23.49 to break the previous mark before improving it again at night.
Gretchen Walsh of the United States finished second in the final in 23.74 seconds. Walsh had owned the record of 23.55 since June, when she set it in Rome.
The performance marked the third time Douglass has lowered the world record in the sprint event. The article identifies her as a five-time Olympic medalist and notes that she won silver in the 50 free at the 2024 world championships.
The meet featured swimmers from the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, China and other countries, and Douglass's swim was the second individual world record set at the competition.
凯特·道格拉斯在泛太平洋锦标赛50米自由泳中再次刷新世界纪录
凯特·道格拉斯在加利福尼亚州尔湾举行的泛太平洋游泳锦标赛女子50米自由泳中创造了新的世界纪录，并以23秒19赢得决赛。她在上午预赛中已经游出23秒49，先打破了原纪录，随后在晚间决赛中再度提升成绩。
美国队友格雷琴·沃尔什以23秒74获得第二名。沃尔什此前的世界纪录是23秒55，出自她6月在罗马的一场国际比赛。
这次表现是道格拉斯第三次将该项目世界纪录刷新。报道提到，她是五届奥运奖牌得主，并在2024年世锦赛该项目中获得银牌。
本次比赛还有来自美国、澳大利亚、加拿大、日本、中国等国家的选手参赛。道格拉斯的成绩也是这站比赛中的第二项个人世界纪录。