Walsh madness
New world record in the 100 meter butterfly
US swimmer Gretchen Walsh has set a world record in the 100 meter butterfly.
The 21-year-old swam a time of 55.18 seconds in the semi-finals of the USA's qualifying competition for the Olympic Games on Saturday, beating Sarah Sjöström's previous record by three tenths of a second in Indianapolis. The Swede set her record of 55.48 seconds at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
"I thought I was going to die"
"I definitely felt it. I thought I was going to die and I didn't know I was that fast," said Walsh. To qualify for next month's Games in Paris as one of the top two finishers over this distance, however, the University of Virginia swimmer still has to beat off strong competition. In the final on Monday night, Torri Huske, Regan Smith and Claire Curzan are all medal winners from Tokyo 2020.
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