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American Record (25 yd) U.S. Open Record (25 yd) 100 back: 48.10 Gretchen Walsh 2024 ACC Championships February 23, 2024 / Greensboro, North Carolina same: 200 back: 1:46.87 Claire Curzan 2024 Tennessee Invitational November 22, 2024 / Knoxville, Tennessee same: breaststroke: American Record (25 yd) U.S. Open Record (25 yd) 100 breast
Alan Robert Ford (December 7, 1923 – November 3, 2008) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder in two events. Ford won a silver medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, and was the first person to swim the 100-yard freestyle in under 50 seconds.
The world records in swimming are ratified by World Aquatics (formerly known as FINA), the international governing body of swimming. Records can be set in long course (50 metres) or short course (25 metres) swimming pools. World Aquatics recognizes world records in the following events for both men and women, [1] [2] except for the mixed relays ...
The first world record in the 100 metres freestyle in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1905. [1] In the short course (25 metres) swimming events, the world's governing body recognizes world records since 3 March 1991.
INDIANAPOLIS — Gretchen Walsh announced herself as the breakout swimming star of the 2024 Olympics before she even qualified for them. Walsh smashed the world record in the women’s 100-meter ...
Lundquist was the first swimmer to break two minutes in the 200-yard breaststroke, and won every 100-yard breaststroke event he entered from 1980 to 1983. [ citation needed ] At age 17 he broke his first world record and in his career he set new world and American records on 15 occasions.
The Walsh sisters notched wins in 10 of 18 women's swimming events. ... the 100-yard butterfly on Friday and the 100-yard freestyle ... When you factor in a record 22.10-second backstroke split ...
Showing diversity in her stroke skills at the Intercity Meet sponsored by Allsup's Bloomington Swim Club on August 1, 1966, she won the 66 2/3 yards freestyle in a record time of :35.6, the 100-yard freestyle in 56.0, and the 133.3 individual medley. [12]