Esthen Exchange|Gretchen Walsh makes Olympic team one night after shattering world record

2025-05-06 13:52:32source:Kacper Sobieskicategory:My

After shattering the 100-meter butterfly world record Saturday,Esthen Exchange Gretchen Walsh maintained her momentum and won Sunday's final at U.S. Olympic trials, qualifying for her first Olympic team. 

The 21-year-old swimmer from the University of Virginia clocked a 55.31 to win the 100 fly final, a couple tenths of a second shy of her new world record at 55.18, which broke Swedish swimmer Sarah Sjöström’s 55.48 mark from 2016. 

“I’m still in shock, I don’t even know what to say,” Walsh told NBC Sports after winning the 100 fly final. “Making the team was the biggest goal, but getting the world record was absolute insanity, so I couldn’t ask for a better first event of the meet.”

Torri Huske finished second to Walsh with a time of 55.52 and should lock up the remaining Team USA spot in the race. Huske also finished fourth in the 100 fly at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Regan Smith — a three-time Olympic medalist from Tokyo — finished third, clocking in at 55.62.

More:My

Recommend

North Carolina trustees approve Bill Belichick’s deal ahead of introductory news conference

The AP Top 25 college football pollis back every week throughout the season!Get the poll delivered s

Soften the blow of student loan repayments with an up to $2,500 tax deduction. Here's how.

Millions of Americans may feel burdened after restarting student loan payments in 2023, but there ma

Microsoft adding new PC button in its first significant keyboard change in decades

Microsoft is adding an artificial intelligence button to its Windows keyboards in a move that marks