{"id":4389,"date":"2026-06-28T21:35:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T21:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=4389"},"modified":"2026-06-28T21:35:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T21:35:35","slug":"swimming-world-record-lasts-just-nine-days-as-gretchen-walsh-breaks-50-freestyle-mark-in-rome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=4389","title":{"rendered":"Swimming world record lasts just nine days as Gretchen Walsh breaks 50 freestyle mark in Rome"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>ROME (AP) \u2014 American swimmer Gretchen Walsh broke the world record in the women\u2019s 50 meter freestyle on Sunday, just nine days after her training partner Kate Douglass had set a new mark in the sprint distance. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=4387\">Canada beats South Africa 1-0 in World Cup\u2019s first knockout match on late goal by Stephen Eust\u00e1quio<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Walsh clocked 23.55 seconds at the Sette Colli meet in Rome to shave 0.04 seconds off the record Douglass set in Indianapolis on June 19. <\/p>\n<p>Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden, who held the world record before Douglass, finished second on Sunday in 23.86. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=4385\">South Korea coach quits after early World Cup exit prompts fierce criticism from president<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Walsh and Douglass are former teammates at the University of Virginia and still train together. 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