{"id":262462,"date":"2026-05-07T20:11:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T20:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/262462\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T20:11:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T20:11:10","slug":"gretchen-walsh-shatters-100-fly-world-record-in-54-33","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/262462\/","title":{"rendered":"Gretchen Walsh Shatters 100 Fly World Record In 54.33"},"content":{"rendered":"

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History repeated itself last weekend in Fort Lauderdale, as\u00a0Gretchen Walsh<\/a>\u00a0obliterated the world record in the women\u2019s 100 butterfly in the same pool she did 12 months prior.<\/p>\n

After becoming the first woman to break the 55-second barrier at the 2025 Fort Lauderdale Pro Swim Series in 54.60, Walsh unleashed a time of 54.33 at the 2026 Fort Lauderdale Open, knocking 27 one-hundredths off her previous mark<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The swim came 364 days after she set the previous record.<\/p>\n

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Already the only woman under the 55-second barrier, the performance makes Walsh the fastest woman in history by more than a second, with former world record holder\u00a0Sarah Sjostrom<\/a>\u00a0ranking #2 all-time in 55.48.<\/p>\n

All-Time Performers, Women\u2019s 100 Butterfly (LCM)<\/p>\n

Gretchen Walsh<\/a> (USA), 54.33 \u2013 2026 Fort Lauderdale Open
\nSarah Sjostrom<\/a> (SWE), 55.48 \u2013 2016 Olympic Games
\nTorri Huske<\/a> (USA), 55.52 \u2013 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials
\nMaggie MacNeil (CAN), 55.59 \u2013 2021 Olympic Games
\nZhang Yufei (CHN) \/\u00a0Regan Smith (USA), 55.62 \u2013 2020 Chinese Nationals \/ 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials
\n\u2013
\nEmma McKeon (AUS), 55.73 \u2013 2021 Olympic Games
\nRoos Vanotterdijk (BEL), 55.84 \u2013 2025 World Championships
\nDana Vollmer (USA), 55.98 \u2013 2012 Olympic Games
\nLiu Zige (CHN), 56.07 \u2013 2009 Chinese Games<\/p>\n

Walsh also went 55.39 in the prelims to give her ownership of the 13 fastest swims in history.<\/p>\n

All-Time Performances, Women\u2019s 100 Butterfly (LCM)<\/p>\n

Gretchen Walsh<\/a> (USA), 54.33 \u2013 2026 Speedo Fort Lauderdale Open
\nGretchen Walsh<\/a> (USA), 54.60 \u2013 2025 Pro Swim Series \u2013 Fort Lauderdale
\nGretchen Walsh<\/a> (USA), 54.73 \u2013 2025 World Championships
\nGretchen Walsh<\/a> (USA), 54.76 \u2013 2025 U.S. Nationals
\nGretchen Walsh<\/a> (USA), 55.09 \u2013 2025 Pro Swim Series \u2013 Fort Lauderdale
\nGretchen Walsh<\/a> (USA), 55.18 \u2013 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials
\nGretchen Walsh<\/a> (USA), 55.20 \u2013 2026 Pro Swim Series \u2013 Westmont
\nGretchen Walsh<\/a> (USA), 55.22 \u2013 2026 China Open
\nGretchen Walsh<\/a> (USA), 55.29 \u2013 2025 U.S. Nationals
\nGretchen Walsh<\/a> (USA), 55.31 \u2013 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials \/ 2026 Pro Swim Series \u2013 Westmont
\n\u2013
\nGretchen Walsh<\/a> (USA), 55.38 \u2013 2024 Olympic Games
\nGretchen Walsh<\/a> (USA), 55.39 \u2013 2026 Speedo Fort Lauderdale Open
\nSarah Sjostrom<\/a> (SWE), 55.48 \u2013 2016 Olympic Games
\nTorri Huske<\/a> (USA), 55.52 \u2013 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials<\/p>\n

Relative to her previous record swim, Walsh was significantly faster on the first 50, turning 25.09 compared to 25.32 last year in Fort Lauderdale, while she was very similar coming home (29.24 compared to 29.28).<\/p>\n

After breaking the world record last May, she delivered a pair of 54.7 swims at U.S. Nationals and the World Championships, where she was 25.1 on the way out before closing in 29.57.<\/p>\n

Split Comparison<\/p>\n

2025 PSS \u2013 Fort Lauderdale
\n2025 U.S. Nationals
\n2025 World Championships
\n2026 Fort Lauderdale Open<\/p>\n

25.32
\n25.19
\n25.16
\n25.09<\/p>\n

54.60 (29.28)
\n54.76 (29.57)
\n54.73 (29.57)
\n54.33 (29.24)<\/p>\n

Listen to Walsh\u2019s reaction to the record here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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