Swimming-Walsh surprised by 50m freestyle short course world record游泳——沃尔什对50米自由泳短池世界纪录感到惊讶
Oct 18 (Reuters) - American Gretchen Walsh said she had surprised herself by bettering her own short course 50 metres freestyle world record, adding that she was hoping to go even quicker at the world championships in Beijing this year.
FILE PHOTO: Swimming - World Aquatics Championships - Women 4x100m Medley Relay Final - World Aquatics Championships Arena, Singapore - August 3, 2025 Gretchen Walsh of the U.S. in action during the final REUTERS/Hollie Adams/ File Photo
Oct 18 (Reuters) - American Gretchen Walsh said she had surprised herself by bettering her own short course 50 metres freestyle world record, adding that she was hoping to go even quicker at the world championships in Beijing this year.
Walsh's time of 22.75 seconds at the UVA SCM Pro Am in Charlottesville, Virginia on Friday saw her improve on her previous best mark of 22.83, set at the short-course world championships in Budapest in 2024.
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资料照片：游泳 - 世界游泳锦标赛 - 女子4x100米混合泳接力决赛 - 新加坡世界游泳锦标赛体育馆 - 2025年8月3日，美国选手格雷琴·沃尔什在决赛中。路透社/霍莉·亚当斯/资料照片
10 月 18 日（路透社）——美国选手格雷琴·沃尔什表示，她打破了自己保持的短池 50 米自由泳世界纪录，这让她自己都感到惊讶。她还表示，希望在今年北京举行的世界锦标赛上游得更快。
沃尔什周五在弗吉尼亚州夏洛茨维尔举行的 UVA SCM Pro Am 比赛中游出了 22.75 秒的成绩，比她在 2024 年布达佩斯短池世界锦标赛上创造的 22.83 秒的最佳成绩有所提高。
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