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Kate Douglass Sets 50m Freestyle World Record in Irvine

8/16/2026

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Australian Lani Pallister won the women’s 800 m freestyle in Irvine in 8:06.10, beating U.S. champion Katie Ledecky.
American Kate Douglass set a new 50 m freestyle world record of 23.19, her second sub-23.19 swim at the meet.
Sam Short posted a championship-record 14:33.97 in the men’s 1,500 m freestyle, the sixth-fastest ever.
Yu Yiting captured the women’s 200 m individual medley in a championship record of 2:07.45.

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Australian Lani Pallister won the women’s 800 m freestyle in Irvine in 8:06.10, beating U.S. champion Katie Ledecky.
American Kate Douglass set a new 50 m freestyle world record of 23.19, her second sub-23.19 swim at the meet.
Sam Short posted a championship-record 14:33.97 in the men’s 1,500 m freestyle, the sixth-fastest ever.
Yu Yiting captured the women’s 200 m individual medley in a championship record of 2:07.45.