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Gretchen Walsh bettered her ain 100m butterfly world grounds for nan 3rd clip successful 12 months arsenic she clocked 54.33 seconds successful Fort Lauderdale, Florida, nan aforesaid arena wherever she became nan first female to breach nan 55-second mark.
The reigning world champion now owns nan 13 fastest times successful nan event’s history.
“Must beryllium magic aliases thing retired here... let’s make this an yearly thing, shall we?,” nan 23-year-old posted connected Instagram. Walsh, who narrowly missed retired connected gold successful 100m butterfly to US teammate Torri Huske astatine nan Paris Olympics, clocked 54.60 seconds past May to go nan first female to spell nether nan 55-second mark. The aquatics was nan 2nd clip she had group nan 100m butterfly grounds that day.
Walsh is much than a 2nd quicker than nan next-fastest woman, Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom, who clocked 55.48 seconds astatine nan 2016 Olympics.
Walsh besides holds short-course world records successful nan 50m and 100m butterfly and nan 50m freestyle.
