2026-06-19 d48d3171e292c70c3bb53e36ea580584ea37b6a5 29 American swimmer 14 /wiki/swimming%20in%20the%20united%20states Indianapolis 172 /wiki/indianapolis Kate Douglass 37 /wiki/kate%20douglass Sarah Sjöström 317 /wiki/sarah%20sjostrom Sweden 239 /wiki/swimming%20in%20sweden TYR Pro Swim Series 1 /wiki/tyr%20pro%20swim%20series freestyle 116 /wiki/freestyle%20swimming swimming 2 /wiki/swimming world record 71 /wiki/world%20record%20progression%2050%20metres%20freestyle American swimmer Indianapolis Kate Douglass Sarah Sjöström Sweden TYR Pro Swim Series freestyle swimming world record TYR Pro Swim Series /feed/2026/06/19/in-swimming-american-swimmer-kate-douglass-sets-a-world-record-in-the-women-s-50-meter-freestyle-at-the-pro-swim-series AFP via RFI 19 5328d78d6e6eab07b50caaf82e49bf661f82dee6 6 https://www.rfi.fr/en/sports/20260619-douglass-breaks-50m-free-world-record-at-indy-pro-swim 2026 In swimming, American swimmer Kate Douglass sets a world record in the women's 50-meter freestyle at the Pro Swim Series in Indianapolis, finishing in 23.59 seconds and surpassing the previous mark of 23.61 seconds set by Sweden's Sarah Sjöström.