2026-08-15 2beed9e6c7f58221a8a7afbbf77d788ec172770e /feed/2026/08/15/in-swimming-kate-douglass-sets-a-women-s-50-metre-freestyle-world-record-of-2349-seconds-in-the-pan-pacific-championsh In swimming, Kate Douglass sets a women's 50-metre freestyle world record of 23.49 seconds in the Pan Pacific Championships heats, surpassing Gretchen Walsh's 23.55-second mark set in June. 1786867166 2026-08-15 513a65522127d9a3c4162a7b9611f3d553c44c09 12 1,500-metre freestyle 37 /wiki/1500%20metres%20freestyle 2024 Olympic 172 /wiki/swimming%20at%20the%202024%20summer%20olympics%20-%20men's%201500-metre%20freestyle 2026 European Aquatics Championships 1 /wiki/2026%20european%20aquatics%20championships Bobby Finke 116 /wiki/bobby%20finke European Championships 71 /wiki/len%20european%20aquatics%20championships Johannes Liebmann 14 /wiki/johannes%20liebmann swimming 2 /wiki/swimming 1,500-metre freestyle 2024 Olympic 2026 European Aquatics Championships Bobby Finke European Championships Johannes Liebmann swimming 2026 European Aquatics Championships 2026-06-19 d48d3171e292c70c3bb53e36ea580584ea37b6a5 37 swimming 1 /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 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. /feed/2026/08/15/in-swimming-johannes-liebmann-sets-a-men-s-1500-metre-freestyle-world-record-of-14-2679-at-the-european-championships AFP via RFI 15 1ce248b66addd4aa65e1fb4d58b9413a00498f24 8 https://www.rfi.fr/en/sports/20260815-marchand-wins-first-euros-gold-as-liebmann-breaks-1500m-free-world-record 2026 In swimming, Johannes Liebmann sets a men's 1,500-metre freestyle world record of 14:26.79 at the European Championships, improving Bobby Finke's 2024 Olympic record by nearly four seconds.