2026-08-15 513a65522127d9a3c4162a7b9611f3d553c44c09 /feed/2026/08/15/in-swimming-johannes-liebmann-sets-a-men-s-1500-metre-freestyle-world-record-of-14-2679-at-the-european-championships 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. 1786867166 2026-08-15 2beed9e6c7f58221a8a7afbbf77d788ec172770e 13 2026 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships 1 /wiki/2026%20pan%20pacific%20swimming%20championships 50-metre freestyle 14 /wiki/50%20metres%20freestyle Gretchen Walsh 71 /wiki/gretchen%20walsh Kate Douglass 2 /wiki/kate%20douglass Pan Pacific Championships 37 /wiki/pan%20pacific%20swimming%20championships 2026 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships 50-metre freestyle Gretchen Walsh Kate Douglass Pan Pacific Championships 2026 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships 2026-06-19 d48d3171e292c70c3bb53e36ea580584ea37b6a5 37 Kate Douglass 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-kate-douglass-sets-a-women-s-50-metre-freestyle-world-record-of-2349-seconds-in-the-pan-pacific-championsh AFP via RFI 15 ced126becbaf4225147c81be6356c1c336996697 8 https://www.rfi.fr/en/sports/20260815-american-kate-douglass-reclaims-50m-freestyle-world-record 2026 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.