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Swimmer Kate Douglass sets 50-meter freestyle world record in Pan Pacific prelims
Kate Douglass set a world record in the women's 50-meter freestyle in the preliminary heats of the Pan Pacific Championships on Saturday.
TL;DR
- Kate Douglass set a world record in the women's 50-meter freestyle with a time of 23.49 seconds.
- The record was set during the preliminary heats of the Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine, California.
- Douglass's record broke the previous mark of 23.55 seconds set by Gretchen Walsh.
- This is the second time Douglass has set the world record in this sprint race.
- Douglass is a five-time Olympic medalist.
- The Pan Pacific Championships included swimmers from the U.S., Australia, Canada, Japan, and China.