Kate Douglass breaks the women's 50-meter freestyle world record in 23.59

American Douglass breaks 50m freestyle world record

Kate Douglass set the women's 50m freestyle world record at 23.59 seconds, breaking Sarah Sjostrom's 23.61 from 2023. The 24-year-old Olympic 200m breaststroke champion now holds both the American and world records in this sprint event.