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Women's 50 m Freestyle

Gretchen Walsh

SwimHeats and the long-course all-time list print 23.55 for Gretchen Walsh in Rome in late June 2026. The day on the all-time table is 27 June; SwimHeats prints 28 June.

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Race time

23.55s

Long-course women's 50 m freestyle, Rome. Personal best, not a short-course time.

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Why it's so fast

The women's 50 metre freestyle is a start, an underwater phase, and a short burst of strokes. Tiny differences in the dive show up in the clock.

  1. The dive

    Reaction and the entry into the water are a large share of a one-length race. A slow start is not recovered over 50 metres.

  2. Clean speed on the surface

    After the underwater kicks, the swimmer has to stay high and straight. Extra drag from a poor line costs time immediately.

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Provenance

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  1. 23.55sRanked figure

    Long-course women's 50 m freestyle, Rome. Personal best, not a short-course time.

    The all-time table dates the swim 27 June 2026. SwimHeats prints 28 June 2026. The time 23.55 agrees, so that is the rank and the day follows the all-time table.

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Reference

Specs

Country
United States
Event
50 m freestyle, long course
Time
23.55 s
Date
27 June 2026

Context

Background

SwimHeats and the long-course all-time list print 23.55 for Gretchen Walsh in Rome in late June 2026. The day on the all-time table is 27 June; SwimHeats prints 28 June.

The all-time table dates the swim 27 June 2026. SwimHeats prints 28 June 2026. The time 23.55 agrees, so that is the rank and the day follows the all-time table.

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