Gretchen Walsh has just won the 100 butterfly at the 2025 Women's NCAAs in 46.97 (short course yards). She has become the first swimmer in history to go under 47 seconds. She is also the only woman who has ever gone under 48 seconds. Mind blowing!
HISTORY. MADE.
@gosydgo resets the world record in the 400m hurdles YET AGAIN with a 50.65 victory at the U.S. Olympic Trials.
No other woman in history has run under 51 seconds. McLaughlin-Levrone has now done it twice.
She dragged the field to historically fast times, with four women under 53 and huge PBs for Anna Cockrell in second (52.64) and Jasmine Jones in third (52.77).
Just spoke with Team New Balance Boston coach Mark Coogan, who told me: “We’re 100% leaning toward just running the 1500m in Paris…Elle just basically solo’ed a 3:55 without rabbits. So in Paris, with some people who are as good as her or even a little bit better than her PRs, there’s no reason she can’t run 3:52 or 3:53…I think Elle’s got a shot at a medal in Paris.”
Coogan will chat the decision over with St. Pierre before it’s official.
If she scratches the 5000m, Parker Valby (who finished 4th) would get that spot. Valby would then have the option to scratch the 10,000m or double in Paris. If she scratches the 10,000m, I believe Amanda Vestri would be next in line for the Olympic team spot.
Katie Ledecky, in her Olympic debut in 2012 at age 15, won the 800m freestyle and broke Janet Evans' American record from 1989. In the last 11 1/2 years, Ledecky recorded the TOP 50+ times in U.S. history (adding another today), with Evans still the second-fastest American ever.
@careenright I feel like they are the best of 2 separate categories though. Head to head I would have to choose Wawa because you can just get so many amazing things. So hard 🤣