Kate Douglass, Katharine Berkoff, Van Mathias swim world records at short course trials
The USA Swimming World Short Course Championships Trials air live on Peacock and NBCSN through Saturday.
At the USA Swimming's World Short Course Championships Trials held in Westmont, Illinois on Thursday, Kate Douglass, Katharine Berkoff, and Van Mathias swam world records at the short course meet. Douglass tied her training partner Gretchen Walsh's world record in the 50m freestyle, breaking the record with a time of 22.83 seconds.
Berkoff broke the 50m backstroke record, clocking 25.21 seconds, surpassing Regan Smith's short course record set in 2024. Mathias swam the fastest short course 100m breaststroke in history, completing the event in 55.14 seconds, thus shattering the previous record of 55.28 set by Ilya Shymanovich of Belarus in 2021. These swimmers have secured their spots for the World Short Course Championships in Beijing from Dec. 1-6.
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