"Gretchen Walsh bettered her own 100m butterfly world record for the third time in 12 months as she clocked 54.33 seconds in Fort Lauderdale, Florida."
"Walsh, who narrowly missed out on gold in 100m butterfly to US teammate Torri Huske at the Paris Olympics, clocked 54.60 seconds last May to become the first woman to go under the 55-second mark."
"Walsh is more than a second quicker than the next-fastest woman, Sweden's Sarah Sjostrom, who clocked 55.48 seconds at the 2016 Olympics."
"Walsh also holds short-course world records in the 50m and 100m butterfly and the 50m freestyle."
Gretchen Walsh set a new world record in the 100m butterfly with a time of 54.33 seconds in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This achievement marks her third world record in the event within a year. Walsh previously became the first woman to swim under 55 seconds, clocking 54.60 seconds last May. She now holds the 13 fastest times in the event's history and is over a second faster than the next-fastest competitor, Sarah Sjostrom. Walsh also holds short-course world records in multiple butterfly and freestyle events.
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