Walsh finds flying to records 'amazing, crazy'
The Straits Times|December 16, 2024
BUDAPEST - The assault on short-course swimming world records continued on Dec 14, as Gretchen Walsh added two more to take her tally for the week to five, while Jordan Crooks broke one record twice that day, Summer McIntosh claimed her third mark and Noe Ponti his second in Budapest.
Walsh finds flying to records 'amazing, crazy'

Each record brings a US$25,000 (S$33,740) bonus cheque from World Aquatics that Walsh has been accumulating, although one record was with the women's 4x100m freestyle relay team.

The 21-year-old American opened the evening session by breaking the women's 100m butterfly world record for the third time at this meet. The previous record holder was Canadian Maggie Mac Neil, who clocked 54.05 seconds in 2022.

In the heats, Walsh set a new mark of 53.24sec, improved it to 52.87sec in the semi-finals and broke the record again in the final in 52.71sec.

"It's been harder and harder to get through these races, just because it's been a really long meet," said Walsh.

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