Sarah Sjostrom responds to Gretchen Walsh 55.18 on social media in a heartfelt message

2024 US Olympic Trials

Women’s 100 butterfly – semi-final

• World record: 55.48, Sarah Sjostrom (Sweden) – Olympic Games 2016
• American record: 55.64, Tori Hosk – World Championship 2022
• US Open record: 55.66, Tori Hosk (USA) – 2021 US Olympic Trials
• World junior record: 56.20, Claire Corzan (USA) – 2021 TAC Titans Premier Invitational
• 2021 US Olympic Trials Champion: Tori Hosk55.66
• 2024 Olympic qualifying time: 57.92

Final qualifiers:

1. Gretchen Walsh (NAC), 55.18 W
2. Tori Hosk (AC), 55.79
3. Regan Smith (Texla), 55.92
4. Alex Shackle (CSC), 56.78
5. Claire Corzan (TAC), 57.24
6. Emma Sticklin (Texla), 57.77
7. Beata Nelson (UN-Wisconsin), 57.80
8. Kelly bash (Texla), 57.97

response to Gretchen WalshNew world records in swimming are starting to trickle in, including from some of the world’s greatest swimmers. While her closest competitors surrounded the UVA athlete in the pool, the electronic support was just as resounding. Walsh, who lowered her WR by three-tenths of a second, said after the race that she was “…probably the most shocked out of the people I know”.

Also, in that interview, in response to the question: “How do you feel after breaking the world record that you hold?” Sarah Sjostrom” Walsh responded by saying

It’s crazy. I mean, she’s an amazing athlete and swimmer and a role model for me, so just saying the same sentence that she’s saying is already crazy, so it’s really a dream come true.

The former world record holder, who held the record from 2009 to 2012 and then regained it from Dana Vollmer In 2015 he posted the following message on Instagram.

Sjöstrom also responded to fans who were hoping Sjöstrom would reclaim the record at some point in the future with a hilarious message: “It’s not going to happen.”

Since finishing seventh in the 100 fly at the 2020 TOKYO Olympics, Sjostrom has moved away from the event in international competition and focused more on the 50 freestyle and 50 fly, for which she holds the world record.

Sjöstrom and Welch met three times last summer. And in the 50 freestyle and 50 individual fly races, as well as in the women’s 4 x 100 freestyle relay. The Swede got the better of Walsh in all the races, as she was in the top 50s and edged Walsh in the relay by 1.82 seconds. The duo took the podium together in the 50 fly, with Walsh winning bronze by 0.69 seconds over world record holder Sjostrom.

Former American and world record holder Dana Vollmer She appeared in a pool as a screenshot of her Instagram story showed her filming the swim.

One of her coaches at UVA, Tyler Fenwick, posted a meme linking her results to Lucas Oil Stadium.