Gretchen Walsh and Katie Ledecky both break world records
Local time, May 3，2025TYRFort Lauderdale Stop of the Professional Swimming SeriesOn the last day,Two world records were set:
Woman100m butterfly preliminary, Gretchen Walsh（Gretchen Walsh）WithA time of 55.09 seconds (25.54 + 29.55)HitBreakDoneOne's own100-meter butterfly world recordThe final,Walsh withAchieving a time of 54.60 (25.32 + 29.28) seconds, she once again shattered her own preliminary-round world record, becoming the first swimmer ever to break the 55-second mark in the 100-meter butterfly.The womanCompetitor
Hours after Walsh broke the 100-meter butterfly world record in the preliminaries, the women's...800-meter freestyleFinals，28 years oldOfKatie·Ledecky（Katie Ledecky）With8:04.12 breaks his own 19-year-old recordAt the timeSet a recordThe world record
Scene of the women's 100m butterfly swimmer at the start
Last year's Olympic trials，WalshSwam out55.18Seconds,Set a new world record. But in2024ParisAt the Olympic Games，Walsh only received100Mi DieSwimmingSilver medal（55.69），The gold medal was won by compatriot Husek.55.63), Tokyo Olympics silver medalist and Chinese athlete Zhang Yufei wins the bronze medal (56.21). This time atFort Lauderdale Station，HuSkegObtainRunner-up（56.59）, Alex·Shakir（Alex Shackell）ObtainThird place (57.31)）
“I haven’t changed my game strategy.”，"WalshAfter the match, he said,“Finally15Rice isThis is where I've been working hard.”
WalshHis/Her performance also brokeCoach Todd·DesoboThe expectation,“Since the Olympics, she hasn’tParticipateLong-distance races, alreadyThere is"It's been ten months."
Earlier on, Walsh's achievements were primarily focused on short-course competitions.Last year12The World of the Moon – ShortPoolAt the tournament，She has repeatedly broken world records in the 50-meter freestyle, 50-meter butterfly, 100-meter butterfly, 100-meter individual medley, and relay events. Currently, Walsh holds four short-course world records in the 50-meter freestyle, 50-meter butterfly, 100-meter butterfly, and 100-meter individual medley.
Despite being highly talented, Walsh’s journey hasn’t been without its challenges. As a college athlete, Walsh competed in the National Collegiate Athletic Association championships for two consecutive years, but…NCAAShe rewrote the record, yet she has consistently been mercilessly criticized.“Slow reaction time,” unable to last longIn the pondRepeat the same feat.This criticism has consistently troubled Walsh, leading her at one point to wonder if her abilities were truly ill-suited for the long pool.However，Ultimately, Walsh broke free from external definitions placed on her, shifted her mindset, and embracedGrowthSexThinkingUnearth and hone your long-course swimming skills,Ultimately achieved2023YearFukuokaQualification for the World Swimming ChampionshipsAt2024At the Paris Olympics, Walsh had an outstanding performance, bagging 2 gold medals (in the women’s 4×100m medley relay and the mixed 4×100m medley relay) and earning 2 silver medals (in the women’s 4×100m freestyle relay and the women’s 100m butterfly), solidifying her status as a true champion.
Walsh at the 2024 Paris Olympics
At Walsh100Mi breaks the butterfly swim preliminary recordWorldRecorded a few hours later，Ledecki, tooCreationOf the woman800The world record for the men's freestyle swim. The previous record was19At the age of [age], she is at2016Created at the Rio Olympics last year.
After Ledecky breaks the 800m freestyle world record
2016The year is consideredLedeckiThe peak year of my career.19YearOfShe is200Rice,400Rice and800Winning the Olympic gold medal in the men's freestyle event, respectively3:56.46And8:04.79Broke the world records for the last two events. Since then,9Over the years, despite her800Rice and1500She clinched two more Olympic gold medals in the women's freestyle events, solidifying her status as the greatest swimmer of all time—though the world record she set as a teenager still stands today.
LedeckiOf400The world record in rice was later broken byAustralia's leading figuresAriane·TitmusAnd the Canadian prodigySummer· MacintoshBreak,But she competed in the World Championships and the Olympics.On the800Rice and1500Mi's winning time remains faster than anyone else's ever recorded.
In Fort Lauderdale, everything seemed to be already foreshadowing. Early on May 1st, Beijing time, Ledecky achieved…15:24.51, second fastest in historyShe clinched the championship with a performance that narrowly missed her own world record set seven years ago—truly a remarkable start.
Ledecky in the 1500m freestyle race
Then comesThe next day, LedeckyWithMackintoshThe showdown, won400American freestyle swimming champion,GradesFor3:56.81This isSince the Rio OlympicsLedeckiFirst time seeing it on the scoreboard3:56This number is capable ofAchieving it once again3:56，Ledecky nearly burst into tears after the race.Pool
After winning the 400m freestyle, Ledecky couldn't hide her excitement.
ThesePerformanceIt makes people think about her800The speed in the men's freestyle swim has sparked excitement. Could a world record be broken? Of course not, right?8Points04SecondIt was so distant that for generations, no one truly imagined it could be defeated.2023At the Phillips 66 Championships, Ledecky won with8:07.07Winning the championship—it isShe's been at her best since the Rio Olympics.A near-miss of my own world record.
However, the moment of glory finally arrived. LedeckyAt800Rice afterTouch the wallAt the moment, the scoreboard shows8:04.12
"I can't stop smiling,"Ledecki RaceLater said，"This has been brewing for years. Tonight, to actually make it happen—it’s truly an incredible night."
As a water sportHall of FameThe city where it is located,Fort LauderdaleAt2018Yearly commitment to investment2700Millions of dollars to renovate the Hall of Fame swimming poolThe pool after renovationAt2022Reopened this year. This swimming pool has hosted many of the finest swimmers, since1965Since its first opening this year,WitnessedTen World RecordsThe Birth, from Mary·T·Miguel, to Martín Zúberlo, and then to NatalieExamineFrank and Michael·Phelps（2002Phelps and Coughlin this yearHereThey broke their record.）The names of the recent ones. These names are written on the wall outside the facility., during the renovation,This dishWorld Record Wall HolderRestored to its original appearance.
The exterior of the Fort Lauderdale Water Sports Hall of Fame
"This swimming pool has a significant history. We must respect it,"Water Sports Hall of FameISHOF）Former CEO Brent· Ruttmiller（Brent Rutemiller) Multiple timesReiterate.Last year, Rutt Miller passed away after several courageous battles with cancer. His vision was for the pool to once again host some of the world’s largest conferences. "All aquatic athletes consider Fort Lauderdale their second home," he once said. "As this venue reclaims its status as a global landmark, events will soon flourish once more."Handle”
Walsh and Ledecky’s newly broken records have been added to this historic wall. Interestingly, Ledecky’s mother competed in the last century.70DecadesShe was also a swimmer once, and many years later she...Some old magazines from the Hall of FameUpFound my own name.
History indeed exists, and the next generation is following suit.
Translated from the FINA official website
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