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2026 U.S. National Championships
July 28-August 1, 2026 Irvine, CA — William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center LCM (50 meters) Meet Central Psych Sheet Live Results Live Stream Recaps Prelims: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4In Time Trials on the final day of the 2026 U.S. Nationals, Kate Douglass dropped a monster 51.93 in the women’s 100 free, becoming the 5th woman in history to break 52 seconds and the 4th fastest performer of all time.
Douglass scratched her 50 freestyle prelims this morning, where she was the 2nd seed to world record holder Gretchen Walsh, choosing to focus on this Time Trial instead, and it worked out in her favor.
She is now the 2nd fastest American in history, only behind teammate and American record holder Anna Moesch, who swam 51.88 to win the 100 free on night one of the meet. She also moves up to the 4th fastest performer all-time, behind world record holder Marrit Steenbergen, Sarah Sjostrom, and Moesch, surpassing Australia’s Emma McKeon.
Top 10 Performers All-Time
Marrit Steenbergen (NED) — 51.68 Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) — 51.71 Anna Moesch (USA) — 51.88 Kate Douglass (USA) — 51.93 Emma McKeon (AUS) — 51.96 Siobhan Haughey (HKG) — 52.02 Cate Campbell (AUS) — 52.03 Simone Manuel (USA) — 52.04 Britta Steffen (GER) — 52.07 Mollie O’Callaghan (AUS) — 52.08Before this season, only two athletes in history had ever been under 52 seconds. That number has more than doubled this year as Steenbergen, Moesch, and now Douglass have all dipped under that barrier in the last three months.
Douglass was out in 24.85 before coming home in 27.08 to take more than half a second off her former lifetime best in the event of 52.56, which she set in June of 2024 at the Olympic Trials.
Split Comparison — All Five Sub-52 Performers
Steenbergen — 51.68 (WR) Sjostrom — 51.71 Moesch — 51.88 (AR) Douglass — 51.93 McKeon — 51.96 50 24.98 24.83 25.07 24.85 25.08 100 26.70 26.88 26.81 27.08 26.88 51.68 51.71 51.88 51.93 51.96Douglass will get a few more shots at the event at the Pan Pacific Championships later this month.
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