2023 WORLD AQUATICS CHAMPIONSHIPS
- July 23 to 30, 2023
- Fukuoka, Japan
- Marine Messe Fukuoka
- LCM (50m)
- WORLD CHAMPS WATCH PARTY – DAILY
- Meet Central
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- Entry Book
- Live Results (Omega)
- Day 1 Prelims Live Recap | Day 1 Finals Live Recap
- Day 2 Prelims Live Recap | Day 2 Finals Live Recap
- Day 3 Prelims Live Recap | Day 3 Finals Live Recap
- Day 4 Prelims Live Recap | Day 4 Finals Live Recap
- Day 5 Prelims Live Recap | Day 5 Finals Live Recap
- Day 6 Prelims Live Recap | Day 6 Finals Live Recap
- Day 7 Prelims Live Recap | Day 7 Finals Live Recap
Just 17 minutes after winning her fifth-straight World title in the 50 fly, Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom took down the 50 free world record in the semi-finals of the event. She swam a time of 23.61, which shaves 0.06 seconds off of her previous world record time of 23.67 from 2017.
Sjostrom now holds four of the top five times in the history of the women’s 50 free.
All-Time Top Performances, Women’s 50-Meter Freestyle:
- Sarah Sjostrom, Sweden — 23.61 (2023)
- Sarah Sjostrom, Sweden — 23.67 (2017)
- Sarah Sjostrom, Sweden — 23.69 (2017)
- Brita Steffen, Germany — 23.73 (2009)
- Sarah Sjostrom, Sweden — 23.74 (2018)
Sjostrom’s first world record came in 2009, when she took down the 100 fly world record at the age of 15. She is now 29, which means 14 years came between her first and most recent world record.
Headed into finals, Sjostrom will be the top seed by a considerable margin—0.4 seconds ahead of Australia’s Shayna Jack.
In the 50 fly final that came before Sjostrom’s world record, she swam a time of 24.77, which is the sixth-fastest performance in the history of the event. She holds the top 20 fastest performances ever in the 50 fly. Her most recent in the event was her 20th individual World Championships medal, tying her with Michael Phelps as the swimmer with the most individual medals in World Championships history.
Really hope she can win the 50 and 100 free in Paris. She deserves more olympic gold
Who will have a bigger winning margin? McEvoy (0.51) or Sjostrom?
McEvoy obviously. SS is a legend not sure she will be 0.5 ahead of an in form Jack.
She was 0.4 ahead in the semi lol. But yeah you’re right, it seems unlikely for that lead to increase
In just seventeen minutes, Sjostrom’s might,
Astonishingly claimed her fifth gold in flight,
Then with blazing speed,
In the 50 free, she’d lead,
A world record set, her dominance in sight.
It is amazing to get a PB on the world stage after 6 years. She must be so happy.
I I can’t find anything definitive, but best i can tell, she also set the records for oldest person to set an individual WR and longest period of time between setting WRs (14 years).
Swim of the meet for me, way to go Sarah!
Time to add the 100 free/fly back to the program Sarah
She is clearly happy with her decision. And at 30 (next month) it is probably a sensible thing to do to prolong her career.
With no 50 fly at the Olympics, I bet she puts the 100 free back on her program next year. She looked solid swimming the free relay on day 1.
Eh, maybe one or the other.
100 fly was sorta “sort” here in comparison to free.
I really want Sarah to win the 50 free in Paris.