Women'S 100 Meter Freestyle World Record

Women'S 100 Meter Freestyle World Record. The fastest 100 metres long course freestyle swim by a female athlete is 51.71 seconds and was achieved by sarah sjöström (sweden) at the fina world championships in. American swimmers struggle again at paris olympics, but ledecky breaks another record.

Mckeon pulled away on the final lap, winning comfortably in an olympic record 51.96, but haughey held on for silver in 52.27. The 100m freestyle is one of the most exciting events in swimming, and the women’s world record has been broken several times over the years.