You are working on Staging1

Gretchen Walsh

Did Gretchen Walsh Earn the Title of Fastest Woman Ever?

Obviously, Gretchen Walsh is now hands down the fastest woman to ever come through the NCAA. But what if we look at these swims from a global perspective?

  153 Comments

2024 ACC Championships: Alex Walsh Scratches Day 3 Events, Luke Miller Picks 100 Fly

Gretchen Walsh will swim the 100 fly and Alex Walsh won’t swim at all individually on Thursday at the 2024 ACC Championships in Greensboro.

  2 Comments

2024 ACC Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Gretchen and Alex Walsh will feature prominently in tonight’s session, both owning one top seed while also promising to feature on the UVA 200 free relay.

  252 Comments

Gretchen Walsh Breaks Own NCAA, American, and US Open Record With 20.57 50 Free

Gretchen Walsh made history twice tonight breaking her own NCAA, American, and US Open records in the 50 free with a 20.57.

  16 Comments

WATCH: G. Walsh’s Historic 19.95 Split, 20.57 50 FR Individual Record (Day 2 ACC Videos)

Watch the race videos from day two of the 2024 ACC Championships, including the two record-breaking swims from Gretchen Walsh.

  Comment First!

RACE VIDEO: Gretchen Walsh Splits 19.95 in the 50 Free, First Woman to Break 20 Seconds🤯

Gretchen Walsh, 19.95! It took four years, two months, and 15 days since Abbey Weitzeil’s first sub-21 swim for a woman to break 20 in the 50-yard free.

  22 Comments

Virginia Women Break NCAA And U.S. Open Record In 200 Free Relay (1:23.63)

The University of Virginia women reset the NCAA and U.S. Open record in the 200 freestyle relay for the third season in a row.

  7 Comments

2024 ACC Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

NCAA Record holder Gretchen Walsh comes into Day 2 of the ACC Championships as the odds-on favorite to repeat in the women’s 50 freestyle.

  86 Comments

Gretchen Walsh Rips New NCAA, American Records in the SCY 50 Free with 20.77 in Prelims

Virginia superstar Gretchen Walsh didn’t waste an opportunity to put up a blazing swim this morning at the ACC Championships.

  11 Comments

WATCH: Day 1 Race Videos from 2024 ACC Championships, Including Walsh’s 1:40.23

Gretchen Walsh didn’t swim her usual leg on the 200 medley relay, instead leading off the 800 free relay in a time that makes her the 3rd-fastest ever.

  8 Comments

2024 ACC Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Kacper Stokowski leads the NC State men’s 200 medley relay on the opening night of the ACC Championships as they aim to back up last season’s NCAA title.

  194 Comments

It’s Night 1 of Conference Championships and Things are Already Nuts

2 American records. 3 Top-5 relay splits all-time. 5 Conference records… And it’s only Day 1. 

  1 Comment

Gretchen Walsh Swims 1:40.23 Lead Off On 800 Freestyle Relay For Virginia, #3 All-Time

Gretchen Walsh went out in a 47.15 and touched in a 1:40.23 the 3rd fastest 200 freestyle ever and the fastest since 2018.

  24 Comments

It’s Night 1 of Conference Championships and Things are Already Nuts

This is why I love conference championships season. Gretchen Walsh swam a 1:40.2 200 free, the 6-year-old men’s 200 medley

  Comment First!

UVA and Olympic Head Coach Todd DeSorbo: “I Actually Like Chaos” (Video Interview)

UVA head coach Todd DeSorbo talked to SwimSwam about a surprise nation-leading 200 IM and how he’s balancing various roles heading into a busy time of year.

  7 Comments