🚀 Swimming fans, brace yourselves! American superstar Gretchen Walsh just made a splash 🌊 in Budapest that's sending waves across the swimming world! 🇺🇸🏆
At the Short-Course Swimming World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Walsh didn't just break the women's 100m butterfly world record once, but three times in one meet! 😱✨
First, she crushed the world record in the heats, then did it again in the semifinals. But she saved the best for last! In the final, she soared to a phenomenal time of 52.71 seconds, securing her fifth gold medal 🥇 and setting yet another world record! Talk about being on fire! 🔥🔥🔥
Trailing behind the unstoppable Walsh were Tessa Giele of the Netherlands 🇳🇱, who took silver 🥈, and Australia's Alexandria Perkins 🇦🇺, who claimed bronze 🥉. But there was no catching up to Gretchen—she was in a league of her own! 🐬💨
With this triple record-breaking feat, Walsh has cemented herself as the new queen 👑 of the 100m butterfly. We're pretty sure Michael Phelps is somewhere nodding in approval! 🏊♂️🤩
Keep your eyes peeled 👀, folks. If this is just the beginning, we can't wait to see what Gretchen Walsh does next! 🚀🌟
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Women's 100m butterfly world record broken three times in Budapest
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