Gretchen Walsh

Gretchen Walsh
Personal information
National team United States
Born (2003-01-29) January 29, 2003 (age 21)[3]
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, backstroke, butterfly
ClubNashville Aquatic Club[1]
College teamUniversity of Virginia[2]
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  United States
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 2 0
World Championships (LC) 1 1 1
World Junior Championships 6 0 0
Junior Pan Pac Championships 5 1 0
Total 14 4 1
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris 4×100 m mixed medley
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris 4×100 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2023 Fukuoka 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2023 Fukuoka 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Fukuoka 50 m butterfly
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Budapest 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2019 Budapest 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2019 Budapest 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2019 Budapest 4×100 m mixed medley
Gold medal – first place 2019 Budapest 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2019 Budapest 4×100 m mixed freestyle
Junior Pan Pac Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Suva 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2018 Suva 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2018 Suva 4×100 m mixed medley
Gold medal – first place 2018 Suva 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2018 Suva 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2018 Suva 50 m freestyle

Gretchen Walsh (born January 29, 2003) is an American competitive swimmer and the world record holder in the 100 meter butterfly, 4×100 medley relay, mixed gender 4×100 medley relay, and 100 meter IM (short course). She won the silver medal in the 100 meter butterfly at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, where she also set the Olympic record in the 100 meter butterfly in the semifinals with a time of 55.38. [4][5] She additionally holds one world junior record in the mixed gender 4×100 medley relay event, as well as American records in the 50 meter butterfly, 4×100 meter freestyle relay, 4×100 meter medley relay, 50 meter freestyle (short course), 50 meter backstroke (short course), 50 yard freestyle, 100 yard freestyle, 100 yard butterfly, 100 yard backstroke, 4×50 yard freestyle relay, 4×50 yard medley relay, 4×100 yard freestyle relay, and 4×100 yard medley relay.

Walsh competes collegiately for the University of Virginia. In 2022, she became the fastest female freshman to swim the 50 yard freestyle in the NCAA, with a time of 20.95 seconds, and earned the NCAA title in the 100 yard freestyle, with a time of 46.05 seconds, and the national title in the 100 meter butterfly. In 2023, she won the women's NCAA Division I title in the 100 yard backstroke, with an American record time of 48.26 seconds, and the 100 yard freestyle, with a 45.61. In 2024, she won NCAA titles in the 50 yard freestyle, 100 yard freestyle, and 100 yard butterfly, setting NCAA records in all three events with times of 20.37 seconds, 44.83 seconds, and 47.42 seconds, respectively.

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  4. ^ Tansey, Joe. "Olympic Swimming 2024: Women's 100M Butterfly Medal Winners, Times and Results". Bleacher Report. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
  5. ^ "Greenwich's Gretchen Walsh sets new Olympic record in women's 100m butterfly". NBC Connecticut. July 27, 2024. Retrieved July 28, 2024.