Fastest swim short course 100 metres freestyle (female)

Fastest swim short course 100 metres freestyle (female)
Who
Kate Douglass
What
00:49.93 minute(s):second(s)
Where
Canada (Toronto)
When
25 October 2025

The fastest swim short course 100 metres freestyle (female) is 49.93 seconds, achieved by Kate Douglass (USA) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on 25 October 2025.

Kate Douglass became the first female swimmer to break 50 seconds in the short course 100 m freestyle. She was competing at a stage of the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Toronto.