Greenwich's Gretchen Walsh sets new Olympic record in women's 100m butterfly

Connecticut's Gretchen Walsh set a new Olympic record and won a silver medal at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.

Walsh swam in the women's 100m butterfly semifinals and set a new Olympic record with a time of 55.38.

RECORD ➡️ 𝗕𝗥𝗢𝗞𝗘𝗡.

Gretchen Walsh goes 55.38 in the 100m butterfly semifinals for a new Olympic Games Record!@TeamUSA | #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/O9PR4uCRcf

— USA Swimming (@USASwimming) July 27, 2024

She already held the world record title with a time of 55.18 seconds. She is now holding the three fastest times in the event in history, according to NBC Sports.

The 100m butterfly final is on Sunday at 2:40 p.m. ET.

Walsh also swam in the 4x100 freestyle relay final and won a silver medal.

Walsh grew up in Greenwich. Her sister, Alex Walsh, is also competing in the Paris Olympics.