UVA Swimmers Shatter World Records | Charlottesville News

Sara Curtis, UVA’s breakout sophomore, just rewrote swimming history—twice—in 24 hours. She shattered the 50-meter backstroke world record at the Europeans with a blistering 26.56, becoming Italy’s first woman to win gold in that event—and the first Black swimmer ever to set an individual world record in it. Meanwhile, her Virginia teammates Gretchen Walsh and Kate Douglass smashed another world record in the mixed relay at the Pan Pacifics. With 18 world records currently held by Virginia swimmers, this is elite-level dominance on water. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/2baba7f6aa67550d