Gretchen Walsh is Team USA’s not-so-secret weapon at the Olympics

Walsh smashed the 100m butterfly record at U.S. Olympic trials.

There’s a new name to watch for Team USA in Olympic swimming. Gretchen Walsh has been on the radar as “the next great one” since 2019 when she dominated in freestyle and medley at the World Junior Championships, now five years later at age 21 she’s smashing world records.

Over the weekend Walsh competed in the U.S. Olympic trials in Indianapolis where she beat the record in 100m butterfly which has stood since the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.