Team USA standout Jack Alexy sets 100m freestyle world record at USA Swimming Short Course Trials

There’s a new world record holder in the men’s 100 freestyle, as Jack Alexy, who represented the United States in the 2024 Paris Olympics, smashed the accolade on Saturday.

Alexy, racing for the California Golden Bears in the 2026 USA Swimming Short Course World Championship Trials in Westmont, Illinois, came down the final stretch in the pool with a chance to break the previous 44.84-second record.

Reaching for the wall, Alexy got his hand on it at 44.64. As he looked up at the final time...