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

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Thompson, S. (2026, October 31). Team USA standout Jack Alexy sets 100m freestyle world record at USA Swimming Short Course Trials. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/team-usa-standout-jack-alexy-sets-100-meter-freestyle-world-record-usa-swimming-short-course-trials

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Fox News · collected 2026-10-31 · by Scott Thompson

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Jack Alexy set a new world record in the men’s 100-meter freestyle at the USA Swimming Short Course Trials in Westmont, Illinois, finishing with a time of 44.64 seconds on Saturday. This surpassed the previous record of 44.84 seconds. Competing for the University of California, Berkeley, Alexy beat his teammate Chris Guiliano (45.22) and Olympic champion Caeleb Dressel (45.65). The article highlights Alexy’s past achievements, including a gold medal at the Paris Olympics in 2024 and setting an American record at the World Aquatics Swimming Championships earlier that year.
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📰 Jack Alexy Sets World Record
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Paris Olympics USA Swimming Short Course World Championship Trials the California Golden Bears the United States the World Aquatics Swimming Championships

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Alexy PERSON · 7× Budapest GPE · 1× Chris Guiliano PERSON · 1× Illinois GPE · 1× Jack Alexy PERSON · 1× Paris GPE · 1× Team USA ORG · 1× Westmont GPE · 1× the California Golden Bears ORG · 1× the United States GPE · 1×

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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.
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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. asserted
who → ’ → 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. asserted
Alexy → race → record
Reaching for the wall, Alexy got his hand on it at 44.64. asserted
Alexy → reach → 44.64
As he looked up at the final time, he slapped the water in elation, understanding that he is in the record books now. asserted
he → look → books
Alexy has flirted with the world record in the past, winning his first individual gold medal in the men’s 100-meter free final at the World Aquatics Swimming Championships in Budapest in December 2024. asserted
Alexy → flirt → December
He had an official time of 45.38 seconds. asserted
He → have → seconds
Alexy’s Team USA teammate from Paris, Chris Guiliano, swimming for the University of Notre Dame, finished second in this race with a final time of 45.22. asserted
teammate → swim → 45.22
And another Olympian, Caeleb Dressel, came in third at 45.65. asserted
Olympian → come → 45.65
Alexy took home his first gold medal in the 4x100-meter freestyle at the Paris Olympics in 2024. asserted
Alexy → take → 2024
Then, he broke the American and world championship record with a lead-off time of 45.05 seconds in Hungary months later. asserted
he → break → Hungary
This world record comes four weeks after Russia’s Egor Kornev equaled the world record in the short-course version of the 100-meter freestyle during the World Cup competition. asserted
Kornev → come → competition
"That felt pretty good," Alexy said after his race, per Swimming World Magazine. asserted
Alexy → feel → Magazine
"The goal was to qualify for the 50 and 100 individually. asserted
goal → qualify → 50
I was pretty confident I could get that done after this morning. uncertain
that → get → morning
"I tried to ride the adrenaline of the crowd. asserted
I → try → crowd
Any time I have the opportunity to race against a U.S. field like that at a selection meet, it is more nerve-wracking, which is a good thing. asserted
which → have → meet
It is a good thing to have that pressure because that is what we will be facing." asserted
we → have → what
Alexy added that he’s hoping to go even faster in Beijing for the World Aquatics Swimming Championships, which will take place from Dec. 1 to 6. asserted
which → add → 6
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