"Gretchen Walsh is just ridiculous"- Fans react as the swimmer shatters one world record and three American records in SCM Dual Meet

In a stunning display of her skills, Gretchen Walsh has thrilled her fans by shattering a world record and multiple American records at the Florida Gators vs. Virginia Cavaliers SCM Dual Meet.

The multiple-time Olympic medalist enjoyed a successful outing at the Florida Gators vs. Virginia Cavaliers SCM Dual Meet by registering a world record in the women's 100m individual medley by clocking a staggering 55.98 seconds. She achieved this feat by defeating her teammate Zoe Skirboll, who posted 59.92 seconds.

By posting the whopping time, she became the first female swimmer to clock a sub-56 time and shattered the previous world record of 56.51 seconds set by Katinka Hosszu in 2017 in Berlin. It also surpassed the American record set by Kate Douglass earlier this year by listing 56.99 seconds.

Following her remarkable display, the captivated fans were buzzing with excitement, reacting to yet another career-defining moment for her.

"She’s just ridiculous," wrote one of the fans.

Another fan praised the Virginia Cavaliers' swimmer by purposely asking a question:

"Hey Gretchen, how many American Records did you set today?"

Another fan extended their heartfelt wishes and wrote:

"Awesome!!! Congrats to her."

Here are a few more reactions:

"Insane performance," wrote another fan.

"What a bad**s," another fan expressed.

"That’s has to be some sort of record for records," one of the fans conveyed.

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"I didn't know what the time was" - Gretchen Walsh reacts to breaking women's 100m backstroke American record

Gretchen Walsh competes in the final of the Women's 50m Freestyle at the Olympic Games 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Getty Images)

Gretchen Walsh broke the American record in the women's 100m backstroke at the recently held Florida Gators vs Virginia Cavaliers SCM Dual Meet by clocking 54.89 seconds. She surpassed Olivia Smoliga's 55.04-second time set in 2020.

During an interview with Swimswam after the race, she asserted confidence in achieving more success in the event in the future.

"Leading into this meet I didn't look at any of my records but just kind of wanted to see what I could do," Walsh said. "We suited up today wearing racing suits and I just wanted to swim as fast like for our team, so I was happy with that time, but I obviously didn't know I had done it until after the race so that was a surprise."

She added:

"And then I had the 100 back, I also broke an American record in that. Once again I didn't know what the time was. I think I'm capable of more than that race."

Gretchen Walsh also set a new American record in 50m freestyle by clocking 23.10 seconds.