By Chris De Silva

Topic: Athletics

Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at 1:30 pm

Torrie Lewis broke her own Australian 100m record in Slovakia.

In short:

Torrie Lewis set a new record of 11.04 seconds. She beat her old record of 11.08. She ran very fast in Slovakia.

Lewis set the new record in Slovakia. She beat Elaine Thompson-Herah.

What's next?

Lewis will run in the 100m, 200m, and 4x100m events at the Commonwealth Games. The games start on July 27.

Torrie Lewis set a new Australian women's 100m record in Slovakia.

Lewis ran 11.04 seconds. This beat her old record of 11.08. She beat Elaine Thompson-Herah.

Lewis also won the 200m event. She ran 22.66 seconds.

This is the third time Lewis broke the Australian 100m record. She first did it in 2024 with a time of 11.10.

Lewis beat Elaine Thompson-Herah.

Lewis ran in the Olympics two years ago. She finished in the semifinals.

The women's 100m record is held by Florence Griffith-Joyner. She ran 10.49 seconds in 1988.

Griffith-Joyner also holds the 200m record. She ran 21.34 seconds in 1988.

These records have stood for a long time.

Lewis's new record comes at a good time. She will run in the Commonwealth Games soon.

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