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2026 Pros Swim Series – Indianapolis: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap
Day three of prelims in Indianapolis sees heats of the 200 butterfly, 50 freestyle, 200 backstroke, and 400 freestyle take to the blocks.
How Kate Douglass Has Incorporated Pilates, PT into Her Routine After Knee Issue Last Season
Kate Douglass has been rolling in Indy, taking wins in the 200 IM (2:07.04) and 200 Breast (2:21.65), winning both head and shoulders over the field
Zhang Zhanshuo Hits Another 1:44 200 Free, As Sun Yang And Pan Zhanle Falter
19-year-old dynamo Zhang Zhanshuo was unstoppable in the men’s 200m free, denying veterans Sun Yang and Pan Zhanle a spot on the podium.

World Aquatics Launches $10 Million Post-Career Compensation Fund for Athletes
World Aquatics has announced the launch of a Post-Career Compensation Fund, with an initial investment of $10 million USD.
13-Year-Old Yu Zidi Throws Down 4:30.79 400 IM, Now #8 All-Time Performer
On night four of the 2026 Chinese National Swimming Championships, the 13-year-old phenom threw down a time of 4:30.79 to dominate the women’s 400m IM final.
SwimSwam Pulse: 58% Think Men’s 400 Free World Record Falls This Year
Sam Short is the leading candidate to break the 400 free world record this summer, though many believe Lukas Märtens will hang on to it (or break it himself).

arena Swim of the Week: 17-Year-Old Nils Nolte Breaks German Age Record With 1:47.88 200 Free
Nolte went four-for-four in gold medals at the German Junior Champs, setting new 17-year-old age records in the 100 free (49.85) and 200 free (1:47.88).
Swims You Might Have Missed On Day 2 At The Indianapolis Pro Swim Series
Kaii Winkler set a German record in the 100 fly on Day 2, but also made some moves on the 50 back rankings thanks to a huge lifetime best
Jack Alexy Scratches 50 Free, Ryan Erisman Scratches 400 Free On Day 3 Prelims Of Indy Pro Series
Ryan Erisman won the 400 IM last night in Indianapolis but has scratched the 400 free on Friday where he entered the meet as the #1 seed.
Marshall Announces Phoebe Campbell as New Head Swimming & Diving Coach
Phoebe Campbell comes to Marshall after a season with the MAC Champions Akron. She will look to rebuild a Marshall team that was cut, then reinstated, earlier this year.
Commit Swimming Simplifies Time Standard Management for Coaches
Managing time standards is now easier and more flexible with Commit Swimming’s new Time Standards Management tools.
Georgia Tech Signs Two International Breaststrokers to Their Class of 2030
Uygun and El Barodi will be joined by Georgia natives Sophie Hamilton and Julia Pou, along with Greece’s Iliostalakti Salakidou
WATCH: Berkoff’s 50 Back PSS Record & Other Race Videos From Night Two of 2026 Indianapolis PSS
More records went down on night two of the Indianpolis Pro Swim Series; linked below are the race videos from tonight, all courtesy of USA Swimming.
Kaii Winkler Breaks Steffen Deibler’s German National Record With 50.92 100 Butterfly
The swim marks Winkler’s first individual German National Record. He began representing Germany at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Ilya Kharun on 50.6 100 Fly in Indy: “On track to what I want to go this summer”
Kharun will look to make a splash next month at the US National Championship in Irvine, his focus meet for the summer.
Katharine Berkoff Breaks Pro Series Meet Record, Just 0.01 Off American Record With 26.98 50 Back
In addition to being only 0.01 off her own American Record, Berkoff’s swim also is tied as the 3rd fastest performance all-time.
2026 Pros Swim Series – Indianapolis: Day 2 Finals Live Recap
Kate Douglass enters night two as the favorite to win the women’s 200 breaststroke, after finishing more than two seconds faster than the prelims field.
2026 Pros Swim Series – Indianapolis: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap
Caeleb Dressel joins Gretchen Walsh, as the World Record holders make their debuts in Indianapolis in the session-opening 100 flys.
























