2024 Pro Swim Series – Westmont: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

2024 PRO SWIM SERIES – WESTMONT

• March 6-9, 2024
• FMC Natatorium – Westmont, Illinois
• LCM (50 meters)
• Start Times
  • All Prelims: 9 a.m. (Central Time)
  • Thurs.-Sat. Finals: 6 p.m. (Central Time)
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The third night of the 2024 Pro Swim Series stop in Westmont has arrived with finals of the 200 butterfly, 50 freestyle, 100 backstroke, 200 breaststroke, and 400 freestyle on tonight’s schedule.

That means top-seeded Olympic medalists such as Regan Smith, Abbey Weitzeil, Lilly King, and Kieran Smith will all be in action on Friday night. Smith is taking on a tough 200 fly/100 back double during this session.

We should also see some fun battles tonight in the men’s 100 back between Justin Ress (54.50) and Ryan Murphy (55.12) and in the men’s 50 free between Jack Alexy (22.28), Ryan Held (22.48), and Caeleb Dressel (22.65). Wednesday’s 800 free champion, Claire Weinstein, will try to hold off Paige Madden (4:13.69) in the 400 free.

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WOMEN’S 200 BUTTERFLY – FINAL

• World Record: Zige Liu — 2:01.81 (2009)
• American Record: Regan Smith — 2:03.87 (2023)
• Pro Swim Series Record: Summer McIntosh — 2:05.05 (2023)
• US Open Record: Regan Smith — 2:03.87 (2023)

Top 8:

1. Regan Smith (SUN) – 2:04.80
2. Dakota Luther (TXLA) – 2:08.94
3. Leah Shackley (BRY) – 2:12.03
4. Kelsey Zhang (UN-PC) – 2:12.49
5. Leah Gingrich (KA) – 2:12.87
6. Callie Dickinson (ABSC) – 2:15.01
7. Haley Halsall (UN-IL) – 2:18.19
8. Hana Shimizu-Bowers (UN-IL) – 2:20.65

Regan Smith was under her own American record pace at the 150-meter mark, fading down the stretch but still dominating the 200 fly final by more than four seconds with a world-leading time of 2:04.80. That mark would have won the world title last month by more than two seconds.

Smith took down Summer McIntosh‘s Pro Swim Series record (2:05.05) from last year by a quarter of a second. She’ll return to the pool in just a few events for the 100 back final.

Dakota Luther placed 2nd in 2:08.94, a couple seconds shy of her personal-best 2:06.79 from last summer. Leah Shackley, a 17-year-old NC State commit, narrowly missed her lifetime best (2:11.93 from last July) with her 3rd-place effort of 2:12.03.

Kelsey Zhang, 16, placed 4th in 2:12.49, within a tenth of her personal-best 2:12.40 from last July.

MEN’S 200 BUTTERFLY – FINAL

• World Record: Kristof Milak — 1:50.34 (2022)
• American Record: Michael Phelps — 1:51.51 (2009)
• Pro Swim Series Record: Luca Urlando — 1:53.84 (2019)
• US Open Record: Michael Phelps — 1:52.20 (2008)

Top 8:

1. Luca Urlando (DART) – 1:56.25
2. Chase Kalisz (SUN) – 1:56.67
3. Dare Rose (CAL) – 1:57.54
4. Zach Harting (CARD) – 1:57.65
5. Nick Albiero (MTC) – 1:58.34
6. Aaron Shackell (CSC-IN) – 1:59.45
7. Jack Dahlgren (TRI) – 2:00.81

DQ – Thomas Heilman (CA-Y)

Luca Urlando posted his fastest 200 fly time since his shoulder surgery in 2022, holding off Chase Kalisz (1:56.67) with a winning time of 1:56.25. Urlando owns a lifetime best of 1:53.84 from 2019 while Kalisz has been as fast as 1:54.79 in 2017.

Dare Rose (1:57.54) reached the wall just about a tenth ahead of Zach Harting (1:57.65) for 3rd place. Zach Harting (1:57.65), Nick Albiero (1:58.34), and Aaron Shackell (1:59.45) rounded out the remaining sub-2:00 finishers in the A-final. Gabriel Jett (1:59.26) and Vili Sivec (1:59.90) also broke the two-minute barrier in the B-final.

WOMEN’S 50 FREESTYLE – FINAL

• World Record: Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) – 23.61 (2023)
• American Record: Kate Douglass (USA) – 23.91 (2024)
• Pro Swim Series Record: Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) – 24.17 (2016)
• U.S Open Record: Abbey Weitzeil (USA) – 24.00 (2023)

Top 8:

1. Torri Huske (AAC) – 24.31
2. Simone Manuel (SUN) – 24.49
3. Olivia Smoliga (SUN) – 24.69
4. Abbey Weitzeil (CAL) – 24.78
5. Catie Deloof (NYAC) – 24.82
6. Beata Nelson (WISC) – 25.11
7. Erika Connolly (TNAQ) – 25.21
8. Brooke Boak (PASA) – 25.35

Torri Huske shaved a tenth off her lifetime best from the U.S. Open last winter to capture the 50 free crown (24.31) ahead of 2016 Olympic medalist Simone Manuel (24.49). Huske will return to the pool shortly for a double in the 100 back.

It was Manuel’s fastest time since the U.S. Olympic Trials in 2021. She held off Sun Devil training partner Olivia Smoliga (24.69) for 3rd place. Top seed Abbey Weitzeil placed 4th in 24.78, a couple tenths slower than she was during her runner-up finish at the Pro Swim Series stop in Knoxville two months ago (24.57).

Catie Deloof, 27, was the only other swimmer under 25 seconds in the A-final at 24.82 for 5th place.

MEN’S 50 FREESTYLE – FINAL

• World Record: Cesar Cielo Filho (BRA) – 20.91 (2009)
• American Record: Caeleb Dressel (USA) – 21.04 (2019)
• Pro Swim Series Record: Caeleb Dressel (USA) – 21.51 (2020)
• U.S Open Record: Caeleb Dressel (USA) – 21.04 (2021)

Top 8:

1. Caeleb Dressel (GSC-FL) – 21.84
2. Santo Condorelli (DM) – 21.89
3. Jack Alexy (UN-PC) – 21.90
4. Abdelrahman Elaraby (ND) – 22.31
5. Ryan Held (NYAC) – 22.32
6. Alberto Mestre (UN-FL) – 22.36
7. Lucas Peixoto (MTC) – 22.37
8. Andrej Barna (CARD) – 22.44

Reigning Olympic champion Caeleb Dressel overcame a faulty starting block and a malfunctioning timing system to claim the 50 free title in 21.84, barely out-touching Santo Condorelli (21.89) and Jack Alexy (21.90) at the finish. There was extra drama at the end when the board went blank, leaving swimmers confused on deck for about five minutes before the results were ultimately announced through the speaker.

Dressel’s winning time was his fastest since taking nearly a year off from the sport, bettering his 21.99 from the U.S. Open last winter. His starting block almost came apart completely as he exploded forward at the start of tonight’s race.

Condorelli went his fastest time since the Rio 2016 Olympics, putting him in serious contention for a spot in Paris at U.S. Trials this summer.

• Related: Olympic Silver Medalist Santo Condorelli to Aim for 2024 U.S. Olympic Team

Notre Dame graduate transfer Abdelrahman Elaraby placed 4th in 22.31, shaving a hundredth of a second off his lifetime best from 2021.

WOMEN’S 100 BACKSTROKE – FINAL

• World Record: Kaylee McKeown (AUS) – 57.33 (2023)
• American Record: Regan Smith (USA) – 57.57 (2019)
• Pro Swim Series Record: Regan Smith (USA) – 57.90 (2023)
• U.S Open Record: Regan Smith (USA) – 57.71 (2023)

Top 8:

1. Regan Smith (SUN) – 57.64
2. Leah Shackley (BRY) – 59.76
3. Rhyan White (WOLF) – 1:00.12
4. Torri Huske (AAC) – 1:00.19
5. Taylor Ruck (SUN) – 1:00.30
6. Justine Murdock (UN-IL) – 1:01.79
7. Rebecca Sutton (SW) – 1:02.96
8. Tierney Lenahan (WILD) – 1:03.25

After already winning the 200 fly earlier in the session, Regan Smith ripped a U.S. Open record of 57.64 to take down her own standard (57.71) from last June. She also erased her own Pro Swim Series record of 57.90 from last year.

Leah Shackley touched more than two seconds behind Smith in 59.76, just a couple tenths off her best time (59.55) from last May. She placed 3rd in the 200 fly (2:12.03) behind Smith and Dakota Luther earlier in the session.

On the back half of a 50 free double, Torri Huske (1:00.19) didn’t have quite enough in the tank to chase down Rhyan White (1:00.12) for 3rd place, but she did notch her second lifetime best of the session.

Taylor Ruck placed 5th in 1:00.30, her fastest time since April of 2022.

MEN’S 100 BACKSTROKE – FINAL

• World Record: Thomas Ceccon (ITA) – 51.60 (2022)
• American Record: Ryan Murphy (USA) – 51.85 (2016)
• Pro Swim Series Record: David Plummer (USA) – 52.40 (2016)
• U.S Open Record: Aaron Peirsol (USA) – 51.94 (2009)

Top 8:

1. Ryan Murphy (CAL) – 53.23
2. Hugo Gonzalez (CAL) – 53.98
3. Justin Ress (MVN) – 54.08
4. Theodoros Andreopoulos (DREX) – 54.75
5. Joe Hayburn (LOYO) – 55.26
6. Destin Lasco (UN-PC) – 55.48
7. Yeziel Morales (MVN) – 55.54
8. Gabriel Fantoni (ISC) – 55.86

American record holder Ryan Murphy led from wire to wire in the men’s 100 back, clinching the victory with a time of 53.23. The 28-year-old was more than half a second faster tonight than he was at the U.S. Open last winter (53.74).

Murphy’s Cal training partner, Hugo Gonzalez, earned the runner-up finish in 53.98, more than a second slower than he was en route to his 2nd-place showing at the World Championships last month.

Justin Ress reached the wall just a tenth behind Gonzalez in 54.08, a few tenths quicker than his time from the U.S. Open last winter (54.49). Drexel’s Theodoros Andreopoulos also dipped under 55 seconds during his 4th-place effort in 54.75.

WOMEN’S 200 BREASTSTROKE – FINAL

• World Record: Evgeniia Chikunova (RUS) – 2:17.55 (2023)
• American Record: Kate Douglass (USA) – 2:19.30 (2024)
• Pro Swim Series Record: Annie Lazor (USA) – 2:20.77 (2019)
• U.S Open Record: Rebecca Soni (USA) – 2:20.38 (2009)

Top 8:

1. Lilly King (ISC) – 2:25.97
2. Andrea Podmanikova (WOLF) – 2:29.12
3. Alexis Yager (TNAQ) – 2:29.13
4. Leah Hayes (TIDEIL) – 2:30.42
5. Melissa Rodriguez (PRVT) – 2:31.30
6. Isabelle Odgers (TROJ) – 2:32.77
7. Rachel Bernhardt (TEAM) – 2:33.32
8. Nina Kucheran (GSC-FL) – 2:33.52

Lilly King cruised to the 200 breast victory by more than three seconds with a 2:25.97, slightly slower than her time from the Pro Swim Series stop in Knoxville a couple months ago (2:24.34).

Andrea Podmanikova (2:29.12) held off a late charge from Alexis Yager (2:29.13) by just a hundredth of a second for 2nd place. Yager lowered her lifetime best from January by .19 seconds en route to 3rd place ahead of Leah Hayes (2:30.42). Hayes, an 18-year-old Virginia commit, has been as fast as 2:28.42 last May.

MEN’S 200 BREASTSTROKE – FINAL

• World Record: Qin Haiyang (CHN) – 2:05.48 (2023)
• American Record: Josh Prenot (USA) – 2:07.17 (2016)
• Pro Swim Series Record: Jake Foster (USA) – 2:08.23 (2023)
• U.S Open Record: Josh Prenot (USA) – 2:07.17 (2016)

Top 8:

1. Anton McKee (ISL) – 2:10.03
2. Will Licon (TXLA) – 2:10.96
3. Josh Bey (HHSC) – 2:13.21
4. Jordan Willis (MAC-NC) – 2:14.04
5. Noah Cakir (TS) – 2:15.12
6. Maximilian Pilger (ISC) – 2:15.48
7. Xavier Ruiz (SJC) – 2:16.89
8. Tommy Cope (UN-MI) – 2:17.42

Three-time Icelandic Olympian Anton McKee made it a breaststroke sweep in Westmont with a 200 breast victory in 2:10.03. The 30-year-old has been as fast as 2:08.74 at the 2022 World Championships, where he placed 6th.

Will Licon was tied with McKee at the first turn and trailed by just .05 seconds at the midway point, but he couldn’t keep pace on the back half for a 2nd-place finish in 2:10.96. The 29-year-old Texas alum was almost a second faster than his performance in Knoxville a couple moths ago (2:11.77), but still a few seconds off his lifetime best of 2:07.62 from 2019.

WOMEN’S 400 FREESTYLE – FINAL

• World Record: Ariarne Titmus — 3:55.38 (2023)
• American Record: Katie Ledecky — 3:56.46 (2016)
• Pro Swim Series Record: Katie Ledecky — 3:57.94 (2018)
• US Open Record: Katie Ledecky — 3:57.94 (2018)

Top 8:

1. Claire Weinstein (SAND) – 4:04.54
2. Paige Madden (NYAC) – 4:05.94
3. Maria da Silva Costa (BRA) – 4:09.82
4. Katie Grimes (SAND) – 4:11.28
5. Aline Rodrigues (MTC) – 4:12.80
6. Leticia Fassina (MTC) – 4:15.62
7. Beatriz Dizotti (BRA) – 4:18.48
8. Jenna Campbell (UN-CO) – 4:19.78

Trailing a few tenths behind Paige Madden with 100 meters remaining, 17-year-old Sandpipers of Nevada standout Claire Weinstein made her move late to secure the 400 free title in 4:04.54.

Weinstein, a Cal commit (’25), knocked more than a second off her lifetime best from last March (4:06.24) on her way to the win.

Brazil’s Maria da Silva Costa, 21, placed 3rd in 4:02.86 — almost seven seconds off her best time from last month’s World Championships in Doha, Qatar.

After winning the 100 back B-final earlier in the session, Katie Grimes returned to place 4th in the 400 free (4:11.28), six seconds off her best time from last March. Brazil’s Aline Rodrigues was within a couple seconds of her best time from 2019 with her 5th-place effort in 4:12.80.

MEN’S 400 FREESTYLE – FINAL

• World Record: Paul Biedermann — 3:40.07 (2009)
• American Record: Larsen Jensen — 3:42.78 (2008)
• Pro Swim Series Record: Sun Yang — 3:43.55 (2016)
• US Open Record: Larsen Jensen — 3:43.53 (2008)

Top 8:

1. Eduardo Oliveira de Moraes (MTC) – 3:48.27
2. Drew Kibler (NYAC) – 3:49.95
3. David Johnston (TST-CA) – 3:51.06
4. Kieran Smith (RAC) – 3:51.40
5. Luke Whitlock (FASTIN) – 3:53.59
6. Jay Litherland (SUN) – 3:54.37
7. Michael Brinegar (TST-CA) – 3:55.73
8. Wes Tate (ARMY) – 3:58.90

22-year-old Brazilian Eduardo Oliveira de Moraes blasted a personal-best 3:48.27 to win the 400 free ahead of 24-year-old American Drew Kibler (3:49.95). Oliveira de Moraes shaved almost a second off his previous-best 3:49.10 from the World University Games last August.

Kibler was a couple seconds off his personal-best 3:47.58 from the U.S. Open last winter.

David Johnston placed 3rd in 3:51.06, six seconds off his lifetime best from last summer (3:45.75). Olympic bronze medalist Kieran Smith wasn’t far behind in 3:51.40, seven seconds off his lifetime best from Tokyo.

Florida commit Luke Whitlock placed 5th in 3:53.59, a few seconds shy of his personal best (3:50.46) from last September’s World Junior Championships, where he placed 5th.