2025 USA Swimming Futures Combined Results – Day 2

2025 USA Swimming Futures Series

• Dates: July 23-26, 2025
• Course: LCM (50m), Prelims/Finals
• Sites: Greensboro, NC | Justin, TX | Madison, WI | Ocala, FL | Sacramento, CA
• Meet Centrals: Greensboro | Justin | Madison | Ocala | Sacramento
• Meet Preview
• Day 1 Finals Recaps: Greensboro | Justin | Madison | Ocala | Sacramento | COMBINED
• Day 2 Finals Recaps: Greensboro | Justin | Madison | Ocala | Sacramento

Day 2 across the five sites included finals of the women’s and men’s 100 free, 400 IM, 100 back, and 50 fly, as well as timed finals of the 800 free relay.

Event 13: Women’s 100 Meter Freestyle

• US Open Qualifying Time (QT): 56.79
• Summer Juniors QT: 57.69
• Winter Juniors QT: 58.19
• 13-14 NAG Record: 54.03, Missy Franklin (2009)
• 15-16 NAG Record: 53.55, Claire Curzan (2021)
• 17-18 NAG Record: 53.25, Simone Manuel (2014)

Top 8 Combined:

For the second night in a row, Rylee Erisman won her event in Ocala in dominant fashion; this time, it was the 100 free, and she cleared the field by a 2.17-second margin with 53.80. She was nearly 1.5 seconds faster than the next-fastest finisher, Abigail Wanazek at the Madison meet (55.27).

Event 14: Men’s 100 Meter Freestyle

• US Open QT: 50.89
• Summer Juniors QT: 51.99
• Winter Juniors QT: 52.59
• 13-14 NAG Record: 51.12, Thomas Heilman (2021)
• 15-16 NAG Record: 48.81, Kaii Winkley (2023)
• 17-18 NAG Record: 48.38, Maximus Williamson (2023)

Top 8 Combined:

Four swimmers broke the 50-second barrier: 2 in Ocala and 2 in Greensboro. William Russ edged Logan Robinson, 49.42 to 49.61, to claim the title in Ocala, while Zachary Redding clipped Jake Wang by .09 to win in Greensboro with 49.90.

Event 15: Women’s 400 Meter Individual Medley

• US Open QT: 4:56.09
• Summer Juniors QT: 5:00.29
• Winter Juniors QT: 5:00.29
• 13-14 NAG Record: 4:39.76, Becca Mann (2012)
• 15-16 NAG Record: 4:32.67, Katie Grimes (2022)
• 17-18 NAG Record: 4:31.41, Katie Grimes (2023)

Top 8 Combined:

The youth put on a show in the women’s 400 IM across all five sites. 16-year-old Sadie Buckley posted the fastest time overall by 2.6 seconds in Greensboro, winning with 4:45.21, improving her PB by 4.8 seconds. 14-year-old Sydney Hardy won in Ocala with 4:47.86, notching a lifetime best by 4.65 seconds. In Sacramento, it was 13-year-old Lauren Lonsdale with the win, taking 2.26 seconds off her entry time.

Event 16: Men’s 400 Meter Individual Medley

• US Open QT: 4:28.89
• Summer Juniors QT: 4:33.09
• Winter Juniors QT: 4:35.89
• 13-14 NAG Record: 4:24.20, Luka Mijatovic (2024)
• 15-16 NAG Record: 4:14.73, Carson Foster (2018)
• 17-18 NAG Record: 4:09.09, Michael Phelps (2003)

Top 8 Combined:

Greensboro produced 5 of the 8 fastest times across all sites, with Levi Sandidge leading the way with a winning time of 4:16.88 (PB by .7) in Greensboro. Placing second overall was Alfred Robinson, who finished 2nd to Sandidge with a massive PB of 4:22.39 (-3.4 seconds). Just missing the top-8 ranking was Lukas Vetkoetter, who won by a couple of body lengths in Justin with 4:26.79.

Event 17: Women’s 100 Meter Backstroke

• US Open QT: 1:03.29
• Summer Juniors QT: 1:04.29
• Winter Juniors QT: 1:04.79
• 13-14 NAG Record: 1:00.26, Regan Smith (2016)
• 15-16 NAG Record: 58.82, Claire Curzan (2021)
• 17-18 NAG Record: 57.57, Regan Smith (2019)

Top 8 Combined:

Two swimmers broke the 1-minute barrier in the women’s 100 back. Maggie Wanezek, who entered the meet with a lifetime best of a 59.85 that she swam at last summer’s US Olympic Trials (11th place finish) dropped .71 to win in Madison with 59.14. 15-year-old Audrey Derivaux took 1.1 seconds off her PB to claim the title at Greensboro with 59.83.

Event 18: Men’s 100 Meter Backstroke

• US Open QT: 56.89
• Summer Juniors QT: 58.19
• Winter Juniors QT: 58.79
• 13-14 NAG Record: 56.36, Thomas McMillan (2024)
• 15-16 NAG Record: 53.27, Daniel Diehl (2022)
• 17-18 NAG Record: 53.07, Daniel Diehl (2022)

Top 8 Combined:

It was all Greensboro and Madison in the men’s 100 back, with Devin Naoriz (55.22) and Caleb Maldari (55.35) leading the pack with a 1-2 finish in Greensboro. John Troy and Ryan Hufford were also 55-mids, making that final a .29 spread between 1st and 4th places. Similarly, Michael Long won in Madison with 55.36, edging Ryan Slonac, Matthew Krause, and Ian Steffen by only .33.

Event 19: Women’s 50 Meter Butterfly

• 13-14 NAG Record: 26.18, Claire Curzan (2019)

Top 8 Combined:

15-year-old Emma Richardson was the sole sub-27 among the five sites, winning in Greensboro with 26.93. Riley Anderson went 27.09 to touch first in Madison by .3.

Event 20: Men’s 50 Meter Butterfly

• 13-14 NAG Record: 25.26, Brady Campbell (2023)

Top 8 Combined:

The top 8 across all five sites all touched within .10 of each other, with Jacob Gramer leading the way in Madison with 24.25. Langston Duncan won in Greensboro with 24.25, edging Zachary Redding by .03.

Event 21: Women’s 800 Meter Freestyle Relay

• 15-18 NAG Record: 7:58.93, Sandpipers of Nevada (2023)

Top 8 Combined:

TAC Titans had two quartets among the top 8, with their ‘A’ relay finishing 5.8 seconds faster than all the other teams among the five sites. TAC touched first in Greensboro with 8:16.15. Palo Alto Stanford went 8:21.99 to win in Sacramento, edging Sarasota Sharks (8:22.14 in Ocala) by .15.

Event 22: Men’s 800 Meter Freestyle Relay

• 15-18 NAG Record: 7:21.43, Lakeside Aquatic Club (2023)

Top 8 Combined:

FMC Aquatic came to the wall 2.2 seconds faster than all other teams, winning in Madison with 7:33.72. SwimAtlanta beat Sarasota Sharks in Ocala by .11 with 7:35.90 for the second-fastest time overall.