2026 Longhorn Elite Invite: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

2026 Longhorn Elite Invite

• June 4-7, 2026
• Austin, Texas — Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center
• LCM (50 Meters)
• Psych Sheets
• Live Results: Also available on Meet Mobile “Longhorn Aquatics Elite Invite”
• Night 1 Recap | Night 2 Recap

Welcome to the 3rd finals session of the 2026 Longhorn Elite Invite! Last night, we saw a few fast swims, and the stars are back in action tonight.

Night 3 Event Lineup

• Women’s 200 Fly
• Men’s 200 Fly
• Women’s 50 Free
• Men’s 50 Free
• Women’s 100 Back
• Men’s 100 Back
• Women’s 200 Breast
• Men’s 200 Breast
• Women’s 50 Fly
• Men’s 50 Fly
• Women’s 400 Free
• Men’s 400 Free

Regan Smith had one of the top swims on night two, swimming 55.94 in the women’s 100 butterfly to set the 3rd fastest swim of her career and become the 2nd woman under 56 this season.

Tonight, Smith will swim two events, the 200 fly and the 100 back. She set the top time in both event prelims, swimming 2:10.06 in the women’s 200 fly to stop the clock about eight tenths ahead of Summer McIntosh‘s 2:10.90 in 2nd.

In the 100 backstroke, she swam 58.83 in the prelims to be the only swimmer under 1:00. She finished a little more than three seconds ahead of teammate Sarah Rodrigues‘ 1:02.03 in 2nd.

The other events also promise some excitement. Hubert Kos is the top seed in the same two events as Smith. In the 200 fly prelims, he swam 1:57.15 to earn the top qualifying spot over Tyler Ray‘s 1:59.45 in 2nd.

Kos also picked up the top seed in the 100 backstroke, swimming 54.43 in prelims to qualify three tenths ahead of last night’s 50 backstroke champion Joe Hayburn, who swam 54.77.

Simone Manuel swam the top time in the women’s 50 freestyle prelims, touching in 25.29 to lead Erin Gemmell‘s 25.63 in 2nd. On the men’s side, Chris Guiliano had the fastest prelims swim of 22.45, four tenths ahead of Rafael Fente-Damers, who touched in 22.88.

Manuel and Gemmell also finished 1st and 2nd in the 50 fly prelims, with Manuel touching in 27.32 and Gemmell touching in 27.69. The men’s 50 fly prelims went to Shaine Casas in 23.62 as the only swimmer under 24 seconds in the event this morning.

The 200 breaststroke was led by Anna Elendt on the women’s side and Campbell McKean on the men’s. Both swam the fastest time in prelims by more than a second.

The session will wrap up with the 400 freestyle finals. Summer McIntosh and Rex Maurer both earned the top seeds by more than three seconds over the 2nd qualifiers. Luke Hobson qualified 2nd for the men and Leon Marchand qualified 3rd.

The men’s 400 freestyle prelims also saw sprint freestyler Chris Guiliano swim the race for only the 8th time in his career and the first time since June of 2019, when he was just 16. This is a clear example of coach Bob Bowman‘s influence on his events. He qualified 6th in 3:59.66, which was a 35 second drop from his previous best of 4:34.39 from that 2019 race.

Women’s 200 Fly — Finals

• World Record: 2:01.81, Liu Zige (CHN), 2009
• U.S. Open Record: 2:02.62, Summer McIntosh (CAN), 2025

Top 3 Finishers

1. Summer McIntosh (TXLA) — 2:04.06
2. Regan Smith (TXLA) — 2:04.73
3. Lindsay Looney (TXLA) — 2:09.36

Summer McIntosh swam her 2nd fastest 200 fly of the season to win the event tonight, touching in 2:04.06 to come in about seven tenths ahead of training partner Regan Smith, who touched in a season best 2:04.73 for 2nd.

The two women traded the lead a few times during the race. Smith grabbed the lead early, splitting 27.90 on the opening 50 to McIntosh’s 28.12.

On the 2nd 50, McIntosh outsplit Smith 31.62 to 31.76, but Smith maintained her lead, turning in 59.66 to sit eight hundredths ahead of McIntosh’s 59.74.

Smith had the faster 3rd 50 split as well, turning in 32.56 to make up nearly three tenths on McIntosh’s 32.84.

The final 50 saw insane closing speed from the Canadian with McIntosh splitting a blistering 31.48. This was almost a second faster than Smith’s 32.51 and earned her the win in 2:04.06. Her season best stands at 2:02.62 from the U.S. Open in December.

Smith set a new season best time, touching in 2:04.73. This swim was three tenths faster than the 2:05.00 she swam at the Fort Lauderdale Open and marks her 3rd fastest 200 butterfly performance. She remains at #2 in the world this year.

Lindsay Looney finished 3rd in 2:09.36, about a second-and-a-half off her season best of 2:07.93.

Men’s 200 Fly — Finals

• World Record: 1:50.34, Kristof Milak (HUN), 2022
• U.S. Open Record: 1:52.20, Michael Phelps (USA), 2008

Top 3 Finishers

1. Hubert Kos (TXLA) — 1:55.11
2. Cooper Lucas (TXLA) — 1:58.52
3. Tyler Ray (TXLA) — 1:58.54

Hubert Kos set a new lifetime best 1:55.11 en route to the men’s 200 fly victory, stopping the clock more than three seconds ahead of 2nd place finisher Cooper Lucas.

Kos’ previous best stood at 1:56.01 from the U.S. Open Championships in December. He led the race from start-to-finish, opening in 24.96 to sit nearly a second ahead of Tyler Ray‘s 25.71 in 2nd place.

From there, Kos extended his lead, splitting 29.27/30.13/30.75 on the remaining three 50s, faster than the rest of the field on all three.

This swim will move Kos up to 15th in the world this year in the event.

Lucas split 26.32/30.02/30.84/31.34 to finish 2nd in 1:58.52, just two hundredths ahead of Ray, who split 25.71/30.00/31.37/31.46 to stop the clock in 1:58.54.

Lucas’ swim was about a second off his best of 1:57.53 from the U.S. Open in December, while Ray was two tenths off his best of 1:58.36 from July of 2024.

Women’s 50 Free — Finals

• World Record: 23.61, Sarah Sjostrom (SWE), 2023
• U.S. Open Record: 23.91, Gretchen Walsh (USA), 2025

Top 3 Finishers

1. Simone Manuel (TXLA) — 24.82
2. Erin Gemmell (TXLA) — 25.59
3. Alexa Fulton (TXLA) — 25.71

The women’s 50 freestyle gold went to Simone Manuel in 24.82 as the only swimmer under 25 seconds tonight.

Manuel’s season best stands at 24.42 from the U.S. Open in December and her lifetime best is 23.97 from July of 2017.

Erim Gemmell took 2nd in 25.59, a little more than a tenth ahead of teammate Alex Fulton’s 25.71.

Gemmell’s lifetime best is 25.00 from June of 2024, but this swim marks a new season best for her, taking four tenths off the 25.99 she swam at the U.S. Open. Fulton’s best is 25.39 from July of 2022.

Men’s 50 Free — Finals

• World Record: 20.88, Cameron McEvoy (AUS), 2026
• U.S. Open Record: 21.04, Caeleb Dressel (USA), 2021

Top 3 Finishers

1. Chris Guiliano (TXLA) — 22.39
2. Rafael Fente-Damers (TXLA) — 22.84
3. Ben Scholl (AGS) — 23.02

Chris Guiliano swam 22.39 to win the men’s 50 free tonight by half-a-second. This swim was about a second add from his lifetime and season best mark of 21.43, which he swam at the Pro Swim series in Westmont in March.

Rafael Fente-Damers took 2nd in 22.84, which was also a near second add from the 21.98 he swam in June of 2025.

Ben Scholl, from Texas A&M, took 3rd in 23.02, also about a second add from his best of 22.11, which he set in June of 2025. He has a season best mark of 22.38 from the U.S. Open.

Women’s 100 Back — Finals

• World Record: 57.13, Regan Smith (USA), 2024
• U.S. Open Record: 57.13, Regan Smith (USA), 2024

Top 3 Finishers

1. Regan Smith (TXLA) — 58.01
2. Sarah Rodrigues (TXLA) — 1:02.30
3. Karly Whitehead (UN) — 1:02.78

Just over 20 minutes after diving in for the women’s 200 fly final, Regan Smith won the women’s 100 backstroke by more than four seconds, touching in 58.01.

Smith was the only athlete in the women’s field under 30 seconds on the opening 50, splitting 28.19 to build a near two second lead over Sara Rodrigues, who split 30.00 to sit in 2nd.

She continued to extend her lead, splitting 29.82 on the 2nd 50, more than two seconds faster than Rodrigues’ 32.30. Smith’s final time of 58.01 is a little off her season best of 57.49 from the Fort Lauderdale Open, but is faster than anyone in the world except her or Isabelle Stadden has been this season.

Rodrigues stopped the clock in 1:02.30, about a second add from the 1:01.26 mark she swam last July.

Karly Whitehead, who just finished her sophomore year of high school, finished 3rd, splitting 30.08/32.70. She touched in 1:02.78, which was a two second drop from the 1:04.97 she swam in April.

Men’s 100 Back — Finals

• World Record: 51.60, Thomas Ceccon (ITA), 2022
• U.S. Open Record: 51.94, Aaron Peirsol (USA), 2009

Top 3 Finishers

1. Hubert Kos (TXLA) — 53.76
2. Joe Hayburn (LOYO) — 54.09
3. Jack Wilkening (TXLA) — 54.62

Just like Smith, Hubert Kos swam the men’s 100 backstroke on a very tight turn-around from his 200 fly final. He picked up his 2nd win of the session, though, with his 53.76 in the event.

This swim made Kos the only swimmer in the event under 54 seconds. He added about a second from his season best 52.63, which he swam at the U.S. Open in December.Kos split 26.04/27.72 to be the fastest in the pool on both 50s.

Joe Hayburn, last night’s 50 backstroke champion, finished 2nd in 54.09 with his 26.16/27.93 splits. This swim was just two hundredths off his lifetime best of 54.07 from the 2025 U.s. Nationals.

Jack Wilkening finished 3rd in 54.62, splitting 26.46/28.16. This added about a second from the 53.37 he set in May of 2024.

Jack Aikins finished 4th in 54.79 to be the final swimmer under 55 seconds while Will Modglin took 5th in 55.25.

Women’s 200 Breast — Finals

• World Record: 2:17.55, Evgeniia Chikunova (RUS), 2023
• U.S. Open Record: 2:19.30, Kate Douglass (USA), 2024

Top 3 Finishers

1. Anna Elendt (TXLA) — 2:25.76
2. Piper Enge (TXLA) — 2:31.66
3. Hannah O’Leary (AQTX) — 2:32.94

The women’s 200 breaststroke went to Anna Elendt by almost six seconds over 2nd place finisher, Piper Enge.

Elendt split 33.47/37.15/37.21/37.93 to have the fastest split on all four 50s, touching in 2:25.76. This swim was about a second off the 2:24.77 she swam at the German National Championships in April. Her lifetime best is 2:23.54 from May of 2025.

Enge touched in 2:31.66 to pick up the silver. They split 34.31/38.32/39.64/39.39 to just miss their season best time of 2:31.55 from the U.S. Open Championships. Their lifetime best stands at 2:27.86 from June of 2023.

Hannah O’Leary took 3rd in 3:32.94 with her splits of 34.99/38.84/39.14/39.97. This swim was a four second drop from the 2:36.31 she swam in April.

Men’s 200 Breast — Finals

• World Record: 2:05.48, Qin Haiyang (CHN), 2023
• U.S. Open Record: 2:06.54, Matthew Fallon (USA), 2021

Top 3 Finishers

1. Campbell McKean (TXLA) — 2:13.14
2. Nate Germonprez (TXLA) — 2:14.92
3. Baylor Nelson (TXLA) — 2:16.68

Women’s 50 Fly — Finals

• World Record: 24.43, Sarah Sjostrom (SWE), 2014
• U.S. Open Record: 24.66, Gretchen Walsh (USA), 2025

Top 3 Finishers

1. Simone Manuel (TXLA) — 26.85
2. Hanne Peeters (NTRO) — 27.48
3. Erin Gemmell (TXLA) — 27.74

Men’s 50 Fly — Finals

• World Record: 22.27, Andrii Govorov (UKR), 2018
• U.S. Open Record: 22.80, Maxime Grousset (FRA), 2026

Top 3 Finishers

1. Shaine Casas (TXLA) — 23.37
2. Garrett Gould (TXLA) — 24.14
3. Logan Walker (TXLA) — 24.22

Women’s 400 Free — Finals

• World Record: 3:54.18, Summer McIntosh (CAN), 2025
• U.S. Open Record: 3:55.37, Summer McIntosh (CAN), 2025

Top 3 Finishers

1. Summer McIntosh (TXLA) — 4:01.13
2. Jillian Cox (TXLA) — 4:13.10
3. Lillie Nesty (TXLA) — 4:13.69

Men’s 400 Free — Finals

• World Record: 3:39.96, Lukas Martens (GER), 2025
• U.S. Open Record: 3:43.33, Rex Maurer (USA), 2025