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
- Summer McIntosh (TXLA) — 2:04.06
- Regan Smith (TXLA) — 2:04.73
- 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.
2025-2026 LCM Women 200 FLY
McIntosh
2:02.62
| 2 | Regan Smith | USA | 2:04.73 | 06/06 |
| 3 | Elizabeth Dekkers | AUS | 2:04.95 | 06/11 |
| 4 | Chen Luying | CHN | 2:05.45 | 11/14 |
| 5 | Yu Zidi | CHN | 2:05.71 | 03/19 |
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
- Hubert Kos (TXLA) — 1:55.11
- Cooper Lucas (TXLA) — 1:58.52
- 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
- Simone Manuel (TXLA) — 24.82
- Erin Gemmell (TXLA) — 25.59
- 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 Alexa 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
- Chris Guiliano (TXLA) — 22.39
- Rafael Fente-Damers (TXLA) — 22.84
- 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
- Regan Smith (TXLA) — 58.01
- Sarah Rodrigues (TXLA) — 1:02.30
- 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 Sarah 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.
2025-2026 LCM Women 100 BACK
Smith
57.49
| 2 | Isabelle Stadden | USA | 57.55 | 05/02 |
| 3 | Kaylee MCKEOWN | AUS | 57.77 | 06/09 |
| 4 | Katharine Berkoff | USA | 58.20 | 06/17 |
| 5 | Iona ANDERSON | AUS | 58.60 | 06/09 |
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
- Hubert Kos (TXLA) — 53.76
- Joe Hayburn (LOYO) — 54.09
- 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
- Anna Elendt (TXLA) — 2:25.76
- Piper Enge (TXLA) — 2:31.66
- 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
- Campbell McKean (TXLA) — 2:13.14
- Nate Germonprez (TXLA) — 2:14.92
- Baylor Nelson (TXLA) — 2:16.68
Campbell McKean won the men’s 200 breaststroke in 2:13.14, picking up his 2nd breaststroke win of the meet.
McKean led from wire-to-wire, finishing almost two seconds ahead of 2nd place Nate Germonprez‘s 2:14.92. He split 29.79/33.54/34.38/35.43 to finish about two seconds off his best of 2:11.12 from last June.
Germonprez was 30.02/34.23/35.09/35.58 to finish 2nd. His swim was almost two seconds off his best of 2:13.10 from the U.S. Open in December.
Baylor Nelson took 3rd in 2:16.68, four tenths off his lifetime best 2:16.24 from December. he split 31.02/34.33/35.26/36.07to come back on Jack Kelly, who sat in 3rd through the first 100 meters.
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
- Simone Manuel (TXLA) — 26.85
- Hanne Peeters (NTRO) — 27.48
- Erin Gemmell (TXLA) — 27.74
Simone Manuel won the women’s 50 fly finalin 26.85, six tenths ahead of 2nd place finisher, 15-year-old Hanne Peeters‘ 27.48 in 2nd.
Manuel’s swim was a four tenth add from the 26.46 she swam in May of 2025 while Peeters added a tenth from her 27.33 at the beginning of May this year.
Erin Gemmell took the bronze in 27.24, a new personal best by six tenths from her pre-meet best of 27.90, which she swam in April of 2023. She was 27.69 in prelims.
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
- Shaine Casas (TXLA) — 23.37
- Garrett Gould (TXLA) — 24.14
- Logan Walker (TXLA) — 24.22
Shaine Casas picked up his 2nd win of the meet in the men’s 50 fly after he won the 100 fly last night. He stopped the clock in 23.37 to be the only swimmer under 24 seconds tonight.
He was about three tenths off his lifetime best 23.10 from last June and two tenths off his season best of 23.19 from the Pro Swim Series in Westmont back in March.
Garrett Gould took 2nd in 24.14, a tenth add from his best 24.04, which he set in June of 2024.
Logan Walker finished 3rd in 24.22, five hundredths off his 24.17 from last June.
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
- Summer McIntosh (TXLA) — 4:01.13
- Jillian Cox (TXLA) — 4:13.10
- Lillie Nesty (TXLA) — 4:13.69
Summer McIntosh picked up her 2nd win of the session, swimming the women’s’ 400 freestyle in 4:01.13 to win by more than 12 seconds over Jillian Cox in 2nd place.
McIntosh split 57.36/1:01.23/1:00.63/1:00.91, leading the race from start-to-finish. This swim was about six seconds off her season best 3:55.37 from the U.S. Open in December.
Jillian Cox took 2nd in 4:13.10, splitting 1:01.03/1:04.07/1:04.51/1:03.49 to add seven seconds from her best 4:06.31, which she swam in July of 2024.
Lillie Nesty finished 3rd, stopping the clock in 4:13.69. She split 1:00.85/1:05.13/1:04/99/1:02.72 to come in just a second off her personal best of 4:12.55 from last June.
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
Top 3 Finishers
- Rex Maurer (TXLA) — 3:48.93
- Luke Hobson (NYAC) — 3:52.57
- Cooper Lucas (TXLA) — 3:53.89
The final event of the meet, the men’s 400 freestyle went to Rex Maurer in 3:48.93, the only time under 3:50.
Maurer led the race from start-to-finish with the fastest splits on all four 100s. He swam 55.03/58.69/58.48/56.73 to stop the clock in 3:48.93, a five second add from his lifetime best 3:43.33, which he swam last June at Nationals.
Luke Hobson earned 2nd, splitting 56.13/58.82/59.09/58.53 to touch in 3:52.57. This swim was a seven second add from the 3:45.85 he swam in December.
Cooper Lucas took 3rd in 3:53.89 after splitting 56.77/59.47/59.41/58.24. His personal best id 3:50.56 from the U.S. Open.
Chris Guiliano and Camden Taylor, who both train with Bowman at Texas, were the only people who set lifetime best times in the ‘A’ final Guiliano took another two seconds off his prelims best of 3:59.66 to swim 3:57.51 and finish 5th overall. The last time he swam the event was June of 2019 when he was just 16.
Taylor swam 4:01.28 to finish 7th overall, four seconds faster than his prelims swim of 4:05.82. He has no 400 freestyle times on record, making these swims his first official times in the event.
Leon Marchand scratched the final after qualifying 3rd out of prelims in 3:57.64.
Is Marchand actually sick? Saw that he’s DFS all his remaining events.
He was fine in McKeans training vlog training with the team. Maybe it’s just not coming together this year and he needs to re-assess
He probably is given his times and that he DFS everything else
Hubi took personal offense to the comment about this meet being mid, and threw down an Olympic final caliber time on a Sunday morning in June.
Hubert going 1:54.8 in prelims means he is gonna DNS the hell out of the 200 back in finals.
At least he gave his all now. Better than going 1:59 and DNS
Well, yeah. I appreciate that he bothered to go fast.
Summer the girl who won’t represent Canada at the Com Games
That’s like saying that Taylor Swift refuses to do Hee Haw.
The Pan-Pacs are a 4-day competition (the same duration as any random Pro Swim Series meet) that no one outside of swimming knows or cares about. The Commonwealth Games will last from July 23 to August 2 (11 days in total), will be available to watch across multiple platforms across the globe, and is set to feature over 3000 athletes.
So that was a dumb comparison.
You very conveniently forgot to mention that CG Swimming is basically half of that timespan, and with a lower overall competitiveness than PanPacs, even though some stars are still going.
(And I’m someone who has been to CG!!) 😂
Is anyone willing to look at The Elephant In The Room?
Is Summer improving under Bob?
Is Bob great for everyone?
I don’t know the answers. But that might be The Point in June 2026.
(I expect 100+ downvotes and much insult for posing this.)
We can’t really say until the end of the season, but I’d say pulling off a 2:04 and a 4:01 in one session speaks to her fitness.
Lemme further dig a hole for myself and ask:
When did she last go 4min+ at a meet?
(I know. I know. But the 2fly.)
Better to swim slow in season than do what she always did.
Call me sentimental, but I kinda like (and miss) “what she always did”.
It’s too early to tell, and if she doesn’t improve this year, it wouldn’t have been guaranteed that she would have if she didn’t make changes.
Michael Phelps didn’t see much improvement from 2004-2006.
Summer had a REALLY good year in 2025, it’s gonna be hard to follow that up, but so far it seems like she’s doing pretty well.
After Athens2004 Phelps struggled a lot with motivations, an issue that both McIntosh and Marchand haven’t. 2006 Panpacs in Victoria were a turning point for Phelps, with two WRs (200 fly and 200 IM) towards a fantastic 2007 (other WR in the 200 fly at the beginning of the year and then, perhaps, the best Phelps show ever at Melbourne Worlds).
We didn’t know about Phelps struggles with motivation until years later. We’ve no idea what Leon is feeling now. He delivered an absolute peak performance in at his home games that probably won’t be repeated in 28 given his age and event makeup. I think it’s reasonable for him to not be as motivated going forward after hitting an insane pinnacle in Paris.
How long has she been there? Bob isn’t worried about June 2026. He’s concerned about summer 2028.
I’m concerned about Summer 2028 also.
(See what I did there?) 😂
You were doing fine until you included the glossary
Have confidence in the readers
I honestly do not understand what this means.
the only answer to your questions is that Brent is a severely underrated coach….U18 WR and too many american coaches could look him in the eye and have no idea
She is looking great
Not ridiculous.
I figured that was you…
It was 20% likely by the way he was phrasing things. It was 50% likely by him responding to every comment. It was 90% likely by his joy emojis, and it was 100000% proven by him repeatedly crashing out over downvotes. All he’s missing from his old persona is the comments rooting against Regan for her politics!
But…
I AM me!? 🤷🏼♂️
This slander will not be tolerated. Leave.
-Hook EM
I think people are forgetting she went 3:55 and 2:02 in the events she swam tonight back in DECEMBER. Granted she was likely more rested for the US Open, but still. She will be much faster at Canadian trials and pan pacs.
Summer would have come #7 in men’s final
Yes, but can she make a better pasta sauce than Kieran Smith?
Regan is having such a great meet – Faster than her 200 fly last year! Hubi’s 200 fly was also really good
Ryan Erisman and and Luka are both gonna dog walk Maurer and Shackell in the 400 this summer yet the latter 2 are the ones going to worlds../
you mean pan pacs?
Yea whatever
RATIO’D
The idea of “tremendous upside” for a younger swimmer is rough in the 400 free once 346 or better.
Of the 4, Luka is the most talented (hot take i know), then Maurer, Erisman, Shackell…Maurer has multiple event opportunities, especially tthis summer so I think we will see that. Erisman is young and aggressive and racing well…I don’t like lots of travel and less training for younger and aggressive swimmers. Shackell…haven’t heard much…that probably means hes been training.
You mean, the meet they failed to qualify for? It’s not like the selection process wasn’t a known thing. Cope more.
Oh yes blame the teenagers for USA swimmings incompetence. Enjoy Aaron Shackell and Rex Maurer getting 21st and 28th in the prelims at pan Pacs
What did Rex do to you?…
Maybe if USAS hadn’t decided to go to Thailand for an international training trip Luka would have avoided getting as sick as he did and not lost 20 pounds, resulting in him swimming faster at worlds
Life is unfair. Womp Womp.