2026 PRO SWIM SERIES – AUSTIN
- January 14-17, 2026
- Austin, Texas
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Saturday Prelims Heat Sheet
We have reached the final prelims session of the 2026 edition of the Pro Swim Series stop in Austin, and it promises to bring plenty more excitement to the competition.
The morning kicks off with the women’s 100 free, which sees 16-year-old Rylee Erisman as the top seed in the event, in with a time of 52.79. The youngster leads a stacked field, as just behind her is Olympic gold medalist Simone Manuel and French superstars Beryl Gastaldello and Marie Wattel. On day two of the competition, Manuel won gold in the 50 free while Gastaldello snagged silver and Wattel took home bronze, so the three of them will certainly be tough competition for Erisman in the 100 free today. Meanwhile, Erisman took 3rd in the 200 free last night, narrowly beating out Manuel in the final.
The men’s 100 free has no shortage of big names in the line up, with the likes of Caeleb Dressel, Jack Alexy, Chris Guiliano, Maxime Grousset and Shaine Casas all set to take to the pool. Alexy is currently the top seed in the event, entered with the only sub-47 time in the field (46.81), but it will be a tough battle to see who makes it into the top eight.
The women’s 200 breast has only 14 swimmers entered today, led by France’s Cyrielle Duhamel with a time of 2:28.38. She is closely followed by LSU’s Grace Palmer, who is seeded 2nd with a 2:28.92. The pair look to be the favorites for the event, as they are the only swimmers entered with times under 2:31.
Leon Marchand is the clear favorite in the men’s 200 breast. He is entered with a 2:05.85, making him the top seed by over four seconds. Behind him, Jack Kelly comes in with a 2:09.90, while Denis Petrashov is seeded 3rd with a 2:10.19.
The women’s 200 fly is another less populated event, with only 14 swimmers on the lineup today. Regan Smith leads the pack, in with a time of 2:03.84 to make her the top seed ahead of Lindsay Looney‘s entry time of 2:07.03. Smith and Looney are the only two in the field entered with times under the 2:10 barrier.
Closing out this morning’s session will be the men’s 200 fly, which boasts Carson Foster in the top spot heading into the race. Foster took 2nd in the 200 IM on night two and 3rd in the 200 free last night.
Women’s 100 Freestyle – Prelims
- World Record: 51.71 – Sarah Sjostrom, SWE (2017)
- American Record: 52.04 – Simone Manuel, USA (2019)
- US Open Record: 52.43 – Torri Huske, USA (2025)
- PSS Record: 52.90 – Gretchen Walsh, USA (2025)
- World Jr Record: 52.70 – Penny Oleksiak, CAN (2016)
Top 8 Qualifiers
- Rylee Erisman – 53.63
- Beryl Gastaldello – 54.05
- Simone Manuel – 54.27
- Anna Peplowski – 54.79
- Summer McIntosh – 55.33
- Claire Weinstein – 55.34
- Chloe Stepanek – 55.98
- Teagan O’Dell – 56.17
Rylee Erisman held onto her top spot in the 100 free, throwing down the only sub-54 performance of the morning to qualify first for finals in 53.63. With a lifetime best time of 52.79, Erisman could turn in an even faster swim tonight if she can hold on to that momentum.
Snagging the runner-up spot this morning was Beryl Gastaldello of France, who appeared in strong form as she posted a time of 54.02. Simone Manuel rounded out the top three qualifiers with a 54.27; Manuel has notably been as fast as 52.83 within the past year, so she could turn up the heat in the final tonight.
The only other swimmer to go under 55 in the heats was Anna Peplowski, who qualified for finals in the #4 spot with a 54.79. That time is just over half a second off of her lifetime best (54.23).
Men’s 100 Freestyle – Prelims
- World Record: 46.40 – Pan Zhanle, CHN (2024)
- American Record: 46.81 – Jack Alexy, USA (2025)
- US Open Record: 46.99 – Jack Alexy, USA (2025)
- PSS Record: 48.00 – Nathan Adrian, USA (2016)
- World Jr Record: 46.86 – David Popovici, ROU (2022)
Top 8 Qualifiers
- Chris Guiliano – 48.19
- Maxime Grousset – 48.48
- Brooks Currey – 48.61
- Patrick Sammon – 48.75
- Jack Alexy – 48.81
- Shaine Casas – 49.06
- Matt King – 49.07
- Luke Hobson – 49.09
Chris Guiliano claimed the top qualifying spot this morning, posting a time of 48.19 to top the prelims’ rankings. Not far behind him was France’s Maxime Grousset, whose time of 48.48 was a little over a second off of his best (47.33). Jack Alexy cruised into the #5 spot with a time of 48.81, but with a lifetime best time of 46.81 he could be much faster in the final tonight.
Luke Hobson rounded out the top eight with a 49.09, just over half a second off of his best (48.50). Meanwhile, Caeleb Dressel narrowly missed out on the top eight, placing 9th in 49.27.
Women’s 200 Breaststroke – Prelims
- World Record: 2:17.55 – Evgeniia Chikunova, RUS (2023)
- American Record: 2:18.50 – Kate Douglass, USA (2025)
- US Open Record: 2:19.30 – Kate Douglass, USA (2024)
- PSS Record: 2:19.30 – Kate Douglass, USA (2024)
- World Jr Record: 2:19.64 – Viktoria Gunes, SGP (2015)
Top 8 Qualifiers
- Grace Palmer – 2:31.80
- Grace Hunt – 2:33.95
- Audrey Deras – 2:34.51
- Cyrielle Duhamel – 2:34.76
- Emma Weyant – 2:35.72
- Maya McCarney – 2:39.68
- Kate Canales – 2:40.52
- Hailey Preuss – 2:46.53
Claiming the top spot heading into finals was Grace Palmer, whose time of 2:31.80 marked the fastest time of the morning by over two seconds. Behind her, Grace Hunt took the #2 spot in 2:33.95 while Audrey Deras qualified 3rd in a lifetime best time of 2:34.51. Deras’s performance shaved a full second off of her previous personal best (2:35.58).
Cyrielle Duhamel cruised into 4th with a 2:34.76, and Emma Weyant took 5th with a 2:35.72. Weyant boasts a lifetime best time of 2:30.62 from 2023 and posted a time of 2:31.85 last season, so we could see a much faster swim from her tonight.
Men’s 200 Breaststroke – Prelims
- World Record: 2:05.48 – Qin Haiyang, CHN (2023)
- American Record: 2:06.54 – Matt Fallon, USA (2024)
- US Open Record: 2:06.54 – Matt Fallon, USA (2024)
- PSS Record: 2:08.18 – Matt Fallon, USA (2025)
- World Jr Record: 2:06.91 – Shin Ohashi, JPN (2025)
Top 8 Qualifiers
- Denis Petrashov – 2:14.47
- Leon Marchand – 2:15.89
- Luc Dionne – 2:16.14
- Luke Barr – 2:16.37
- Grant Sanders – 2:17.75
- Wilson York – 2:17.91
- Charlie Camplin – 2:19.90
- Jack Kelly – 2:20.38
Denis Petrashov stopped the clock in 2:14.47 to mark the top time from prelims. He leads the pack heading into finals by over a second, followed by Leon Marchand in 2:15.89. Meanwhile, Jack Kelly snuck his way into the top eight with a 2:20.38, barely beating out 9th-place finisher Gerhardt Hoover (2:20.42). Petrashov, Marchand and Kelly all came into the meet with significantly faster times, so they could throw down something surprising in the final tonight.
One of a few younger swimmers to keep an eye on during finals tonight, 17-year-old Luc Dionne qualified 3rd in 2:16.14, about 1.5 seconds off of his personal best (2:14.84) from just last month. Wilson York took 6th in 2:17.91, but with a best time of 2:13.21, it will be interesting to see what he does in finals tonight.
Women’s 200 Butterfly – Prelims
- World Record: 2:01.81 – Liu Zige, CHN (2009)
- American Record: 2:03.84 – Regan Smith, USA (2024)
- US Open Record: 2:02.62 – Summer McIntosh, CAN (2025)
- PSS Record: 2:04.00 – Summer McIntosh, CAN (2025)
- World Jr Record: 2:03.03 – Summer McIntosh, CAN (2024)
Top 8 Qualifiers
- Regan Smith – 2:09.94
- Lindsay Looney – 2:12.35
- Emily Wolf – 2:14.12
- Averie Hager – 2:17.89
- Haddie Vohs – 2:17.93
- Brinkleigh Hansen – 2:18.03
- Teagan O’Dell – 2:18.56
- Lilliana Krstolic – 2:19.03
Regan Smith held onto her position as the top seed in the 200 fly, turning in a time of 2:09.94 to mark the fastest time of the morning by almost 2.5 seconds. Taking the runner-up spot behind her was Lindsay Looney with a 2:12.35. Looney boasts a personal best time of 2:07.03, meaning she could turn in a much faster performance tonight, but as the American record holder in this event, Smith looks like she will remain the favorite to win the final.
Emily Wolf rounded out the top three with a 2:14.12, less than two seconds off of her lifetime best (2:12.31). Behind her, Averie Hager placed 4th in 2:17.89, but with a top time of 2:12.56, the pair could be battling it out for 3rd tonight.
Men’s 200 Butterfly – Prelims
- World Record: 1:50.34 – Kristof Milak, HUN (2022)
- American Record: 1:51.51 – Michael Phelps, USA (2009)
- US Open Record: 1:52.20 – Michael Phelps, USA (2008)
- PSS Record: 1:52.37 – Luca Urlando, USA (2025)
- World Jr Record: 1:53.79 – Kristof Milak, HUN (2017)
Top 8 Qualifiers
- Carson Foster – 1:59.95
- Gabriel Jett – 2:00.34
- Ryan Erisman – 2:01.19
- Jack Dahlgren – 2:01.55
- Grant Sanders – 2:02.24
- Bobby Finke – 2:02.61
- Boone Wilcox – 2:02.96
- Rafael Arizpe Arriaga – 2:04.52
Carson Foster was the only competitor in the field this morning to slip under the 2:00 barrier in the men’s 200 fly, claiming the top qualifying spot in 1:59.95, over six seconds off of his personal best (1:53.67). Gabriel Jett did his best to chase him down, taking the #2 spot with a 2:00.34, and with a lifetime best time of 1:54.37, he could give Foster a run for his money tonight.
Ryan Erisman is seeded 3rd heading into finals after posting a 2:01.19 during prelims, narrowly beating out Jack Dahlgren, who stopped the clock in 2:01.55. Erisman was not far off of his best (1:59.47), but Dahlgren boasts a personal best time of 1:55.18 and could make a push for one of the top three spots tonight. Meanwhile, Olympian Bobby Finke cruised into 6th in 2:02.61, about five seconds off of his best time in this event (1:57.58).
What’s up with people switching from Texas to New York athletic club. Obviously it’s a money thing, but why hasn’t Regan or Leon switched
It’s money thing but it’s not that big of a money thing
Yeah it’s funny to see Carson repping NYAC and Leon Longhorn Aquatics
I noticed Patrick Sammon is also using NYAC, but he definitely is still training at ASU with Herbie
Fantastic what NYAC is doing to support American swimmers. More
organizations should get on board with similar efforts. Big shout out to them!!!
I posted this on Thursday night:
I hereby retract my hot-take sub-53 for Sum Sum on Saturday.
I now predict she won’t go sub 54. 😳
Although I really do think she will go sub 53 one day, under the guidance of His Bobness, it clearly ain’t happening here!
Do the downvoters think she’ll go 52? 😂
The downvoters already saw you retract your delusions and are likely annoyed you keep bringing it up. You think swim swam commenters don’t read every last comment on this site? We are a special bunch here lol
Oh. I see. 😂
I don’t read everything.
“She should have stayed with her old coach. Bob isn’t for everyone.”
Has that started?
that first sentence explains so much
3/10.
Some punctuation would have helped.
Keep digging
Digging?
Lemme ask you something: Do you read everything here?
I didn’t vote either way, but I just don’t think the risk/reward is there to try to turn her into a sprinter. IMO, her superpowers are near-perfect technique, incredible efficiency and aerobic capacity, and the type of changes that could be needed to drop what might seem like a little bit of time (more power work, possibly changing head position/breath & stroke timing, even just a tiny bit) might mess with those key things that make her great.
Good post.
I mean, I’m not saying that Bob will try to turn her into a sprinter. But will they do the work in such a way that her 100m gets to 52.9? (I think they will.) I don’t think Bob has her doing these 100m as a wild experiment.
I was surprised you predicted the sub-53 only because I didn’t think it set up as a particularly fast meet for her. When Summer expects to go fast she enters 200 butterfly.
Doesn’t she enter what Bob tells her to? (I’m serious!)
Fwiw I could see a 52.4 split on a relay in 2028 which is roughly a 52.9 flat equivalent. I mean if Ledecky can rip 52.6s in 2016 and Summer is better in the 2-4, then why not? But I doubt she goes lower than a 53.5 in any midseason meet over the next couple years.
The downvotes believe she is joining the sub 52 club with Sarah and Emma
Child’s play.
Sub 51 all the way
That Men’s Olympic trials 200 free might be the most interesting race of that meet. If nobody retires, and the young guys coming through keep making drops, going to be some good swimmers not on that relay
w the 50s introduced they might only be able to bring top 4-5
May need to double up some guys from the 100F. Or pull Carson Foster from IM/200 Fly
The only relevant semi finals at any meet are all the 50s and 100-200 freestyles. There’s a case for semis in the 100s of stroke but I say sack em. Look at entry numbers for any age group meet. There is always more depth and competition in the shorter freestyles at all levels in our sport and the semis are always a bloodbath.
Dressel’s right arm was dragging. I hope these meets are just tune-ups and that he went “easy” in the prelims.
Dressel is gonna be firing in 2028. Dude knows how to get to the top, he’s done it time and time again. Took 6 months off before college, took him all of freshman season to get back and his 100 was still pretty bad. Took off 22/23 and did way better in 24 than he gets credit for. I don’t know if it means gold medals or not (would never count him out), but he will be in olympic finals going out fast and doing everything he can to hold on at the finish of his races.
I hope so!
delusional
i refuse to believe it’s real people using the upvote/downvote buttons
It definitely is. People are really not on the Dressel train these days. 2022 did most of the damage, but showing promise then not quite hitting in 2024 made people think he’s washed and making excuses ever since.
There are enough examples of people getting gold 8 years apart with a bust in the middle. Ervin did it 16 years apart I mean cmon people. Anything is possible with a talent like this.