2026 PRO SWIM SERIES – AUSTIN
- January 14-17, 2026
- Austin, Texas
- Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center
- LCM (50 meters)
- Psych Sheet (updated)
- How to Watch
- Live Results
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With the final night of the 2026 Pro Swim Series in Austin wrapping up on Saturday, we saw 11 event finals, three of which offered the $3,000 prize for 1st place due to the adjusted 2026 PSS schedule.
Overall, $118,500 was awarded in Austin, of which, $40,500 was awarded on the final night. Regan Smith and Maxime Grousset led the night four totals with Smith earning $4,500 for her wins in the 50 backstroke (a $3,000 event) and 200 butterfly. Grousset earned $4,000 for winning the 50 fly (another $3,000 event) and finishing 2nd in the 100 free.
Night Four Event Winners ($3,000 Events in Bold)
- Women’s 800 Free — Katie Ledecky, 8:10.16
- Women’s 200 Fly — Regan Smith, 2:05.29
- Men’s 200 Fly — Gabriel Jett, 1:56.44
- Women’s 50 Fly — Marie Wattel, 26.01
- Men’s 50 Fly — Maxime Grousset, 22.80
- Women’s 200 Breast — Grace Palmer, 2:30.57
- Men’s 200 Breast — Leon Marchand, 2:09.72
- Women’s 50 Back — Regan Smith, 27.67
- Men’s 50 Back — Yohann Ndoye-Brouard, 24.94
- Women’s 100 Free — Rylee Erisman, 53.34
- Men’s 100 Free — Chris Guiliano, 48.14
We also have the overall prize money totals. Smith topped the overall rankings as well with $7,500 over the four day meet. She earned money three of the four days, and won four individual events.
The men’s totals were led by Leon Marchand, who earned $7,000 for winning three of his four events over the course of the meet.
Katie Ledecky, Summer McIntosh, Maxime Grousset, Yohann Ndoye-Brouard, and Van Mathias all won more than $5,000 this weekend.
Women’s Night Four Totals
| Athlete | Event | Award | Total |
| Regan Smith | 50 Backstroke | $3,000 | $4,500 |
| 200 Butterfly | $1,500 | ||
| Katie Ledecky | 800 Freestyle | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| Marie Wattel | 50 Butterfly | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| Grace Palmer | 200 Breaststroke | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| Rylee Erisman | 100 Freestyle | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| Charlotte Crush | 50 Butterfly | $1,000 | $1,500 |
| 50 Backstroke | $500 | ||
| Brinkleigh Hansen | 800 Freestyle | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| Lindsay Looney | 200 Butterfly | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| Grace Hunt | 200 Breaststroke | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| Beryl Gastaldello | 50 Backstroke | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| Simone Manuel | 100 Freestyle | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| Claire Weinstein | 800 Freestyle | $500 | $500 |
| Teagan O’Dell | 200 Butterfly | $500 | $500 |
| Mena Boardman | 50 Butterfly | $500 | $500 |
| Emma Weyant | 200 Breaststroke | $500 | $500 |
| Anna Peplowski | 100 Freestyle | $500 | $500 |
Men’s Night Four Totals
| Athlete | Event | Award | Total |
| Maxime Grousset | 50 Fly | $3,000 | $4,000 |
| 100 Free | $1,000 | ||
| Yohann Ndoye-Brouard | 50 Back | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| Gabriel Jett | 200 Fly | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| Leon Marchand | 200 Breast | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| Chris Guiliano | 100 Free | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| Carson Foster | 200 Fly | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| Van Mathias | 50 Fly | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| Denis Petrashov | 200 Breast | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| Shaine Casas | 50 Back | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| Ryan Erisman | 200 Fly | $500 | $500 |
| Caeleb Dressel | 50 Fly | $500 | $500 |
| Luc Dionne | 200 Breast | $500 | $500 |
| Grant Bochenski | 50 Back | $500 | $500 |
| Patrick Sammon | 100 Free | $500 | $500 |
Women’s Overall Totals
| Athlete | Night One | Night Two | Night Three | Night Four | Total |
| Regan Smith | $1,500 | $1,500 | $0 | $4,500 | $7,500 |
| Katie Ledecky | $1,500 | $1,500 | $0 | $3,000 | $6,000 |
| Summer McIntosh | $0 | $4,000 | $1,500 | $0 | $5,500 |
| Simone Manuel | $0 | $3,000 | $0 | $1,000 | $4,000 |
| Marie Wattel | $0 | $1,000 | $0 | $3,000 | $4,000 |
| Skyler Smith | $1,000 | $0 | $3,000 | $0 | $4,000 |
| Rylee Erisman | $1,000 | $500 | $500 | $1,500 | $3,500 |
| Charlotte Crush | $0 | $1,500 | $0 | $1,500 | $3,000 |
| Claire Weinstein | $0 | $1,000 | $1,500 | $500 | $3,000 |
| Teagan O’Dell | $0 | $1,500 | $500 | $500 | $2,500 |
| Anna Elendt | $1,500 | $0 | $1,000 | $0 | $2,500 |
| Beryl Gastaldello | $0 | $1,000 | $0 | $1,000 | $2,000 |
| Brinkleigh Hansen | $1,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,000 | $2,000 |
| Anna Peplowski | $500 | $0 | $1,000 | $500 | $2,000 |
| Emma Weyant | $0 | $0 | $1,000 | $500 | $1,500 |
| Grace Palmer | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| Cyrielle Duhamel | $0 | $1,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,000 |
| Kate Canales | $500 | $0 | $500 | $0 | $1,000 |
| Lindsay Looney | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| Grace Hunt | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| Rowyn Wilber | $0 | $500 | $0 | $0 | $500 |
| Becca Mann | $500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $500 |
| Mena Boardman | $0 | $0 | $0 | $500 | $500 |
Men’s Overall Totals
| Athlete | Night One | Night Two | Night Three | Night Four | Total |
| Leon Marchand | $0 | $4,000 | $1,500 | $1,500 | $7,000 |
| Maxime Grousset | $0 | $2,500 | $0 | $4,000 | $6,500 |
| Yohann Ndoye-Brouard | $1,500 | $1,500 | $0 | $3,000 | $6,000 |
| Van Mathias | $1,500 | $0 | $3,000 | $1,000 | $5,500 |
| Ryan Erisman | $500 | $1,500 | $2,000 | $500 | $4,500 |
| Bobby Finke | $1,500 | $0 | $2,000 | $0 | $3,500 |
| Andrej Barna | $0 | $3,000 | $0 | $0 | $3,000 |
| Denis Petrashov | $1,000 | $0 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $3,000 |
| Carson Foster | $0 | $1,000 | $500 | $1,000 | $2,500 |
| Daniel Wiffen | $1,000 | $0 | $1,500 | $0 | $2,500 |
| Caeleb Dressel | $0 | $1,000 | $0 | $500 | $1,500 |
| Gabriel Jett | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| Chris Guiliano | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| Ilia Sibirtsev | $0 | $1,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,000 |
| Mewen Tomac | $1,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,000 |
| Mitch Mason | $500 | $0 | $500 | $0 | $1,000 |
| Grant Bochenski | $500 | $0 | $0 | $500 | $1,000 |
| Luke Hobson | $0 | $0 | $1,000 | $0 | $1,000 |
| Shaine Casas | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| Kieran Smith | $0 | $500 | $0 | $0 | $500 |
| Jack Alexy | $0 | $500 | $0 | $0 | $500 |
| Hunberto Najera | $0 | $500 | $0 | $0 | $500 |
| Clement Secchi | $0 | $500 | $0 | $0 | $500 |
| Lucas Henveaux | $0 | $500 | $0 | $0 | $500 |
| Wilson York | $0 | $0 | $500 | $0 | $500 |
| Luc Dionne | $0 | $0 | $0 | $500 | $500 |
| Patrick Sammon | $0 | $0 | $0 | $500 | $500 |
I think a huge issue – and one I hope Kevin Ring can identify and solve – is that the structure of a swim season is almost impossible to follow.
I’ve been in the sport as a swimmer and coach for 20+ years, and I still struggle to understand the logistical flow. I’d argue most of my coaching peers do as well – and that’s without even touching on the apathy many swimmers have toward watching, following, or investing in the sport at that next level beyond the Olympic window. My honest conclusion is that there really isn’t any real flow. We have a random pro meet here, then one over there, then back here again…only to actually be over… Read more »
You’re absolutely right about this structure and the US Open is a perfect example. It takes place in the middle of the college swim season so most of the best swimmers don’t even show up, it isn’t easy to watch, and prize money is virtually non-existent.
If you look at other sports, the US Open is a prestigious meet with a huge prize pool that attracts athletes from all over the world. In swimming, it’s a glorified Pro Series meet that trades on having an important-sounding name.
Heck, it seems like even the US Open for pool is a bigger deal than it is for swimming — https://matchroompool.com/events/us-open-pool-championship/
Look at that prize money!
This is why athletes are going to EG!
And people are wondering why swimmers are going to EG??
These prize totals are laughable.
Agreed, especially being before taxes. Oof. However, this meet being so damn slow and having no depth it actually isn’t a bad check for not really having to have performed at any grand level (even though Smith decided to still give it her all) – generally though Smith really just swam in her backyard basically in a sport she loves and brought home roughly $4,000 after taxes. Not awful.
Do the high schoolers get to keep the money?
No their parents confiscate it and put in their piggy banks for college
They can keep money up to demonstrable costs. As soon as someone says “F U” to the NCAA and goes to court they’ll probably be able to keep it all.
If they launder it through a USOPC program they can also keep it. That seems like it would be pretty simple in this scenario.
Just for reference, are there World Record bonuses at Pro Swim Series stops?
I don’t believe there are any from USA Swimming. Many athletes would receive bonuses from their sponsors.
Looking at that men’s overall list really makes you wonder how fast a French men’s medley team could go if they had a fast freestyler who isn’t Grousset. They won the silver medal in Singapore with Le Goff doing a 48
Fente-Damers has potential, splitting 47.9 at age 17
Well, Regan and Leon didn’t have to leave their city to make seven grand which is not a bad gig.