2026 Sacramento Pro Swim Series
- May 20-23, 2026
- Sacramento, CA
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We have made it to the 3rd day of prelims at the 2026 Pro Swim Series in Sacramento and we have a longer session this morning, coming in at almost two hours on the timeline.
Lineup
- 200 Butterfly
- 50 Freestyle
- 200 Backstroke
- 400 Freestyle
Caroline Bricker is the top seed in the women’s 200 fly by seven seconds over Bella Sims, coming in at 2:05.80 to be the only swimmer seeded under 2:12 in the event. The event will head to a semifinal in the evening before the event final on the final day of competition.
There are only three heats of men’s 200 butterfly, which means all the athletes will have the opportunity for a second swim in tonight’s finals session. Charlie Cancelmo is the top seed in 1:58.27, half-a-second ahead of Andres Brooks‘ 1:58.75 in 2nd.
The women’s 50 free sees Torri Huske as the top seed after she won two events on Friday night, the 100 fly and the 200 freestyle. Kasia Wasick is seeded 2nd in 24.19, just over two tenths back of Huske’s 23.98.
Sean Niewold, the men’s 100 fly champion, is the top seed in the men’s 50 freestyle at 21.66. He comes in just two hundredths ahead of Santo Condorelli‘s 21.68 as the 2nd seed. Michael Andrew is seeded 3rd, two more hundredths back at 21.70.
The 200 backstroke will be another semifinal tonight, and Katharine Berkoff will be looking to complete her backstroke sweep in Sacramento, but Phoebe Bacon is the top seed at 2:05.61. Berkoff is seeded 4th in 2:12.19.
The men’s event will see Keaton Jones as the top seed in 1:54.61, about four tenths ahead of Blake Tierney‘s 1:55.03.
Finally, the meet will wrap up with the 400 freestyles where Kennedi Dobson and Luka Mijatovic are the respective women’s and men’s top seeds.
Women’s 200 Butterfly — Prelims
- World Record: 2:01.81 – Zige Liu, CHN (2009)
- American Record: 2:03.84 – Regan Smith, USA (2024)
- U.S. Open Record: 2:02.62 – Summer McIntosh, CAN (2025)
- Pro Series Record: 2:04.00 – Summer McIntosh, CAN (2025)
- Junior World Record: 2:03.03 – Summer McIntosh, CAN (2024)
Top 16 Qualifiers
- Caroline Bricker (ALTO) — 2:10.92
- Bella Sims (SAND) — 2:12.46
- Moji Pholjamjumrus (UNEV) — 2:16.20
- Michaela Mattes (SAND) — 2:17.19
- Ella Legg (PSS) — 2:18.06
- Applejean Gwinn (SAND) — 2:19.62
- Stephanie Iannaccone (WCAB) — 2:19.63
- Ieva Maluka (ABSC) — 2:19.69
- Emma Bronson (BEND) — 2:20.17
- Lucy Velte (EKC) — 2:21.05
- Lori Awad (SSAN) — 2:21.62
- Sophia Richard (SSAN) — 2:22.35
- Alice Jin (MAC) — 2:22.52
- Grace Sorensen (BBST) — 2:22.55
- Kathryn Hazle (CAL) — 2:23.35
- Kinley Baber (EKC) — 2:24.03
Last year’s National Champion Caroline Bricker earned the top seed for tonight’s 200 butterfly semifinals, touching in 2:10.92.
Bricker dominated the 4th heat, and the 3rd circle seeded heat, finishing nine seconds ahead of Applejean Gwinn from Sandpipers, who finished 2nd in the heat and qualified 6th overall. Bricker was out in 28.92 and split 33.17/33.71/35.12 over the final three 50s to lock up the top spot about five seconds off her lifetime best of 2:05.80 from alst June.
Bella Sims, who is training with Sandpipers this summer, qualified 2nd from heat three, winning the heat in 2:12.46. This was just five hundredths off her seed of 2:12.41 and about three seconds off her lifetime best of 2:09.89, which she set in March of 2023. Sims split 28.78/33.69/35.01/34.98 to get out and come home faster than Bricker. Ieva Maluka from Georgia, finished 2nd in the heat and qualified 8th overall in 2:19.69.
The first circle seeded heat saw Moji Pholjamjumrus and Michaela Mattes battle for the top spot, with Pholjamjumrus coming out on top to qualify 3rd overall in 2:16.20, just a second ahead of Mattes’ 2:17.19 for 4th overall and 2nd in the heat.
Pleasanton Seahawks 14-year-old Ella Legg qualified 5th from the first heat, swimming 2:18.06 to drop almost five seconds from her previous best of 2:23.03, which she swam in August of 2025.
Men’s 200 Butterfly — Prelims
- World Record: 1:50.34 – Kristof Milak, HUN (2022)
- American Record: 1:51.51 – Michael Phelps, USA (2009)
- U.S. Open Record: 1:52.20 – Michael Phelps, USA (2008)
- Pro Series Record: 1:52.37 – Luca Urlando, USA (2025)
- Junior World Record: 1:53.79 – Kristof Milak, HUN (2017)
Top 16 Qualifiers
- Henry McFadden (JW) — 2:01.47
- Joey Tepper (UOFM) — 2:01.66
- Charlie Cancelmo (SMAC) — 2:01.87
- Andres Brooks (PUR) — 2:02.37
- Minh Hoang (SPIRE) — 2:02.95
- Micah Moore (FAST) — 2:03.22
- Grant Sanders (SPA) — 2:03.72
- Ellis Crisci (TST) — 2:03.96
- Raben Dommann (CAN) — 2:04.72
- Zach Power (LAKE) — 2:04.79
- Jacob Turner (UN) — 2:04.91
- Andrew Teh (CFSC) — 2:05.29
- Ian Maldonado (CFSC) — 2:05.53
- Jaques Harrison (CAN) — 2:05.76
- Jack Maddan (FCST) — 2:06.81
- Luke Dunn (SMAC) — 2:07.02
Henry McFadden has been having a very strong meet so far, winning the men’s 200 freestyle final last night, and he continued that performance by earning the top time in tonight’s 200 fly semifinal with his 2:01.47 swim from the final heat.
Tonight’s semifinals could be close with the top three qualifiers coming in just four tenths apart. Joey Tepper won the 1st heat of the event in 2:01.66, less than two tenths behind McFadden, and the two men had the exact same first 50 split of 27.51. They will be in different heats tonight, but will be aiming for the middle lanes in tomorrow’s final.
McFadden’s best is 1:59.05 from August of 2022. Tepper’s swim was a new personal best, dropping two seconds from the 2:03.73 he swam in January of 2022.
- McFadden’s Splits: 27.51/31/23/31.28/31.45
- Tepper’s Splits: 27.51/30.68/31.55/31.92
Charlie Cancelmo finished 2nd to McFadden in 2:01.87, qualifying 3rd overall as the final swimmer under 2:02. He split 27.11/31.32/30.91/32.53 to give up ground to McFadden on the back half of the race. Cancelmo has the fastest best time of three at 1:58.27, which he swam in July.
The 2nd heat went to Andres Brooks from Puerto Rico. He swam 2:02.37 to qualify 4th overall, splitting 27.44/30.86/31.37/32.70. He was seeded at 1:58.75.
Women’s 50 Freestyle — Prelims
- World Record: 23.61 – Sarah Sjostrom, SWE (2023)
- American Record: 23.91 – Kate Douglass, USA / Gretchen Walsh, USA (2024/2025)
- U.S. Open Record: 23.91 – Gretchen Walsh, USA (2025)
- Pro Series Record: 24.17 – Sarah Sjostrom, SWE (2016)
- Junior World Record: 24.17 – Claire Curzan, USA (2021)
Top 8 Qualifiers
- Kasia Wasick (UN) — 24.97
- Torri Huske (UN) — 25.03
- Kalia Antoniou (UN) — 25.17
- Caroline Larsen (LUOFL) — 25.17
- Taylor Ruck (CAN) — 25.31
- Marie Wattel (SUN) — 25.44
- Lismar Lyon (SOFL) — 25.72
- Mary-Ambre Moluh (CAL) — 25.83
The women’s 50 freestyle top seed went to Kasia Wasick in 24.97, the only sub-25 second swm of the morning. She swam in the 7th of 8 heats, stopping the clock almost exactly a second over her personal best time of 23.95 from February of 2024. In April, she swam 24.29.
Wasick led Kalia Antoniou, who finished 2nd in the heat at 25.17, qualifying 3rd overall. Her lifetime best is 24.94 from June of 2022, but this swim marked a new season best from the 25.25 she swam at the Pro Swim Series in Westmont.
Torri Huske, the top seed, finished 2nd in 25.03, a second off her lifetime best of 23.98, which she set last June. She came in just ahead of Caroline Larsen‘s 25.17 in the heat. Larsen qualified 4th overall, just off her best of 24.96 from June.
The first circle-seeded heat went to Taylor Ruck from Canada in 25.31. Ruck’s season best stands at 24.78 from the Canadian Open in April, and her lifetime best is 24.47 from August of 2018.
Men’s 50 Freestyle — Prelims
- World Record: 20.88 – Cameron McEvoy, AUS (2026)
- American Record: 21.04 – Caeleb Dressel, USA (2019/2021)
- U.S. Open Record: 21.04 – Caeleb Dressel, USA (2021)
- Pro Series Record: 21.43 – Chris Guiliano, USA (2026)
- Junior World Record: 21.75 – Michael Andrew, USA (2017)
Top 8 Qualifiers
- Sean Niewold (BAMA) — 21.76
- Dylan Carter (AZFL) — 22.27
- Santo Condorelli (FAST) — 22.29
- Michael Andrew (MASA) — 22.39
- Brendan Whitfield (VT) — 22.44
- Ruslan Gaziev (CAN) — 22.57
- Nans Mazellier (CAL) — 22.61
- Lamar Taylor (BAH) — 22.65
Top seed Sean Niewold maintained his position in the men’s 50 freestyle prelims, swimming 21.76 to earn the top seed for tonight’s final by about half-a-second as the only man under 22 seconds in the prelims.
Niewold was about a tenth off his best of 21.66, which he swam in March. He came in ahead of Nans Zmaziellier, who finished 2nd in his heat at 22.61, eight tenths off his best of 21.98 from June.
Dylan Carter won the 1st circle-seeded heat to qualify 2nd overall, touching in 22.27, an add from the 21.69 mark he set in December of 2023. Michael Andrew finished 2nd in the heat, qualifying 4th overall, in 22.39, just over a tenth back.
Santo Condorelli qualified 3rd from the 2nd circle-seeded heat, stopping the clock in 22.29. This is a new season best mark for him after he swam 22.75 at the U.S. Open in December to miss qualifying for the final.
Women’s 200 Backstroke — Prelims
- World Record: 2:03.14 – Kaylee McKeown, AUS (2023)
- American Record: 2:03.35 – Regan Smith, USA (2019)
- U.S. Open Record: 2:03.80 – Regan Smith, USA (2023)
- Pro Series Record: 2:03.99 – Regan Smith, USA (2024)
- Junior World Record: 2:03.35 – Regan Smith, USA (2019)
Top 16 Qualifiers
- Phoebe Bacon (WISC) — 2:11.19
-  Rhyan White (WOLF) — 2:11.99
-  Katharine Berkoff (WOLF) — 2:12.81
-  Kennedi Dobson (EEX) — 2:14.95
-  Lauren Lonsdale (DART) — 2:15.28
-  Chloe Isleta (PSC) — 2:19.38
-  Maddie Thornton (BEND) — 2:19.73
-  Ryley Clark (FRES) — 2:20.79
-  Levenia Sim (ALTO) — 2:21.09
-  Torri Huske (UN) — 2:21.50
-  Melanie Quinto (WAC) — 2:22.47
-  Emma Hussein (CANY) — 2:22.55
-  Sutton Forbis (BCST) — 2:22.57
-  Marin Deneen (RIP) — 2:22.60
-  Summer Thresher (UN) — 2:23.32
-  Bridget Burton (CAN) — 2:23.72
The women’s 200 backstroke prelims went to Phoebe Bacon, who swam 2:11.19 to win the 3rd of 3 heats.
Bacon came in more than a second ahead of Katharine Berkoff, who swam 2:12.81 to finish 2nd in the heat. She split 30.32/32.93/33.64/34.30, opening with the fastest first 50 in the field before shutting it down on the back end. She added about five seconds from her best of 2:05.61.
Berkoff was 30.58/33.47/34.11/34.65 as she came in about three seconds off her best of 2:09.76, which she swam in June of 2021.
Rhyan White finished 2nd in the prelims from heat two, touching in 2:11.99. She was out in 30.95 before her final three 50s had near identical splits of 33.65/33.71/33.68 as she came in three seconds ahead of Kennedi Dobson, who swam 2:14.95 to finish 2nd in the heat. White’s best is 2:05.13 from April of 2022. Dobson added about two seconds from the 2:12.56 she swam in May of 2024.
The 1st heat went to Fresno State’s Ryley Clark in 2:20.79 as she qualified 8th overall. She split 33.34/34.84/35.73/36.88 to add about five seconds from the 2;15.21 she set in December.
Men’s 200 Backstroke — Prelims
- World Record: 1:51.92 – Aaron Peirsol, USA (2009)
- American Record: 1:51.92 – Aaron Peirsol, USA (2009)
- U.S. Open Record: 1:53.08 – Aaron Peirsol, USA (2009)
- Pro Series Record: 1:55.04 – Jiayu Xu, CHN (2017)
- Junior World Record: 1:55.14 – Kliment Kolesnikov, RUS (2017)
Top 16 Qualifiers
- Keaton Jones (CAL) — 2:00.32
- Ethan Ekk (ALTO) — 2:02.29
- Gavin Keogh (NCST) — 2:02.32
- Humberto Najera (CAL) — 2:02.64
- Daniel Diehl (NCST) — 2:02.98
- Jackson Hartzler (CFSC) — 2:03.29
- Joey Tepper (UOFM) — 2:03.46
- Yeziel Morales (PUR) — 2:03.63
- Tommy Hagar (BAMA) — 2:04.06
- Blake Tierney (CAN) — 2:04.16
- Jaques Harrison (CAN) — 2:04.35
- Grant Bellin (KING) — 2:04.80
- Anders Koschmann (RIP) — 2:05.65
- Omer Wiener (ALTO) — 2:06.49
- Utkarsh Patil (ISC) — 2:08.54
- Brennen Oneil (FAST) — 2:09.51
Keaton Jones won the men’s 200 backstroke prelims in dominant fashion, swimming 2:00.32 to come in almost two seconds ahead of anyone else in the field.
Jones split 27.59/29.95/30.27/32.51, shutting it down on the final 100. His best stands at 1:54.61 from June of 2024.
Ethan Ekk finished 2nd in the final heat to Jones, qualifying 2nd overall in 2:02.29. He finished just three hundredths ahead of Gavin Keogh, who was also in the 3rd heat. Keogh swam 2:02.32 to qualify 3rd overall.
Ekk split 28.58/30.59/31.74/31.73 to come back on Keogh over the middle 100, though Keogh had a stronger final 50, splitting 28.19/30.86/31.74/31.53. Ekk’s lifetime best is 1:56.54 from June and Keogh’s is 1:57.88 from August.
Humberto Najera qualified 4th overall after winning heat one, splitting 29.56/32.67/30.15/30.26 to stop the clock in 2:02.64. This was a five second add from his best of 1:57.44, which he set in August.
Yeziel Morales was the other heat winner, swimming 2:03.63 to qualify 8th for tonight’s semifinal. He split 28.91/30.73/31.91/31.94 to add from his best of 1:57.97, which he swam in June of 2024.
Women’s 400 Freestyle — Prelims
- World Record: 3:54.18 – Summer McIntosh, CAN (2025)
- American Record: 3:56.46 – Katie Ledecky, USA (2016)
- U.S. Open Record: 3:55.37 – Summer McIntosh, CAN (2025)
- Pro Series Record: 3:56.81 – Katie Ledecky, USA (2025)
- Junior World Record: 3:56.08 – Summer McIntosh, CAN (2023)
Top 8 Qualifiers
- Kennedi Dobson (EEX) — 4:11.39
- Thilda Haell (UOFL) — 4:13.08
- Marie Landreneau (COLA) — 4:14.69
- Bella Sims (SAND) — 4:16.56
- Michaela Mattes (SAND) — 4:18.25
- Alexa McDevitt (CAL) — 4:19.95
- Chloe Stepanek (LIAC) — 4:20.61
- Ava Chavez (CAL) — 4:23.55
Shortly after qualifying for the 200 backstroke semifinals, Kennedi Dobson earned the top spot for tonight’s 400 freestyle final by almost two seconds, touching in 4:11.39.
Dobson split 1:00.05/1:03.81/1:04.15/1:03.38 to stop the clock about five seconds off the 4:06.66 she swam to finish 3rd at the World Junior Championships last summer.
Thilda Haell won her heat in 4:13.08, a new personal best time by two tenths from the 4:13.20 she swam at the Indy Spring Cup earlier this month. She split 1:01.30/1:03.51/1:04.02/1:04.25 to qualify 2nd for the final tonight.
Marie Landreneau swam 4:14.69, finishing 2nd to Haell in the 3rd heat, qualifying 3rd overall. Landreneau swam 1:01.17/1:05.10/1:05.36/1:03.06 to drop a second from the 4:15.46 she swam in June at the USA Swimming National Championships.
Bella Sims finished 3rd in the heat and qualified 4th overall, stopping the clock in 4:16.56 after getting out to a lead early. She split 1:00.16/1:05.78/1:05.66/1:04.96 to add 13 seconds from the 4:03.25 she set in June of 2023.
Men’s 400 Freestyle — Prelims
- World Record: 3:39.96 – Lucas Martens, GER (2025)
- American Record: 3:42.78 – Larsen Jensen, USA (2008)
- U.S. Open Record: 3:43.33 – Rex Maurer, USA (2025)
- Pro Series Record: 3:43.49 – Samuel Short, AUS (2026)
- Junior World Record: 3:44.31 – Petar Petrov Mitsin, BUL (2023)
Top 8 Finishers
- Luka Mijatovic (PSS) — 3:52.89
- Juan Vallmitjana (SOFL) — 3:54.41
- Henry McFadden (JW) — 3:58.06
- Ethan Ekk (ALTO) — 3:58.13
- Julien Rousseau (CAL) — 3:58.40
- Ellis Crisci (TST) — 3:58.76
- Luke Brennan (UFOM) — 3:58.77
- Aiden Kirk (CAN) — 3:59.08
Luka Mijatovic swam the top time in the men’s 400 freestyle prelims, touching in 3:52.89 to come in two seconds ahead of 2nd qualifier Juan Vallmitjana‘s 3:54.41.
Mijatovic split 54.11/58.42/59.84/1:00.52 to add seven seconds from his lifetime best 3:45.30 he swam in December.
Vallmitjana finished 2nd in the heat at 3:54.41, six tenths off his lifetime best of 3:53.80. He split 56.68/59.55/1:00.22/57.96 to qualify 2nd overall.
Henry McFadden won heat four 3:58.06, three seconds off his seed time of 3:55.55. His lifetime best is 3:52.53 from November of 2023. This was McFadden’s 2nd event of the morning after he swam the top time in the 200 fly prelims at the beginning of the session.
Stanford’s Ethan Ekk finished 2nd to McFadden, qualifying 4th overall with his 3:58.13. This was a 12 second add from the 3:46.01 he set at the World Championships in July. Ekk will also be swimming two events tonight after he finished 2nd in the 200 backstroke prelims.
Hey guys! We ALL know this meet isn’t the fastest, or in an ideal location, and that the stream isn’t the best. But what in the world is complaining on every single article about it going to do? It’s so easy to complain but can anyone just try to find the silver lining here? Everyone ranging from the athletes, to the officials, to the USA Swimming staff are trying their best here. The swimmers didn’t pick the location, and the added semis are supposed to help train swimmers for 3 swims and is supposed to add some sort of excitement (granted I think at a pro series meet the shorter events such as the 50-100 are the main events that… Read more »
Or we can complain about it because if we don’t this same stuff will keep happening.
Kevin Ring, announce yourself. Let us know you’re reading the comment section
This is so true, every year it looks more and more like swimswam commenters are just unemployed or in college complainers
Entitlement Generation
Political science majors
Deranged broke college political science majors with nothing better to do.
I don’t think the depths of the swimswam comment section have that high of an impact on “the image of swimming”. I doubt more than 2% of the people who find themselves down here aren’t lifelong swimmers.
Also to the guy throwing shade at unemployed people – are you so high and mighty to be on here during the work day?
Tell ’em
Most sports think it’s good to have their marquee athletes performing at their marquee events.
That there were no comments in here until the session was already over is not a good sign.
I totally agree. But it’s not the athletes faults so why are we ragging on these “lackluster” performances? Pro series meets don’t mean anything in the long run anyway. The only way they’ll mean something is if we get better engagement and viewership. That’s just the objective way to look at it. But having the only people who really care about swimming, pick it apart bit by bit, doesn’t help that in the slightest.
idk were people calling out the like, random teenagers at the meet or something? I haven’t seen whining about specific athletes or anything, just that the meet itself is fairly uninspiring given the few athletes anyone knows are p clearly in training mode
I read most of the articles on here and I don’t even notice the complaining. You gotta let that stuff go. You do realize that you are complaining about the complainers?
anyone know why luca scratched? even if he isn’t in top form he could have easily won the 2 fly
presumably still not at racing form after the injury that kept him out of NCAAs? A little worrisome since it’s been two months, but obviously not really a priority meet
Why is the meet in Sacramento…also holy snooze fest
painfully boring meet to be honest
Yeziel Morales has more in the tank. He went 2:00 at a Masters meet last Sunday
Niewold. Damn. Is he a USA swimmer?
Dutch
Niewold’s best is 21.66 21.3 is his scm time
Thx! I was just about to go check swimcloud
I’m here Steve, happy to see you are too