2026 Pro Swim Series — Sacramento: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

2026 Sacramento Pro Swim Series

The final night of the 2026 Pro Swim Series – Sacramento features finals of the 800m freestyle, 50m butterfly, 100m breaststroke, 200m backstroke, 100m freestyle, and 200m butterfly.

Stay tuned for live updates.

Women’s 800m Freestyle — Fastest Heat

Top 8 Finishers:

  1. Kennedi Dobson (Eastern Express) — 8:33.50
  2. Thilda Haell (Univ Louisville) — 8:36.67
  3. Michaela Mattes (Sandpipers Of Nevada) — 8:47.14
  4. Kathryn Hazle (California Aquatics) — 8:56.89
  5. Lily Chai (Markham) — 9:03.59
  6. Elaine Luisetti (California Capital) — 9:04.28
  7. Kingsley Rosevold (Wolverine Aquatics) — 9:05.30
  8. Rosa Houborg (San Ramon Valley) — 9:05.50

Georgia freshman Kennedi Dobson, representing Eastern Express, picked up her third individual win of the meet in the women’s 800m free.

The 19-year-old clocked a time of 8:33.50, three seconds clear of 1500m free winner Thilda Haell, with the pair finishing over ten seconds ahead of the rest of the field.

Sandpipers of Nevada’s Michaela Mattes was the only other swimmer to crack 8:50; she swam 8:47.14 to clear the rest of the field for bronze by about ten seconds.

Dobson’s time tonight sliced 1.24 seconds off her former best time from last summer’s World Junior Championships.

According to SwimCloud, Haell’s time sliced about two seconds off her former PB from the Indy Spring Cup earlier in the month; it appears to be a new Swedish Record. The 1500m free winner broke her own National Record in the 1500m free twice earlier in the week.

Mattes’ best time remains the 8:34.76 she threw down at the 2025 iteration of the Fort Lauderdale Pro Swim Series.

Men’s 800m Freestyle – Fastest Heat

  • World Record: 7:32.12 – Zhang Lin, CHN (2009)
  • World Junior Record: 7:43.37 – Lorenzo Galossi, ITA (2022)
  • American Record: 7:38.67 – Bobby Finke, USA (2023)
  • U.S. Open Record: 7:40.34 – Bobby Finke, USA (2023)
  • Pro Swim Series Record: 7:40.98 – Sam Short (2026)

Top 8 Finishers:

  1. Luka Mijatovic (Pleasanton Seaha) — 7:47.08
  2. Ethan Ekk (Alto Swim Club) — 8:00.70
  3. Juan Vallmitjana (South Florida Aq) — 8:00.88
  4. Ellis Crisci (Tsunami Swim Tea) — 8:05.38
  5. Joey Tepper (Univ Minnesota) — 8:08.29
  6. Aiden Kirk (Swimming Canada) — 8:13.25
  7. Julien Rousseau (California Aquat) — 8:15.27
  8. Syunta Lee (West Coast Aquat) — 8:17.56

Another day, another personal best time for the Pleasanton Seahawks’ Luka Mijatovic.

The 17-year-old dominated the men’s 800m free from the very first stroke, clocking a time of 7:47.08 to represent as the sole sub-8:00 swimmer of the evening.

Entering this competition, Mijatovic’s best time rested at the 7:48.20 15-16 NAG Record he busted out at December’s U.S. Open.

Stanford freshman Ethan Ekk (8:00.70) and South Florida Aquatic Club’s (and Virginia commit) Juan Vallmitjana (8:00.88) posted nearly identical 8:00 swims to round out the top three, both a bit outside their PBs.

Women’s 50m Butterfly — Final

Top 8 Finishers:

  1. Torri Huske (Unattached) — 25.95
  2. Taylor Ruck (Swimming Canada) — 26.07
  3. Lismar Lyon (South Florida Aq) — 26.08
  4. Marie Wattel (Sun Devil Swimmi) — 26.29
  5. Kalia Antoniou (Unattached) — 26.43
  6. Caroline Larsen (Univ Louisville) — 26.55
  7. Kasia Wasick (Unattached) — 26.61
  8. Katrin Otaegi (San Ramon Valley) — 27.25

A bit of outside smoke action unfolded in the women’s 50m fly, with reigning 100m fly Olympic champion Torri Huske (25.95) getting a narrow victory over Canadian Taylor Ruck (26.08) and South Florida Aquatic Club’s Lismar Lyon (26.08).

The time from Huske was a season best, the time from Ruck was a few tenths off her PB from earlier in the season.

Lyon’s time was about a three-tenth personal best.

Men’s 50m Butterfly — Final

Top 8 Finishers:

  1. Santo Condorelli (FAST Swim Team) — 23.12
  2. Dylan Carter (Azura Florida Aq) — 23.13
  3. Sean Niewold (Univ Alabama Swi) — 23.21
  4. Michael Andrew (MA Swim Academy) — 23.26
  5. Aiden Hayes (NC State Univers) — 23.78
  6. Finlay Knox (Swimming Canada) — 23.84
  7. Cole Faut (Phoenix Swim Clu) — 24.35
  8. Ryan Nordheim (Unattached) — 24.61

FAST Swim Team’s Santo Condorelli eeked out a one one-hundredth victory over Trinidad and Tibago record holder Dylan Carter (23.13), with top-seeded Sean Niewold rounding out the top three in a time of 23.21.

Condorelli hacked over a tenth off his lifetime (and season) best from the U.S. Open en route to the win.

Niewold clocked a lifetime best of 22.94 in prelims.

Women’s 100m Breaststroke — Final

  • World Record: 1:04.13 – Lilly King, USA (2017)
  • American Record: 1:04.13 – Lilly King, USA (2017)
  • U.S. Open Record: 1:04.45 – Jessica Hardy, USA (2009)
  • Pro Series Record: 1:05.32 – Lilly King, USA (2022)

Top 8 Finishers:

  1. Mikayla Tan (San Ramon Valley) — 1:08.16
  2. Aliz Kalmar (Fresno State Swi) — 1:08.54
  3. Adalene Robillard (Alto Swim Club) — 1:09.08
  4. Lucy Thomas (Alto Swim Club) — 1:09.12
  5. Jenna Pulkkinen (Fresno State Swi) — 1:09.24
  6. Silje Slyngstadli (California Aquat) — 1:09.40
  7. Elle Scott (California Aquat) — 1:10.09
  8. Katie Christopherson (SwimAtlanta) — 1:10.49

San Ramon Valley’s Mikayla Tan topped the women’s 100m breast field, notching a time of 1:08.16 for one of two sub-1:09 swims on the evening.

Fresno State’s Aliz Kalmar (1:08.54) finished second, while Alto Swim Club’s Adalene Robillard (1:09.08) hit the touchpad third.

Tan knocked about six tenths of a second off her former lifetime best to double up on breaststroke victories here in Sacramento.

Men’s 100m Breaststroke — Final

Top 8 Finishers:

  1. Yamato Okadome (California Aquat) — 1:00.38
  2. Carles Coll Marti (Spain) — 1:00.82
  3. Eli Martin (Virginia Tech) — 1:00.88
  4. Josh Matheny (Indiana Swim Clu) — 1:00.94
  5. Tom Higdon (DART Swimming) — 1:01.38
  6. Michael Andrew (MA Swim Academy) — 1:01.65
  7. Andrew Eubanks (Dolphins) — 1:01.70
  8. Daniel Li (Rose Bowl Aquati) — 1:01.77

California’s Yamato Okadome, the reigning NCAA Champion in both breaststroke events, won the men’s 100m breaststroke by nearly half a second.

Oakdome registered a final time of 1:00.38 to get to the wall ahead of Spain’s Carles Coll Marti, the 2024 Short Course World Champion in the 200m breast, and Virginia Tech’s Eli Martin (1:00.88).

Indiana-trained Josh Matheny made it four swimmers under 1:01 with his 1:00.94 for fourth overall.

Women’s 200m Backstroke — Final

  • 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)

Top 8 Finishers:

  1. Rhyan White (Wolfpack Elite) — 2:08.41
  2. Phoebe Bacon (Wisconsin Aquati) — 2:08.96
  3. Lauren Lonsdale (DART Swimming) — 2:12.81
  4. Kennedi Dobson (Eastern Express) — 2:12.82
  5. Maddie Thornton (Bend Swim Club) — 2:16.31
  6. Sutton Forbis (Bellevue Club Sw) — 2:18.00
  7. Bridget Burton (Swimming Canada) — 2:19.20
  8. Ryley Clark (Fresno State Swi) — 2:20.70

The women’s 200m back was a head-to-head showdown between NC State-trained Rhyan White (2:08.41) and Wisconsin-trained Phoebe Bacon (2:08.96).

White ultimately got the better of Bacon tonight, taking the victory by about a half second, with the rest of the field nearly four seconds behind.

DART Swimming’s Lauren Lonsdale, who’s been on fire all week, knocked nearly a whole seconds off her former best time from last night’s semifinals.

This event is arguably one of the most loaded on the women’s domestic scene, with White now ranking 5th among Americans so far this season. Bacon remains 4th, courtesy of her 2:07.62 from yesterday’s semis.

Men’s 200m Backstroke — Final

  • 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)

Top 8 Finishers:

  1. Keaton Jones (California Aquat) — 1:57.26
  2. Daniel Diehl (NC State Univers) — 1:57.92
  3. Gavin Keogh (NC State Univers) — 1:59.27
  4. Blake Tierney (Swimming Canada) — 1:59.40
  5. Tommy Hagar (Univ Alabama Swi) — 1:59.61
  6. Humberto Najera (California Aquat) — 1:59.80
  7. Ethan Ekk (Alto Swim Club) — 2:00.09
  8. Yeziel Morales (Team Puerto Rico) — 2:00.94

In a similar story to the women’s 200m back, the men’s 200m back was a race of two.

California’s Keaton Jones (1:57.26) ultimately walked away with the victory ahead of NC State’s Daniel Diehl (1:57.92), with the two swimmers cracking the 1:58 barrier.

Diehl’s training partner, Gavin Keogh (1:59.27), swam a time of 1:59.27 to clear Canada’s Blake Tierney for third overall.

Alabama’s Tommy Hagar (1:59.61) and California’s Humberto Najera (1:59.80) also broke two-minutes tonight.

Women’s 100m Freestyle — Final

Top 8 Finishers:

  1. Taylor Ruck (Swimming Canada) — 53.90
  2. Torri Huske (Unattached) — 54.13
  3. Mary-Ambre Moluh (California Aquat) — 54.53
  4. Kalia Antoniou (Unattached) — 54.72
  5. Chloe Stepanek (Long Island Aqua) — 54.97
  6. Marie Wattel (Sun Devil Swimmi) — 54.98
  7. Caroline Larsen (Univ Louisville) — 55.00
  8. Bella Sims (Sandpipers Of Ne) — 55.49

In a rematch from the women’s 50m fly final, Taylor Ruck got the better of the Olympic silver medalist in the women’s 100m free.

Ruck hit the wall in the sole sub-54 outing of the evening, swimming 53.90 to touch ahead of Huske (54.13) and third place finisher Mary-Ambre Moluh (54.53).

Three other swimmers snuck under 55 this evening: Kalia Antoniou (54.72), Chloe Stepanek (54.97), and Marie Wattel (54.98).

Men’s 100m Freestyle — Final

  • World Record: 46.40 – Pan Zhanle, CHN (2024)
  • American Record: 46.81 – Jack Alexy, USA (2025)
  • U.S. Open Record: 46.99 – Jack Alexy, USA (2025)
  • Pro Series Record: 47.38 – Chris Guiliano, USA (2026)

Top 8 Finishers:

  1. Henry McFadden (JW) & Ruslan Gaziev (CAN) — 48.72
  2. Sean Niewold (BAMA) — 49.02
  3. Nans Mazellier (CAL) — 49.14
  4. Brendan Whitfield (VT) — 49.21
  5. Lamar Taylor (BAH) — 49.23
  6. Jerry Fox (NCS) — 49.56
  7. Keaton Jones (CAL) — 50.83

And, it’s a tie!

Henry McFadden and Ruslan Gaziev posted matching 48.72s in tonight’s men’s 100m free final. It was Gaziev who held a 0.05 advantage after the first 50, 23.60 to 23.65, but Fadden was able to close marginally quicker, 25.02 to 25.07, to make it a dead heat.

Alabama’s Sean Niewold doubled back from a strong performance in the men’s 50m fly; he swam a time of 49.02 to clear the rest of the field for third.

Women’s 200m Butterfly — Final

  • 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)

Top 8 Finishers:

  1. Caroline Bricker (Alto Swim Club) — 2:08.38
  2. Bella Sims (Sandpipers Of Nevada) — 2:11.73
  3. Moji Pholjamjumrus (Univ of Nevada) — 2:14.50
  4. Ella Legg (Pleasanton Seahawks) — 2:15.82
  5. Emma Bronson (Bend Swim Club) — 2:17.99
  6. Lucy Velte (Empire KC Swim Club) — 2:18.73
  7. Michaela Mattes (Sandpipers Of Nevada) — 2:19.73
  8. Stephanie Iannaccone (Walnut Creek Aquatics) — 2:20.15

The reigning U.S. National Champion, Stanford’s Caroline Bricker, dominated the women’s 200m fly from start to finish.

Bricker finished with a winning time of 2:08.38, with the Sandpipers’ Bella Sims (2:11.73) a clear second, and Nevada’s Moji Pholjamjumrus (2:14.50) a comfortable third.

Bricker’s time tonight is her fastest-ever in season time, and now ranks as the fifth-quickest American so far this season. She is pre-qualified for this summer’s Pan Pacific Championships.

Men’s 200m Butterfly — Final

  • 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)

Top 8 Finishers:

  1. Charlie Cancelmo (SMAC) — 1:59.53
  2. Joey Tepper (UOFM) — 2:00.13
  3. Andres Brooks (PUR) — 2:00.24
  4. Raben Dommann (CAN) — 2:01.57
  5. Ian Maldonado (CFSC) — 2:01.95
  6. Minh Hoang (SPIRE) — 2:02.08
  7. Zach Power (LAKE) — 2:05.65
  8. Henry McFadden (JW) — 2:08.14

16-year-old Charlie Cancelmo (1:59.53) was the class of the men’s 200m fly final as he was the only swimmer to dip under the elusive 2:00 barrier.

Cancelmo won the race by just over half a second over open water ace Joey Tepper (2:00.13), who himself out-touched Puerto Rico’s Andres Brooks (2:00.24).

Cancelmo, a member of the high school class of 2028, boasts a best time of 1:58.27 from last summer’s Junior Nationals.

Notably, top-seeded Henry McFadden was eighth in 2:08.14, though he had a very quick turnaround after his victorious 100m free.

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Mark & Frances Brooks
21 days ago

Hello Sean Griffin, just to point out PUR stands for Puerto Rico not Purdue. Wondering if you could fix that on the 200 Fly Men’s Final third place for Andres Brooks. Appreciate you!

McIntosh-Marchand
22 days ago

Bella Sims 🫣

wild
Reply to  McIntosh-Marchand
22 days ago

If only we could see 2023 Bella again

base_case()
Reply to  McIntosh-Marchand
22 days ago

I really wish she had taken a gap year 2023-24 right before the Paris Olympics.

alex
Reply to  McIntosh-Marchand
21 days ago

Bella Seems

Jonathan
22 days ago

What the hell was McFadden doing there?

swoomer
Reply to  Jonathan
22 days ago

had the 100 free about 5 mins before

marchandmaxxerrr
Reply to  Jonathan
22 days ago

Rip

swimmingtortoiseclub
22 days ago

help us understand.. how does MAs training work? if he trains at race pace is his race pace slower than whats needed to break 23 as PA said they were aiming for? their concept doesn’t make sense. do they expect him to race faster than he trains or race at the same pace he trains? if hes training at slow pace whats the point of racing as they dont train to peak? and how does he think hes going to suddenly be able to make la in four events when he fades anytime he swims more than one lap or event?

Admin
Reply to  swimmingtortoiseclub
22 days ago

We don’t know how it’s evolved in his latest iteration back with his dad. But the fundamental of it is that he swims broken races. So they’d swim 25s at the pace he needs to go to do his goal time.

swimmingtortoiseclub
Reply to  Braden Keith
22 days ago

thank you BK. broken races (only clocking full speed when training 25m or yds) kind of explains why he struggles to maintain needed speed for more anything longer than a 50 or when he doubles. his fam bashes distance training of any sort, makes it sound like all swimmers but MA are miscoached. maybe they should talk with distance runners about hitting a runners high. its a pretty great feeling. distance work can be great and build racing endurance that he often lacks.

Steve Nolan
Reply to  swimmingtortoiseclub
22 days ago

Eh, at one point what they were doing got them 99% of the way to “all time great.”

If that was more luck than intention we’ll never know, but it’s seemingly fallen apart.

Mr 25m.
Reply to  Steve Nolan
22 days ago

I’d say 75%.

(Was it 30.69? I forget now.)

Bobthebuilderrocks
Reply to  Mr 25m.
22 days ago

Idk I just rewatched those 58.1s he was going at the US Trials in 2021, that meet he was on another level. I don’t think any other year he’s been anywhere near where he was in 2021. he was a couple levels above any other year we’ve seen him swim. Dude could make the Olympic team in the 50 free right behind Dressel and then win the 200 IM. not sure if I care about the 30.6 too much when you consider how much he smashed everyone else by

Bobthebuilderrocks
Reply to  Bobthebuilderrocks
22 days ago

Which we also should keep in mind what 1:55 meant back then. Wang Shun won the gold in 1:55.00 and Marchand and Casas only went 1:55 lows the year after in 2022

flyfishinginmontana
Reply to  Bobthebuilderrocks
21 days ago

yes. 2021 was five years ago. MA partially blamed his dating relationship on some of his poor results like not making paris olympics. am surprised he still has sponsors as relay gold is good but common for olympic swimmers and not enough for most athletes to get sponsors. also surprised he has followers as he posts no unique content its all watch me swim 25 m, watch me grill, and check out my new surf board. uninspiring at best! more boasting from the MA camp than results. yesterday PA did a post saying they’re making a “Day in the life of Michael Andrew” video while he and Mikel “held back” wonder what its like for Mikel to play second fiddle… Read more »

flyfishinginmontana
Reply to  Steve Nolan
21 days ago

not remotely all time great. one relay gold pales compared to the true swimming greats.

Steve Nolan
Reply to  flyfishinginmontana
21 days ago

hi! I think you missed some of the words in my post because what you’re saying here agrees with what I said

Admin
Reply to  swimmingtortoiseclub
21 days ago

They also do 50s, for example, to prepare for longer races.

Remember that Michael is still the American Record holder in the 100 breaststroke and he would have won a medal in the 200 IM in Tokyo if he had repeated his Trials time. So we can’t say it’s a total bust.

Kyle Sockwell’s New Era of Swimming
22 days ago

Is there a live recap page for the enhanced games?

Admin

The sports are tomorrow.

Steve Nolan
Reply to  Braden Keith
22 days ago

GIVE THE DEGENERATES WHAT WE WANT

As the world’s foremost combo elite swimming and fairweather strongman fan, I need a place to talk about this.

Last edited 22 days ago by Steve Nolan
Mr 25m.
Reply to  Steve Nolan
22 days ago

Precisely! 😂

Mr 25m.
Reply to  Mr 25m.
21 days ago

Downvoters, I don’t gaf about EG. I won’t be watching. I was responding to SN “literal” self description. 😂

Mr 25m.
Reply to  Braden Keith
21 days ago

May I ask if they responded to the independant pool length check?

dg5301
22 days ago

I thought MA was looking good handling the quick turnaround from 50FL, but reality hit hard at 75 meters.

seaturtleturtlesea
Reply to  dg5301
22 days ago

What? MA ran out of gas?

Mr 25m.
Reply to  seaturtleturtlesea
22 days ago

😂

PFA
22 days ago

Great swim there backed off a bit around 1/2 way point but brought it back the last 150. And another 27.8 for Luka on the end there. Luka is by far the best current male Jr. age group swimmer in the world.

1:45.92
3:45.20
7:47.08
14:59.27

At 17 is a crazy freestyle resume to have. I don’t know the specifics but I believe Luka’s times are all ranked in the top 10 all time for 18 and under times except for the 1500 which is slightly further back.

Bobthebuilderrocks
22 days ago

ASP’s got it going on…

Shogun
Reply to  Bobthebuilderrocks
22 days ago

An attempt at humor perhaps?

Bobthebuilderrocks
Reply to  Shogun
22 days ago

I knew you’d find my comment lol