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

2026 Sacramento Pro Swim Series

• May 20-23, 2026
• Sacramento, CA
• LCM (50 meters)
• Psych Sheets
• Meet Central
• Live Results also Available on Meet Mobile
• Live Stream: USA Swimming Network
• Recaps:
  • Prelims: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3
  • Finals: Day 1 | Day 2  | Day 3

It is time for the final prelims session of the 2026 Pro Swim Series stop in Sacramento, and this morning’s session will be fast with only six individual events (three per gender).

Event Lineup

• 50 Fly
• 100 Breast
• 100 Free

The session will kick off with the 50 butterfly events where Taylor Ruck is the women’s top seed in 25.71, and 100 fly Olympic champion Torri Huske will be in the lane next to her.

Dylan Carter is the men’s top seed, but Sean Niewold, who has been having an exceptional meet, is the 2nd seed just a tenth back of Carter.

In the 100 breaststroke, Silje Slyngstadli will be the top seed on the women’s side and Josh Matheny is the top seed on the men’s.

The session will wrap up with the 100 freestyle. Torri Huske will race again as the top seed in the women’s race, while Ruck is the 2nd seed.

Henry McFadden is the top seed in the men’s 100 freestyle, and he has already won two events this meet and will be looking for the top seed tonight.

Women’s 50 Butterfly– Prelims

• World Record: 24.43 – Sarah Sjostroem, SWE (2014)
• American Record: 24.66 – Gretchen Walsh, USA (2025)
• U.S. Open Record: 24.66 – Gretchen Walsh, USA (2025)
• Pro Series Record: 24.93 – Gretchen Walsh, USA (2025)
• Junior World Record: 25.46 – Rikako Ikee, JPN (2017)

Top 8 Qualifiers

1. Marie Wattel (SUN) — 26.43
2. Taylor Ruck (CAN) — 26.67
3. Kalia Antoniou (UN) — 26.79
4. Lismar Lyon (SOFL) — 26.80
5. Caroline Larsen (UOFL) — 26.82
6. Torri Huske (UN) — 26.99
7. Kasia Wasick (UN)/Katrin Otaegi (SRVA) — 27.24

Sun Devil Aquatics’ Marie Wattel earned the top seed in the women’s 50 fly final tonight, touching in 26.43 to swim the fastest prelims time by two tenths.

Wattel, who represents France internationally has a best of 25.33, which she swam in August of 2022.

Canada’s Taylor Ruck finished 2nd in 26.67, about a tenth ahead of Kalia Antoniou, from Cyprus. Ruck’s lifetime best is 25.71 from the 2025 World Championships in Singapore while Antoniou’s best is 26.51 from the World University Games last summer.

Torri Huske qualified 6th in 26.99, more than a second off her lifetime best of 25.33 fro June of 2023.

Men’s 50 Butterfly — Prelims

• World Record: 22.27 – Andrii Govorov, UKR (2018)
• American Record: 22.35 – Caeleb Dressel, USA (2022)
• U.S. Open Record: 22.80 – Maxime Grousset, FRA (2026)
• Pro Series Record: 22.80 – Maxime Grousset, FRA (2026)
• Junior World Record: 22.96 – Diogo Matos Ribeiro, POR (2022)

Top 8 Qualifiers

1. Sean Niewold (BAMA) — 22.94
2. Michael Andrew (MASA) — 23.37
3. Dylan Carter (AZFL) — 23.49
4. Santo Condorelli (FAST) — 23.61
5. Finlay Knox (CAN) — 24.03
6. Aiden Hayes (NCST) — 24.22
7. Brandon Ha (DART) — 24.54
8. Ryan Nordheim (UN) — 24.60

Sean Niewold continues to impress in Sacramento, setting a personal best time of 22.94 to pick up the top seed in the men’s 50 fly prelims. His previous best was 23.04 from the Pro Swim Series stop in Westmont. This swim will vault Niewold up to be the 3rd fastest performer in the world this season.

Michael Andrew swam 23.37 to finish 2nd, a little more than half-a-second off his best of 22.79 from June of 2022.

Dylan Carter took 3rd in 23.49, six tenths off his lifetime best 22.85 from June of 2022. He was just over a tenth ahead of Santo Condorelli, who swam 23.61 to be the final prelims swimmer under 24 seconds.

Women’s 100 Breaststroke — Prelims

• 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)
• Junior World Record: 1:04.35 – Ruta Meilutyte, LTU (2013)

Top 8 Qualifiers

1. Aliz Kalmar (FRES) — 1:09.46
2. Silje Slyngstadli (CAL) — 1:09.53
3. Lucy Thomas (ALTO) — 1:09.54
4. Addie Robillard (ALTO) — 1:09.63
5. Jenna Pulkkinen (FRES) — 1:09.84
6. Mikayla Tan (SRVA) — 1:09.94
7. Phoebe Bacon (WISC) — 1:10.80
8. Caroline Bricker (ALTO) — 1:10.88

The women’s 100 breaststroke prelims went to Fresno State’s Aliz Kalmar in 1:09.46 as six women came in within half-a-second.

Kalmar led the pack, splitting 23.42/37.04 to add a little less than two seconds from her lifetime best 1:07.57, which she set in December at the U.S. Open.

Cal’s Silje Slyngstadli touched in 1:09.53, just one hundredth ahead of Stanford’s Lucy Thomas, who swam 1:09.54. Slyngstadli split 32.10/37.43 to come in about two seconds off her best of 1:07.53 from April of 2025. Thomas was 31.87/37.67 on her 50s, also adding about two seconds from her best of 1:07.63, which she swam in August of 2022.

Addie Robillard, also from Stanford, swam 1:09.63 to finish 4th with the fastest closing 50 in the field. She opened in 32.94 and came home in 36.59 to finish just a second over her best of 1:08.79, which she swam in June of 2023.

Jenna Pulkkinen (1:09.84) and Mikayla Tan (1:09.94) also came in under the 1:10 mark in their prelims swims to qualify 5th and 6th respectively.

Men’s 100 Breaststroke — Prelims

• World Record: 56.88 – Adam Peaty, GBR (2019)
• American Record: 58.14 – Michael Andrew, USA (2021)
• U.S. Open Record: 58.14 – Michael Andrew, USA (2021)
• Pro Series Record: 58.67 – Michael Andrew, USA (2021)
• Junior World Record: 58.94 – Shin Ohashi, JPN (2025)

Top 8 Qualifiers

1. Michael Andrew (MASA) — 1:01.23
2. Yamato Okadome (CAL) — 1:01.45
3. Carles Coll Marti (ESP) — 1:01.47
4. Eli Martin (VT) /Andrew Eubanks (TDPS) — 1:01.54
5. —
6. Tom Higdon (DART) — 1:02.01
7. Josh Matheny (ISC) — 1:02.08
8. Daniel Li (ROSE) — 1:02.31

Michael Andrew swam the top time in the men’s 100 breaststroke prelims, touching in 1:01.23 to beat Cal’s Yamato Okadome by two tenths.

Just like the women’s race, the mens prelims were close with the whole field coming in just over a second apart and the top five only three tenths separated.

Andrew split 28.49/32.74, adding about three seconds from his best of 58.14 in a very tight double with the men’s 50 fly earlier in the session.

Okadome was 28.62/32.83 to stop the clock in 1:01.45, a second add from his best of 1:00.21, which he swam in June.

Carles Coll Marti, last night’s 200 breaststroke champion, swam 1:01.47 to pick up the 3rd qualifying time with his splits of 28.41/33.06. His life time best stands at 1:00.39 from May of 2024.

Eli Martin and Andrew Eubanks tied for 4th in 1:01.54. Eubanks was out faster, splitting 28.50 to Martin’s 28.80, but Martin came home in 32.74 to Eubanks’ 33.04.

Women’s 100 Freestyle — Prelims

• World Record: 51.71 – Sarah Sjostrom, SWE (2017)
• American Record: 52.04 – Simone Manuel, USA (2019)
• U.S. Open Record: 52.43 – Torri Huske, USA (2025)
• Pro Series Record: 52.74 – Siobhan Haughey, HKG (2024)
• Junior World Record: 52.70 – Penny Oleksiak, CAN (2016)

Top 8 Qualifiers

1. Mary-Ambre Moluh (CAL) — 55.10
2. Torri Huske (UN) — 55.28
3. Bella Sims (SAND) — 55.36
4. Caroline Larsen (UOFL) — 55.39
5. Marie Wattel (SUN) — 55.41
6. Chloe Stepanek (LIAC) — 55.73
7. Kalia Antoniou (UN) — 56.40
8. Taylor Ruck (CAN)/Marie Landreneau (COLA) — 56.53 **Swim-off required

The women’s 100 freestyle prelims went to Cal’s Mary-Ambre Moluh in 55.10, almost two tenths ahead of 2nd place qualifier Torri Huske, who swam 55.28.

Moluh was out in 26.63 and came home in 28.47, which was the fastest closing split in the field. Her lifetime best is 54.08 from June of 2024.

Huske split 26.49/28.79 to qualify 2nd in 55.28. She added about three seconds from her lifetime best 52.29, which she swam in July of 2024 at the Olympic Games.

Bella Sims swam 55.36 to take 3rd in prelims,. This was almost a two second add from her best of 53.73, which came form June of 2023. Her season best is 55.18 from the Canadian Open last month.

There was a tie for 8th between Canada’s Taylor Ruck and Georgia’s Marie Landreneau in 56.53. They will need to have a swim-off for the final spot in the ‘A’ final.

Men’s 100 Freestyle — Prelims

• World Record: 46.40 – Zhanle Pan, 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)
• Junior World Record: 46.86 – David Popovici, ROU (2022)

Top 8 Qualifiers

1. Sean Niewold (BAMA) — 48.86
2. Henry McFadden (JW) — 48.87
3. Keaton Jones (CAL) — 49.23
4. Lamar Taylor (BAH) — 49.27
5. Brendan Whitfield (VT) — 49.49
6. Jerry Fox (NCST) — 49.77
7. Nans Mazellier (CAL) — 49.78
8. Ruslan Gaziev (CAN) — 49.89

Sean Niewold is on fire, and picked up a 2nd top seed in three events this morning. He swam 48.86 in the men’s 100 freestyle prelims to come in just one hundredth ahead of Henry McFadden, who has also been having a very strong meet.

The two men both swam in the final heat of the prelims session. Niewold got a large lead early, splitting 23.31 on his first 50 to sit more than four tenths ahead of McFadden, who split 23.76.

McFadden swam a monster 25.11 on the 2nd 50, the fastest closing split in the field, picking up four tenths on Niewold’s 25.55, but falling just short of catching him.

Niewold’s lifetime best is 48.14 from June of 2024 while McFadden’s best is 47.97 from June of 2025.

Keaton Jones took 3rd in 49.23, just four hundredths ahead of Lamar Taylor in 4th. Jones’ swim was a new lifetime best, taking three tenths off the 49.59 he swam in April of 2024. Taylor’s best is 48.51 from August.