2026 PSS Sacramento Day 1 Prelims Scratches – World Medalists Weinstein & Urlando Out of 2 Free

2026 Sacramento Pro Series

• May 20-23, 2026
• Sacramento, CA
• LCM (50 meters)
• Psych Sheets
• Live Results

Day 1 Prelims Heat Sheet

It’s a relatively small field in Sacramento as the Pro Swim Series kicks off in the capital of California this morning, and it has been made even smaller with a large number of scratches, including several high-profile scratches from both US and International Olympians.

2024 Paris Olympian Claire Weinstein has pulled out of her lone event of the morning, the 200 free, where she was the top seed. The Sandpipers of Nevada swimmer, completed her first year at the University of California, winning the NCAA title in the 500 free. Weinstein was entered in the meet with a time of 1:54.67, more than a second clear of Torri Huske, who know holds two top seeds on the morning as she also has the fastest entry time in 200 IM, an event which saw the #2 seed Letitia Sim and fellow Paris Olympian scratch.

Weinstein and Sim were not the lone top 8 seeds to scratch as Joe Polyak, seeded 4th in the 200 IM, and Teya Nikolova, seeded 2nd in the 50 breaststroke also withdrew. So, too did Canadian Olympian Taylor Ruck. Ruck was on the psych sheet in the 100 back as the 2nd seed, but has scratched out of the event, instead concentrating on the 200 free, where after Weinstein’s withdrawal she is the 9th seed. Fellow Canadian Finlay Knox, too has pared down his morning schedule, cutting the 100 back, where he was the 11th seed, and instead will concentrate on the 200 IM, where he is the top seed.

In addition to missing Weinstein, fans will be disappointed to hear that Luca Urlando has scratched his lone event of the morning, the 200 free where he was the 4th seed. Urlando, the reigning 200 fly World Champion has not competed since the 2026 SEC Championships, as he withdrew from NCAAs citing a minor injury. 

All Day 1 Scratches 

• W 200 IM
  • #2 Letitia Sim (Singapore) – 2:13.42
  • #32 Klara Kirshbaum (Seattle Metropol) – 2:01.82 Y
  • #34 Ella Ackerman (Dart Swimming) – 2:23.19 L B
  • #38 Ashlyn Bolyard (Empire KC Swim Club) – 2:25.39 L B
  • #40 Emma Sloan (Orinda Aquatics) – 2:26.45 L B
  • #42 Siena Santos (Orinda Aquatics) – 2:27.95 L B
• M 200 IM
  • #4 Joe Polyak (Univ Minnesota) – 2:00.60
  • #14 Raben Dommann (Swimming Canada) – 2:03.39
  • #20 Aidan Collins (Dart Swimming) – 2:06.21
  • #27 Sebastian van de Logt (UBC Thunderbirds) – 2:08.99
  • #33 Jed Johnson (Pleasanton Seahawks) – 2:09.91 L B
  • #39 Adam Becker (Dart Swimming) – 2:13.13
• W 50 Breast
  • #2 Teya Nikolova (Northwestern University) – 30.67
  • #26 Klara Kirshbaum (Seattle Metropol) – 1:02.43 Y
• M 50 Breast
  • #12 Youssef El Kamash (Phoenix Swim Club) – 28.59
  • #28 Aidan Collins (Dart Swimming) – 25.25 Y
  • #29 Carles Coll Marti (Spain) – 1:00.39
  • #30 Sean Swift (California Aquatics) – 1:02.06
• W 100 Back
  • #2 Taylor Ruck (Swimming Canada) – 58.93
  • #8 Emma Harvey (Bermuda) – 1:01.78
  • #23 Bella Smith (Orinda Aquatics) – 54.31 Y
  • #28 Claire Meissner (Orinda Aquatics) – 1:06.83 L B
• M 100 Back
  • #8 Jack Harvey (Bermuda) – 54.56
  • #11 Finlay Knox (Swimming Canada) – 55.50
  • #18 Kai Lilienthal (UBC Thunderbirds) – 56.84
  • #21 Erkhes Enkhtur (Spire Swim Club) – 56.93
  • #27 Casper Puggaard (California Aquatics) – 45.75 Y
• W 200 Free
  • #1 Claire Weinstein (Sandpipers) – 1:54.67
  • #10 Michaela Mattes (Sandpipers) – 2:00.71
  • #13 Rebecca Diaconescu (Sandpipers) – 2:02.27
  • #18 Lucy Velte (Empire KC Swim Club) – 2:03.83
  • #19 Bailey O’Regan (Alto Swim Club) – 2:03.92
• M 200 Free
  • #4 Luca Urlando (Dart Swimming) – 1:47.63
  • #8 Cole Pratt (Swimming Canada) – 1:49.28
  • #32 Brecken Egeland (Bend Swim Club) – 1:55.13
• W 1500 Free
  • #3 Kingsley Rosevold (Wolverine Aquatics) – 17:23.67
• M 1500 Free
  • #3 Joshua Brown (Sandpipers) – 15:18.14