The 2026 Speedo Fort Lauderdale Open entries are officially closed. However, USA Swimming National Team athletes may still enter until April 15.
World Aquatics Approved: This meet can be officially used for qualifying times for the 2027 World Championships in Budapest.
The 2025 Fort Lauderdale Open was a crowd-pleaser, drawing global attention and media after two world records were broken in one day. Katie Ledecky shattered the women’s 800-meter freestyle world record, and Gretchen Walsh broke the women’s 100-meter butterfly.
Hosted by Swim Fort Lauderdale, the 2026 Fort Lauderdale Open is sponsored by:
- Speedo
- City of Fort Lauderdale
- Visit Lauderdale and Beach Business Improvement District
Tickets are on sale now, and tickets did sell-out last year.
Come and cheer on the best swimmers in the world!
The star-studded line-up includes…
Katie Ledecky Bobby Finke Josh Liendo Ahmed Hafnaoui
Ahmed Jaquadi Emma Weyant Kieren Smith
Gretchen Walsh Alex Walsh Kate Douglass Anna Moesch
Claire Curzan Isabelle Stadden Katie Grimes Leah Hayes
Cavan Gormesen Bailey Hartman Madi Mintenko Emma Weber
Charlotte Wilson Sophia Umstead Tess Howley Maximus Williamson
Jack Aikins Thomas Heilman David King Josh Howat
Simone Manuel Regan Smith Erin Gemmel Jillian Cox
Summer McIntosh Kate Hurst Lindsay Looney Nicolet Padar
Rex Maurer Hubert Kos Leon Marchand Shane Casas
Carson Foster Chris Guiliano Jack Kelly Campbell Mckean
Patrick Sammon
Katharine Berkhoff Leah Shackley Rhyan White Lily King
Daniel Diehl Aidin Hayes Quintin McCarty Erika Pealez
Phoebe Bacon Rylee Erisman Audrey Derivaux William Mulgrew
Caeleb Dressel Mona McSharry Dylan Carter Gabriel Rose
And many more are entered. Over 560 swimmers will compete under the Florida sunshine.
Some of the most powerful collegiate and club programs in the country have committed to compete, including:
- University of Florida
- University of Virginia
- University of Texas & Pros
- NC State University
- Ohio State University
- Auburn University
- Princeton University
- Arizona State University
- Bolles School Sharks
- SwimMAC Carolina
- Nashville Aquatic Club
- Sarasota Sharks
- New York Athletic Club
Meet Schedule
- Wednesday, April 29: 1500 freestyle (timed finals)
- Thursday, April 30: Prelims & Finals
- Friday, May 1: Prelims & Finals
- Saturday, May 2: Prelims & Finals + 800 freestyle timed finals
The Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center continues to establish itself as a cornerstone of elite-level racing in the U.S., a venue that blends its rich swimming history with a world-class renovation and fast, reliable water.
With this kind of lineup and a proven record of producing historic performances, the 2026 Fort Lauderdale Open promises to be one of the premier meets of the year.
Courtesy of the Fort Lauderdale Open
Is the live stream coming for Day 2? Thanks for trying to cover it!
Please livestream this event. It is one of the biggest swimming events of the season.
We’re working on it…
They have to give us a livestream. It would be wild if they didn’t, and desastrous considering the amount of talent going to this
basically just missing the Cal pros
Isn’t Luke Hobson competing?
Yes he is
I figured. Thought it was funny how he didn’t get mentioned above but some other names did
Hey, just a thought. Perhaps USA Swimming should take a page from the NCAA and CSCAA and get rid of B and C finals and add 45 minutes of show diving and big boat watching in bay next to the pool between every A final
That will surely make the meet much more exciting and really boost those ticket sales! 🤪
Katie Ledecky 15:19 WR on the first day
Times have really changed. A major mid-season meet in Florida and Caeleb Dressel is listed all the way at the bottom as one of the attending big names
And one day the Leon’s and Summers of the world will fade away too 🤷🏽♂️
It looks like they listed by teams. Florida, then Virginia, then Texas, then NC State, then all the rest.
I was gonna be like “well shouldn’t caeleb be at the front then?” then I remembered…