2025 Pro Swim Series — Sacramento
- April 2-5, 2025
- North Natomas Aquatic Center, Sacramento, CA
- LCM (50 Meters)
- Start Times
- Wednesday Distance: 8 pm (ET)
- All Prelims: 12 pm (ET)
- Thurs-Sat Finals: 8 pm (ET)
- Livestream Information
- Psych Sheets
- Live Results
Didn’t catch last night’s action from the Sacramento Pro Swim Series? No worries, if you weren’t able to tune in, we’ve got you covered with some of the races videos, courtesy of “USA Swimming” and “NBC Sports” on YouTube.
If more videos become available, we will add them to this article.
Women’s 200 Freestyle – Finals
- World Record: 1:52.23, Ariarne Titmus (AUS) – 2024
- American Record: 1:53.61, Allison Schmitt – 2012
- U.S Open Record: 1:54.13, Summer McIntosh (CAN) – 2023
- Pro Swim Series Record: 1:54.13, Summer McIntosh (CAN) – 2023
Top 8 Finishers:
- Justina Kozan (UN)- 1:59.31
- Albane Cachot (INSEP)- 1:59.61
- Alexa McDevitt (UN)- 2:00.13
- Beryl Gastaldello (INSEP)- 2:00.17
- Anastasia Gorbenko (ISR)- 2:00.27
- Eve Thomas (CSC)- 2:00.86
- Fernanda Elizondo Cabrera (RNM)- 2:03.68
- Rachel Klinker (Cal)- 2:06.25
Justina Kozan was at NCAAs less than two weeks ago, and tonight she is your Pro Swim Series Champion in the women’s 200 freestyle. Her final time of 1:59.31 was around a second off her lifetime best of 1:58.10 from April 2021.
Albane Cachot, a 17-year-old from France swam 1:59.61 to finish 2nd overall as the only other swimmer under 2:00. This was a new personal best time for her, improving from the 1:59.94 she went in February of this year.
Alexa McDevitt, who is currently committed to Cal for the fall went 2:00.13 to finish 3rd and drop almost a seocnd from her lifetime best time of 2:01.03 from last July.
Men’s 200 Freestyle – Finals
- World Record: 1:42.00, Paul Biedermann (GER) – 2009
- American Record: 1:42.96, Michael Phelps – 2008
- U.S Open Record: 1:44.10, Michael Phelps (USA) – 2008
- Pro Swim Series Record: 1:44.82, Sun Yang (CHN) – 2016
Top 8 Finishers:
- Brooks Curry (Cal)- 1:46.74
- Maximillian Giuliani (AUS)- 1:46.89
- Sam Short (AUS)- 1:47.18
- Grant House (SUN)- 1:47.75
- Roman Fuchs (INSEP)- 1:48.03
- Ilia Sibirtsev (UZB)- 1:49.70
- Jack Dahlgren (AQJT)- 1:49.75
- Cornelius Jahn (OSU)- 1:50.14
Brooks Curry was out hard in the men’s 200 freestyle, which ultimately paid off for him, as he came in at 1:46.74, which is the 2nd fastest time in the world this year. Curry has been 1:45.89, which he went at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials back in June of last year, but he is only the 2nd person to break 1:47 this year. Japan’s Tatsuya Murasa holds the number one time at 1:45.67 from the end of March.
Australia’s Maximillian Giuliani finished 2nd in 1:46.89 to become the third person under 1:47 this year. Giuliani has a faster best time than Curry, coming in at 1:44.79 from his relay leadoff at the 2023 Hancock Championships.
Fellow Australian Sam Short finished 3rd in 1:47.18, a little over half a second ahead of 4th place finisher Grant House from ASU.
Women’s 50 Backstroke – Finals
- World Record: 26.86, Kaylee McKeown (AUS) – 2023
- American Record: 27.10, Regan Smith – 2023
- U.S Open Record: 27.12, Katharine Berkoff (USA) – 2022
- Pro Swim Series Record: 27.38, Kylie Masse (CAN) – 2023
Top 8 Finishers:
- Katharine Berkoff (WOLF)- 27.83
- Rhyan White (WOLF)- 27.91
- Leah Shackley (NCS)- 28.29
- Amber George (CSC)- 28.36
- Savannah-Eve Martin (CSC)- 28.45
- Ella Busquets (DA)- 29.47
- Kennedi Southern (LAC)- 29.97
- Alison Su (UN)- 30.20
Katharine Berkoff won the showdown between the NC State trio in the women’s 50 backstroke, coming less than a tenth ahead of Rhyan White to take the gold. Her time of 27.83 was about a tenth off the 27.63 she went just last month at the Westmont PSS. In her post-race interview Berkoff expressed her desire for the 50s of stroke to be included at the Olympic Games in 2028. They will be swum at the 2025 World Championships in July, but winning the event will not automatically qualify her for the meet since the 50s aren’t Olympic Events currently.
Rhyan White finished 2nd in 27.91. She was also faster in Westmont, swimming 27.75 to finish 5th overall in the event. Teammate Leah Shackley was 3rd in 28.29.
Men’s 100 Butterfly – Finals
- World Record: 49.45, Caeleb Dressel (USA) – 2021
- American Record: 49.45, Caeleb Dressel – 2021
- U.S Open Record: 49.76, Caeleb Dressel (USA) – 2021
- Pro Swim Series Record: 50.80, Shaine Casas (USA) – 2023
Top 8 Finishers
- Maxime Grousset (INSEP)- 51.30
- Luca Urlando (DART)- 51.32
- Kamal Muhammad (UN)- 52.47
- Grant House (SUN)- 53.24
- Levente Balogh (VT)- 53.32
- Ethan Dumesnil (INSEP)- 53.42
- Javier Lopez-Guillen (ESP)- 54.64
- Youssef Ramadan (VT)- 54.87
Maxime Grousset and Luca Urlando had a fierce battle for 1st, ending with Grousset coming out on top by just two-hundredths of a second touching in 51.30. He was about a second off his best time of 50.14 from July 2023, but moves him into 4th in the world this year.
Urlando was trying to chase him down at the end by not breathing from about the 15-meter mark into the wall, but he was not able to catch Grousset ultimately stopping the clock at 51.32. This was a new bset time by about three tenths for Urlando who came in at 51.64 from the 2021 Olympic Trials.
This was really a two-man race with a clear 3rd place finisher. Kamal Muhammad finished 3rd in 52.47, about a second ahead of the rest of the field, which was much closer.
