2026 Pro Swim Series – Westmont
- Wednesday, March 4 – Saturday, March 7, 2026
- FMC Aquatic Center, Westmont, Illinois
- Long Course Meters (50 meters)
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- Results on Meet Mobile: “2026 TYR Pro Swim Series – Westmont”
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The 2026 Pro Swim Series stop in Westmont drew nearly all of the most prolific non-NCAA swimmers from Latin America. Here are three of SwimSwam’s three biggest takeaways from the meet with respect to these athletes.
1. Kristel Köbrich – Best 40+ Distance Swimmer Ever?
Kristel Kobrich was the oldest swimmer at the 2025 World Championships and managed to earn a top 16 finish in the mile at 39 years old. Now, as a 40-year-old, the Chilean shows no signs of slowing down.
The PSS is not a Masters sanctioned meet. If it were, though, Köbrich’s 5th place 16:38.98 mile would’ve blown past the 40-44 world record of 17:29.43 by over 50 seconds.
In Köbrich’s 800 freestyle, she kept herself in company with the event’s overall world record holder for decades, Janet Evans. Köbrich’s time in Westmont was 8:48.25, which compares to Evans’ 8:46.89 when she was 40 and gunning for a 2012 Olympic Trials spot.
Note that Köbrich’s best times as a 40-year-old come from the Bolivarian Games in Peru at the end of 2025, when she registered 8:43.63/16:31.38. As far as we can tell, these are the fastest times for a 40+ woman in the events in history. The swimming world is used to seeing names like Dara Torres, Nicholas Santos, and Gabby Rose remain competitive in their 40s in shorter races, but in longer races, Köbrich is one of one.
2. Mexican Women’s Backstroke Picks Up More Traction
Following suit of its neighbor to the north, Mexico is developing a deep and elite contingent of women’s backstrokers. Last season proved a banner year, with Mexican athletes Miranda Grana and Celia Pulido trading national records between each other, and Grana ending the year in the SCM 200 back global top five.
While Grana is busy prepping for NCAAs with her Indiana teammates, Pulido held it down for her country in Westmont. The Guanajuatense lowered her own 50 back Mexican record to 27.88.
Now, 15-year-old Daniela Linares Danzos is adding her name into the mix. On the first evening of the Westmont meet, she rocked a new 200 back personal best of 2:11.14. This puts the teenager less than a half second off Fernanda Gonzalez’ 2:10.75 national record. Between Linares Danzos, Grana, and Pulido, this 14-year-old record is on borrowed time. A California resident and Pleasanton Seahawks athlete, Linares Danzos also ranks #1 among 15-year-old USA Swimming members by four seconds this season.
Not to be outdone by her backstroker teammates, 26-year-old Andrea Sensores turned heads with a 26.51 personal best in the 50 fly. The University of Arkansas alum gave Pulido’s 26.40 national record a good scare.
3. Costa Finding Her Stride Down Under
Maria Fernanda Costa was unquestionably Brazil’s biggest female star in the pool in 2024, making the 400 free finals in Paris and unleashing a new national record of 1:56.06 in the 200 free. In May of 2025, the now-23-year-old crossed the Pacific to begin training with famed freestyle coach Dean Boxall. Her summer 2025 results were underwhelming compared to the previous year, but Westmont is an indication she’s finding her stride in 2026.
In the 800, Costa registered an 8:29.41 to come within a second of her national record. In her primary events, the 200 and 400, she turned in 1:57.15/4:08.05, which appear to be in-season bests and several seconds faster than the 1:59.65/4:11.67 she delivered at the same meet last year.
All Latin American Top 3 Finishers In Westmont
- Maria Fernanda Costa (BRA) – 3rd 800 free, 8:29.41; 2nd 400 free, 4:08.05
- Agostina Hein (ARG) – 2nd 400 IM, 4:38.84; 3rd 200 IM, 2:13.08; 3rd 400 free, 4:10.64
- Celia Pulido (MEX) – 3rd 50 back, 27.88
- Samantha Baños (COL) – 3rd 200 fly, 2:11.79
- Melissa Rodriguez (MEX) – 3rd 200 breast, 2:31.22
- Andrea Sensores (MEX) – 3rd 50 fly, 26.51
- Macarena Ceballos (ARG) – 3rd 100 breast, 1:07.92
