2026 Pro Swim Series – Westmont
- Wednesday, March 4 – Saturday, March 7, 2026
- FMC Aquatic Center, Westmont, Illinois
- Long Course Meters (50 meters)
- Meet Central
- Psych Sheet
- Results on Meet Mobile: “2026 TYR Pro Swim Series – Westmont”
- Live Stream
Video captured by Barry Revzin.
In his first meet back after moving to Hawaii to reunite with his father, Michael Andrew impressed in his pared-down sprint lineup. He won the 50 fly (23.10) and 50 Breast (27:00) while also swimming in the A-final of the 50 back, 50 free, and 100 breast. Andrew said he is happy with the training and lifestyle that the move has afforded him so far.
When asked about swimming the 200 IM, Andrew was candid in admitting that he doesn’t think he will be competing in it moving forward. After going a 1:55.1 in 2021 and making the Olympic final, the 28-year-old says he is now happy focusing on shorter events, especially with the 50s of stroke now being in the LA2028 Olympic lineup.
What will MA be swimming at Pan Pacs? MA’s schedule gives him the option to narrow down his events for Worlds and OLY trials depending on his times. I could see him taking the 50free and 50back off the table and adding the 100fly potentially, or even specializing in Breaststroke if that starts to fire on all cylinders and maybe just keeping the 50fly as a 3rd event. I don’t think he has a chance in the 50free. Maybe the 50 back? How is his sprint backstroke really?
This is upsetting. I always looked forward to watching that last 50.
I think there was certainly an argument to be made for continuing to swim this event from 2021 – 2024. Especially if he kept improving/training it more, he’d have had fairly little competition until Leon dropped that 1:52 and Casas came in with the 1:54 last year.
Now, however (especially with the stroke 50s being included in the Olympic Games), this is the obvious strategic choice.
The versatility is awesome. But everyone knew a 200 IM was just not going to happen for him. What he should have done is truly committed to the 100 breast if you ask me (which nobody did, of course :D). It’s a weak-ish event for the U.S. men and would have been his strongest bet to medal internationally if he had truly committed to it. Breaststroke is the ‘special’ stroke, of course. If he truly wanted to be great at the 100, like Peaty e.g., he would have had to let the other strokes go. A lot of his dad’s training philosophy would have had to evolve for this transition to happen or better yet, he should have gone and… Read more »
His 50s are mediocre, I dont think he will make the team. An extremely unserious individual.
He said he is going to work on his endurance without sacrificing his speed. Also it may be possible that his arm leg movement (timing) seems slightly off on the second 50 of the 100 breast. I can see a 58 coming this summer.
I can see a move away from the 50 because it is also too hard to climb
Nah once he is able to increase his stroke rate second 50 he will be in the 58’s
Wuss
Careful, don’t be too mean or Michael’s mom might start commenting