Austin PSS Review, USAS Financials, & Future of Enhanced | SWIMSWAM BREAKDOWN
Today on the SwimSwam Breakdown, we review the Pro Swim Series in Austin, USA Swimming’s financial situation, and the future of the Enhanced Games.
Dressel Dissects Pro Swim Performances in Austin: “Really happy”
Overall, Dressel seemed quite pleased with his meet, especially his 100 free in prelims, the first time he’d raced that event since the 2024 Olympics
Leon Marchand on Training with Bowman Pro Group in Austin: It’s “a dream to be here”
The French Olympian won the 200 Breast (2:09.72), 200 IM (1:57.65), 400 IM (4:13.21), and placed 2nd in the 200 back (1:57.90).
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Dan Wiffen: “2026 is my year to try to complete my Grand Slam of Swimming”
Wiffen is shooting for a ‘Grand Slam’, trying to tally wins at the Commonwealth Games, European Championships, and Short Course World Championships.
Simone Manuel on 2026: 7k Practices, Didn’t think I was going to be doing those when I was 29
The superstar expressed immense gratitude for being on this stage for 10+ years, continuing to make swimming her career and compete at the highest level
Rylee Erisman on Exploring Events: “I’ve… grown to really love the 5Free”
Erisman spoke with SwimSwam and reflected on her 2025, emphasizing that it was a big learning year for her and she made a lot of growth as an athlete
Regan Smith: “This is going to be by far our biggest training year”
8x Olympic medalist Regan Smith has asserted herself in Austin this week, taking dominant wins in the 100 back (57.98) and 100 fly (56.18)
Van Mathias Eyeing 50 Breast American Record in Final: “We got a couple tricks up our sleeve”
Indiana Swimming’s (Director of Ops) Van Mathias is continuing to impress in the pool, setting a new Pro Swim Series record in the 50 Breast
Maxime Grousset on 100 Fly: “I will beat the time of Caeleb, I hope”
Grousset was clear about his goals moving forward into this season: He wants to undercut Caeleb Dressel’s world record in the 100 fly
Ledecky Reflects on 1,650y American Record: “I think I’m done with that event now”
To start 2026, Katie Ledecky swam the 2nd fastest 1500m Freestyle of All-Time in Austin, 15:23.21. This was just a month removed from her 2025 finale
Bobby Finke on 1500 Win: “We had half the Olympic final there”
In a field that included half the 2024 Olympic final (Finke, Dan Wiffen, Damiel Joly, David Aubry), Finke came out on top, touching in 15:01
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Ledecky After Historic 1500: “That’s a pretty crazy start to the year”
At age 28, that was not only the fastest Ledecky has ever been in January, but it was the 2nd fastest time ever swum in the event
Austin PSS Preview + 2026 WILD Predictions | SWIMSWAM BREAKDOWN
Today on the SwimSwam Breakdown, we preview the upcoming Pro Swim Series in Austin and make our wild predictions for the 2026 year of Swimming.
