2025 Pro Swim Series – Fort Lauderdale
- Wednesday, April 30 – Saturday, May 3, 2025
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center
- LCM (50 meters)
- Meet Central
- Psych Sheets
- Live Results
- Live Recaps
In an absolutely loaded field, Olympian Carson Foster topped the men’s 200 free at the Ft Lauderdale pro swim. Foster spoke on the depth that the Texas training group now has in Austin, noting that they could field two 4×200 free relays and most likely be competitive on the international stage. Foster hopes that at one point, there will be an opportunity for there to be a team USA relay (prelims or finals) that is fully comprised of Texas-based athletes.
Yet USA still can’t beat GBR in the M 4 x 200 FR-R at the Summer Olympics during the current decade (2021, 2024). You can start bragging once you actually win the gold medal.
Back in 2005 or 2006 (I don’t remember), Longhorn Aquatics would field relays at the winter yards invites and break the US Open Records. Piersol, Crocker, Hansen, and Walker for the medley.
Maybe Bob can have them do that?
Seeing the pro teams do some relays at Nationals for bragging rights would be fun.
I think they did that relay at the Grand Prix meet in Austin with Lexak at the meet.
Anyone know when that Austin meet is that Bowman talked about that they where gonna swim before trials in June?
This coming weekend
Thanks
I think it’s this meet
https://www.gomotionapp.com/nttrac/__eventform__/1417363_321eded4-ae77-427a-9e0f-11ac18d1c333.pdf
Will they do any other meets before Worlds?
There are relays in this meet?
Cool. Get your downvotes ready for this question, how would they do in a hypothetical 4×400?
Maybe USA can open roster spots for the 50s by requiring podium level time standards for men’s 400, (and 100 BS).
This is actually a good point – why should potential podium stroke 50 spots be held up by someone just going and getting 14th in the 400?
Hear me out first place in every event goes and second place has to get a time standard on par with top 8 at the last global championship meet
Ehh that’s a bit stiff, and robs swimmers (especially young ones) of a chance to step up on the international stage