2024 TYR PRO SWIM SERIES – SAN ANTONIO
- April 10-13, 2024
- Northside Swim Center, San Antonio, TX
- LCM (50m)
- Start Times
- Wednesday Distance: 5pm (Central Time)
- All Prelims: 9am (Central Time)
- Thurs-Sat Finals: 6pm (Central Time)
- Meet Central
- Psych Sheets
- Live Results
- Livestream (also available on the USA Swimming Network app)
- Day 1 Finals Live Recap
- Day 2 Prelims Live Recap | Day 2 Finals Live Recap
- Day 3 Prelims Live Recap | Day 3 Finals Live Recap
- Day 4 Prelims Live Recap | Day 4 Finals Live Recap
NCAA Champion Katharine Berkoff reflects on her last NCAA Championships last month, her swims at the San Antonio Pro Swim, and what it will be like to swim backstroke at a football stadium at the 2024 US Olympic Trials.
I too was not good a swimming backstroke outside. I always looked like a pinball doing back outside. Berkoff brings up a very good point with the jumbotron. I also wonder if swimmers can see the jumbotron while swimming.
Other than for Backstroke that pool is unbelievably great. Especially in April when it’s hot in the sun and cool in the shade (76 degree diving well excluded!)
I love Kylie Masse, but Katharine is more likely to make 57, it could practically be that I need it to make the team (curzan could be in 58.1). After Kaylee and Regan, she is the other woman I see this year lower than 58, Masse is not ruled out, for me after Berkoff she would be the next option, but I still don’t think so, Masse will be around a low 58 (58.0-58.5).
In a related topic, the USA Swimming Olympic Team Trials commence in two months (June 15, 2024). Tempus Fugit!
I am cheering for Katharine Berkoff in the W 100 BK at the 2024 USA Swimming Olympic Team Trials. Nothing personal against Claire Curzan.
Blastoff!
Co-signed
i like how candid she is. I hope she does well at trials.
Do we think we’ll see anyone besides McKeown, Smith, or Masse dip under 58 seconds this summer?
I think Berkoff has a better chance than Masse.
disagree- Masse is a beast and very experienced in the long pool compared to berkoff.
Isn’t Berkoff’s best lcm time 58.00? I’d say she’s got a pretty good shot of breaking 58.
58.01 to be exact
https://www.swimcloud.com/swimmer/347846/
Berkoff is younger, she swam 58.0 last year and is still improving.
Let’s see if Masse can return to 57 because the last time she did it was 3 years ago.
Kylie Masse has only posted sub 58 performances thrice in the W 100 BK (19 Jun 2021 thru 01 Aug 2021). That was three years ago.
https://www.worldaquatics.com/swimming/rankings?gender=F&distance=100&stroke=BACKSTROKE&poolConfiguration=LCM&year=all&startDate=&endDate=×Mode=ALL_TIMES®ionId=all&countryId=
While I do agree with you on disagreeing that Berkoff has a better chance at breaking 58 than Masse, your reasoning isn’t very convincing. I trust Masse more to perform at the Olympics with all of her medals which is why I think she’s more likely to be sub 58.
yea- berkoff if she can execute.
I think Curzan could.
Yes. I think Berkoff can drop at least 0.01!
Needs to drop 0.02!
Such a champion. She has the speed to go out AND her last 25 of her 100 is always strong, which is a great combination! Go Katharine!