2024 PRO SWIM SERIES – WESTMONT
- March 6-9, 2024
- FMC Natatorium – Westmont, Illinois
- LCM (50 meters)
- Start Times
- All Prelims: 9 a.m. (Central Time)
- Thurs.-Sat. Finals: 6 p.m. (Central Time)
- Meet Central
- Psych Sheets
- How To Watch
- Live Results
- Results also available via Meet Mobile: “2024 TYR Pro Swim Series – Westmont”
- 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
One year ago, Simone Manuel was still getting back in shape after a year-long hiatus from swimming. Today, she’s putting up times that have her in contention to make her third consecutive Olympic team this summer.
At the Westmont Pro Series last weekend, Manuel clocked times of 53.35 in the 100 free, 24.49 in the 50 free, and 1:57.80 in the 200 free, with her 50 and 100 free times being season-bests. In addition, her 200 free performance was her first win in an official competition since the 2021 Olympic trials. This season, Manuel has been extremely consistent with her performances and improvement, which bodes well for an international comeback.
Simone Manuel, 2023-24 Season Progression:
| U.S. Open (November 2023) | Knoxville Pro Series (January 2024) | Westmont Pro Series (March 2024) | |
| 50 free | 24.82 | 24.82 | 24.49 (fastest since 2021) |
| 100 free | 53.65 | 53.73 | 53.35 (fastest since 2020) |
| 200 free | 1:57.37 | 1:58.87 | 1:57.80 |
Manuel’s time in the 100 free ranks her third amongst American women this season, and would have placed fifth at last year’s U.S. World Championship trials. Meanwhile, she’s ranked third in the 50 free and fourth in the 200 free.
In the lead-up to the 2021 Tokyo Olympic games, Manuel suffered from overtraining syndrome and failed to qualify for Tokyo in the 100 free, the event where she won the 2016 Olympic title. In addition, she also missed the Olympic final in the 50 free after taking silver in 2016. Following the Games, she went on a year-long hiatus from swimming before leaving her old training base at Stanford University to train with the pro group at Arizona State University.
Manuel did not compete at the 2023 U.S. World Championships but has been actively racing at formal competitions since the start of 2023.
50 and 100 free at trials makes a lot of sense… if she makes the team in 1 or both events, she’ll be a good pick for the 4× 200m freestyle relay… she can potentially be in 5 events including relays
50 free
100free
4×100 free
4 x200 free
4 x 100m medley (if top 2 100 free)
I hope Simone realizes how many people are rooting for her – with no strings attatched.
rooting for her. She’s got that fire back.
I can’t not begin to describe how happy I am with this. Her and Caeleb are true inspirations.