Simone Manuel Swims First 100 Fly PB in Six Years

2025 PRO SWIM SERIES — WESTMONT

• Westmont, IL — FMC Natatorium
• March 5-8, 2025
• LCM (50 Meters)
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• Start Times: prelims –  9:00 am CT/ finals – 6:00 pm CT
  • Weds. Timed Finals: 5:00 pm CT
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Simone Manuel has been having a very good first meet back from her Post-Olympic Break, and this morning she made it even better with a new personal best time in the women’s 100 fly for the first time in six years, going 59.39.

Women’s 100 Butterfly – Prelims

• World Record: 55.18 — Gretchen Walsh, United States (2024)
• American Record: 55.18 — Gretchen Walsh, United States (2024)
• U.S. Open Record: 55.18 — Gretchen Walsh, United States (2024)
• World Junior Record: 56.33 — Mizuki Hirai, Japan (2024)
• Pro Swim Series Record: 56.13 — Torri Huske, United States (2024)

Top 8 Qualifiers:

1. Regan Smith (TXLA) – 58.45
2. Lily Price (AUS) – 58.77
3. Simone Manuel (TXLA) – 59.39
4. Matea Gigovic (CAN) – 1:00.29
5. Mary-Sophie Harvey (TQ) – 1:00.33
6. Madi Mintenko (PPA) – 1:00.68
7. Kelsey Zhang (PASA) – 1:00.91
8. Maya Hetland (PASA) – 1:00.94

Not only was this a new best time for Manuel, it was also her first ever time under 1:00 in the event. The last time she swam the 100 fly was in May of 2019, where she went 1:00.81 to set a new best time at the Pro Swim Series stop in Bloomington.

Women’s butterfly in America is one of those absurdly deep events, with the likes of Torri Huske and Gretchen Walsh swimming the events as well, which would make Worlds qualification challenging, but even if Manuel is not going for a Worlds spot in the event, a new best time is always something to celebrate.

She still has the 50 free prelims this morning, and she will be in lane three for tonight’s 100 fly final.