Torri Huske Leads Prize Money Earners With $8.5K At Sacramento Pro Swim Series

2026 Sacramento Pro Swim Series

In her first competition as a full-time professional, Torri Huske took on a busy schedule at the 2026 Pro Swim Series stop in Sacramento, and it paid dividends, as the 23-year-old led all athletes in prize money earnings.

Huske won four events, topping the women’s 200 free (1:57.15), 50 fly (25.95), 100 fly (57.46) and 200 IM (2:11.34), and added a runner-up finish in the 100 free (54.13) to earn a total of $8,500.

At each Pro Swim Series in 2026, the top three finishers in each event earn a standard amount of money: $1,500 for winning, $1,000 for placing 2nd, and $500 for taking 3rd.

However, each individual stop has certain races featured as “super events,” where the prize money is doubled for the winner.

2026 Pro Swim Series – Prize Money

Standard Events Super Events
1st – $1,500 1st – $3,000
2nd – $1,000 2nd – $1,000
3rd – $500 3rd – $500

In Sacramento, the 200 free, 200 back, 200 breast and 200 fly for both genders, and the women’s 1500 free, were “super events,” meaning Huske earned $3,000 for her victory in the 200 free in addition to claiming $1,500 apiece for winning the 50 fly, 100 fly and 200 IM, and an extra $1,000 for taking 2nd in the 100 free.

The recent Stanford grad also placed 4th in the 50 free and 12th in the 200 back, fully embracing the busy schedule with 15 swims across the four-day meet.

Eastern Express Swim Team’s Kennedi Dobson, fresh off a strong freshman year at Georgia, was the second-highest earner of the meet with $5,500. The 19-year-old secured victories in the women’s 400 free (4:07.64), 800 free (8:33.50) and 400 IM (4:43.73), and added a runner-up finish to Huske in the 200 free (1:57.38).

Dobson notably set new personal best times with her swims in the 200 free, 800 free and 400 IM, while in the 400 free, she was less than a second shy of her PB from last year’s World Junior Championships of 4:06.66.

Trailing Huske and Dobson were three swimmers tied with $5,000, including age group phenom Luka Mijatovic, who led all male swimmers.

The 17-year-old swept the men’s 400 free (3:45.20), 800 free (7:47.08) and 1500 free (14:59.27), setting personal bests in all three and lowering his 17-18 NAG record in the former, and he added a 3rd-place finish in the 200 free (1:48.11).

Also earning $5,000 were 16-year-old Mikayla Tan, who won the women’s 100 and 200 breaststroke, and 20-year-old Swede Thilda Haell, who lowered her national record en route to victory in the women’s 1500 free in addition to finishing as the runner-up in both the 400 and 800 free.

PRIZE MONEY EARNINGS – SACRAMENTO PRO SWIM SERIES

Note that the prize money listed below is what was earned, not necessarily accepted, due to current NCAA student-athletes being ineligible to accept anything more than their “actual and necessary expenses.” Earlier this month, the NCAA agreed to a settlement that is expected to see it amend its rules allowing student-athletes to accept prize money prior to enrollment.

Rank Swimmer Prize Money earned
1 Torri Huske $8,500
2 Kennedi Dobson $5,500
3 Luka Mijatovic $5,000
3 Mikayla Tan $5,000
3 Thilda Haell $5,000
6 Taylor Ruck $4,500
7 Carles Coll Marti $4,000
7 Keaton Jones $4,000
9 Yamato Okadome $3,500
9 Sean Niewold $3,500
9 Rhyan White $3,500
12 Katherine Berkoff $3,000
12 Henry McFadden $3,000
12 Caroline Bricker $3,000
12 Charlie Cancelmo $3,000
16 Michael Andrew $2,500
16 Mary-Ambre Moluh $2,500
18 Juan Vallmitjana $2,000
18 Aliz Kalmar $2,000
18 Ethan Ekk $2,000
21 Katie Christopherson $1,500
21 Finlay Knox $1,500
21 Grant Sanders $1,500
21 Frida Loebersli $1,500
21 Michaela Mattes $1,500
21 Aiden Hayes $1,500
21 Ryan Murphy $1,500
21 Daniel Diehl $1,500
21 Bella Sims $1,500
21 Syunta Lee $1,500
21 Joey Tepper $1,500
21 Kasia Wasick $1,500
21 Santo Condorelli $1,500
34 Lauren Lonsdale $1,000
34 Grant House $1,000
34 Silje Slyngstadli $1,000
34 Emma Hussein $1,000
34 Brendan Whitfield $1,000
34 Dylan Carter $1,000
34 Phoebe Bacon $1,000
41 Ellis Crisci $500
41 Mitch Mason $500
41 Lily Chai $500
41 Marie Wattel $500
41 Kaitlyn Owens $500
41 Kathryn Hazle $500
41 AJ Pouch $500
41 Kalia Antoniou $500
41 Lamar Taylor $500
41 Marie Landreneau $500
41 Lismar Lyon $500
41 Adalene Robillard $500
41 Eli Martin $500
41 Gavin Keogh $500
41 Moji Pholjamjumrus $500
41 Andres Brooks $500

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Whitesites
18 days ago

Calling anything a pro series in which the earnings can’t even pay Your bills should be illegal. If they keep this up All your best athletes will join the enhanced games to make some real money and retire. Banning athletes from the existing organized sporting events means nothing if you don’t have money to back it up.

JACK ALEXY IS MY GOAT
19 days ago

Tori Huske could’ve made $1 million dollars on Sunday in the Enhanced Games competing clean.

Mobius
20 days ago

Pigeon food

SWIM
20 days ago

Wouldn’t Keaton Jones have made 4k because of his win in the 200 backstroke?

Admin
Reply to  SWIM
20 days ago

Yes. I missed doubling the 200 back winners (him and Rhyan White). Fixed and update. Thanks.

Current coach
20 days ago

I am not in support of the Enhanced Games in the slightest, but seeing this and the Enhanced money back to back is staggering. $8500 vs $1.5 million is crazy.

Again, pretty sure Enhanced is all blood money but how is there THAT much discrepancy!

Whitesites
Reply to  Current coach
18 days ago

The entire business model of the enhanced games is to sell trt and peptides and supplements to middle-aged people with disposable income. Their products have extremely high profit margins. They’re counting on consumers not knowing any better and buying into the brand of the enhanced games protocol. Example, I can buy a 10 ml vial of testosterone cypionate at my local grocery store with a gold RX discount card for $39. That’s out of pocket. No insurance involved . That would last me 3 months. The same 3-month supply through the enhanced games website would be almost $500. All their products are extremely overpriced. There’s nothing special about their products. Everything has to go through FDA inspections to verify its… Read more »

HISWIMCOACH
20 days ago

From a spectacle point of view, the AP international is infinitely more entertaining …. Maybe USA swimming can try to learn from them? And maybe attract more $$$$ to the event?

Last edited 20 days ago by HISWIMCOACH
WaterAce
20 days ago

8.5k ain’t a bad haul lol

juttam
20 days ago

quite embarassing money list after EG….USA Swimming – do better!

eztz
Reply to  juttam
20 days ago

totally agree. add another zero at least.

Murica
Reply to  juttam
20 days ago

USA Swimming had a 1 million deficit last year. Where do you think they should get the money?

Swim fan
Reply to  Murica
20 days ago

This is embarrassing! USA swimming should be marketing to younger swimmers. Several Olympiciab were at the meet including a gold medalist!

Captonic
Reply to  Murica
20 days ago

Figure out how to make more revenue.

JACK ALEXY IS MY GOAT
Reply to  Murica
19 days ago

They should create a better product to sell. Simple

About James Sutherland

James Sutherland

James swam five years at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario, specializing in the 200 free, back and IM. He finished up his collegiate swimming career in 2018, graduating with a bachelor's degree in economics. In 2019 he completed his graduate degree in sports journalism. Prior to going to Laurentian, James swam …

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