UniUSA Wins 41 of 42 Events, Finishes FISU America Games With 42 Gold Medals

2026 FISU America Games – Swimming

• Dates: July 24-26, 2026
• Location: IPD Aquatic Center at VIDENA, Lima, Peru
• Course: Long course meters
• Prelims: 9 a.m. local / 10 a.m. ET / 9 a.m. CT / 7 a.m. PT
• Finals: 6 p.m. local / 7 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. CT / 4 p.m. PT
• Livestream: FISU America YouTube Channel
• Results: Haylli Sports
• Recaps: Day 1 | Day 2

Courtesy of UniUSA:

UniUSA completed a dominant three days of swimming at the 2026 FISU America Games by winning all 15 events contested Sunday in Lima, Peru.

The American delegation finished the meet with victories in 41 of the 42 events and 97 official medals, including 42 gold, 29 silver and 26 bronze.

The gold-medal total exceeded the number of event victories because Alexander Lakin and Maxwell Blume tied for first in the men’s 50 breaststroke on the opening night. The only event not won by an American swimmer was the men’s 100 butterfly, where Chile’s Elias Ignacio Ardiles prevailed in 52.54.

Sunday featured six complete American podium sweeps, three relay victories and several swimmers completing multi-event title runs.

Barnett Wins Tight 1500; Sandidge Completes Three-Event Run

Florida Gulf Coast’s Aislyn Barnett won the closest distance race of the meet, holding off Colorado State’s Erin Dawson in the women’s 1500 freestyle.

Barnett touched in 17:27.20, just 0.81 seconds ahead of Dawson’s 17:28.01. Purdue’s Adele Sands completed the American sweep in 17:36.11.

Kentucky’s Levi Sandidge won the men’s 1500 in 15:27.44, adding to his victories in the 400 freestyle and 400 IM.

TCU’s Deacon Gutshall earned silver in 15:42.14, while BYU’s Darwin Anderson took bronze in 16:02.37.

Sandidge finished the meet with three individual gold medals and also anchored the winning men’s 4×200 freestyle relay on Saturday.

Lundgren and Freudenstein Take the 200 Breaststrokes

Washington State’s Emily Lundgren added the women’s 200 breaststroke title to her Day 1 victory in the 50 breast.

Lundgren won in 2:33.11, followed by BYU’s Lucy Warnick in 2:34.90. Brazil’s Laura Elisa Muzel claimed bronze in 2:35.32, narrowly preventing an American sweep.

North Carolina’s Carter Freudenstein dropped nearly six seconds from prelims to win the men’s 200 breast in 2:13.78.

Blume earned silver in 2:18.13, adding to his gold medals in the 50 and 100 breaststroke. Brazil’s Rafael De Carvalho finished third in 2:20.30, just ahead of Lakin’s 2:20.63.

Phipps and Kleinman Win the Sprint Butterfly Events

Purdue’s Lara Phipps won the women’s 50 butterfly in 27.29.

Brazil’s Milena Moraes finished second in 27.59, five hundredths ahead of Northern Iowa’s Faith Larsen, who earned bronze in 27.64.

The men’s race came down to two hundredths.

BYU’s Maxwell Kleinman won in 24.03, edging Day 1 100 fly champion Ardiles, who took silver for Chile in 24.05. Florida Atlantic’s Leyton Roe earned bronze in 24.19.

Carlson Completes Freestyle Triple

Wisconsin’s Abby Carlson completed a sweep of her three individual freestyle events by winning the women’s 100 free in 56.09.

Carlson previously won the 200 free in 1:59.64 and the 400 free in 4:16.03.

Iowa’s Rachel Dildine placed second in 57.00, while Auburn’s Abigail Heizer finished third in 58.09.

North Carolina’s Sean Setzer completed his own sprint double in the men’s 100 free. Setzer won in 50.37 after claiming the 50 freestyle title on Saturday.

Arizona’s Bexon Harrison earned silver in 50.64, and Delaware’s Addison Collins completed the sweep in 51.11.

Ackley and Huggins Win the 50 Backstrokes

Florida Gulf Coast’s Izzy Ackley led an American sweep of the women’s 50 backstroke in 29.34.

Fresno State’s Ryley Clark touched six hundredths behind in 29.40, while Oakland’s Lydia Soldatke finished third in 29.89.

The same three swimmers also swept the women’s 100 backstroke on Friday, with Clark winning ahead of Ackley and Soldatke.

Willem Huggins completed a sweep of the sprint backstroke events by winning the men’s 50 back in 26.02. Huggins also won the 100 back on the opening day.

Ardiles collected another medal for Chile with a second-place time of 26.25. Eli Rollen took bronze in 26.32, two hundredths ahead of American teammate Shaedon Stratton.

Diner Wins Second Gold in Peru

Illinois’ Chloe Diner closed her individual program with a victory in the women’s 200 IM, touching in 2:19.35.

North Carolina’s Mary Macaulay finished second in 2:20.60, and Purdue’s Kate Mouser earned bronze in 2:21.40.

Diner also won the women’s 100 breaststroke on Saturday, giving her two gold medals during a particularly meaningful trip. Her mother and maternal family are from Peru, and the Games gave Diner her first opportunity to visit the country connected to her family’s heritage.

Purdue’s Evan Mackesy won the men’s 200 IM in 2:02.12, adding gold to the silver medal he earned in the 400 IM.

Oakland’s Max Haney placed second in 2:04.61, while Brazil’s Enzo Brandao took bronze in 2:06.72.

UniUSA Wins All Three Day 3 Relays

As was the case throughout the meet, UniUSA entered two teams in each relay. Both American teams finished first and second in the water, but only one relay from each country was eligible to receive an official medal.

Mixed 4×100 Medley Relay

The UniUSA A relay won in 3:58.22:

• Kayman Neal, backstroke: 1:02.54
• Maxwell Blume, breaststroke: 1:03.15
• Lauren McNamara, butterfly: 1:01.80
• Bexon Harrison, freestyle: 50.73

The American B team finished second in the water in 4:04.40.

Chile received the official silver medal in 4:09.15, edging Brazil’s bronze-medal time of 4:09.55.

Women’s 4×100 Freestyle Relay

The American women won in 3:47.26:

• Lara Phipps: 57.63
• Faith Larsen: 56.91
• Erin Palmer: 57.27
• Abby Carlson: 55.45

The UniUSA B relay followed in 3:49.93.

Peru earned the official silver medal in 4:02.14, while Brazil took bronze in 4:06.32.

Men’s 4×100 Freestyle Relay

UniUSA closed the meet with a winning time of 3:20.98:

• Addison Collins: 50.75
• Sean Setzer: 49.96
• Nien Levy: 50.65
• Willem Huggins: 49.62

The American B relay finished second in the water at 3:22.91.

Ecuador moved into the official silver-medal position in 3:31.19, with Brazil earning bronze in 3:32.25.

Day 3 Event Winners

• Women’s 1500 free: Aislyn Barnett, USA — 17:27.20Men’s 1500 free: Levi Sandidge, USA — 15:27.44
• Women’s 200 breast: Emily Lundgren, USA — 2:33.11
• Men’s 200 breast: Carter Freudenstein, USA — 2:13.78
• Women’s 50 fly: Lara Phipps, USA — 27.29
• Men’s 50 fly: Maxwell Kleinman, USA — 24.03
• Women’s 100 free: Abby Carlson, USA — 56.09
• Men’s 100 free: Sean Setzer, USA — 50.37
• Women’s 50 back: Izzy Ackley, USA — 29.34
• Men’s 50 back: Willem Huggins, USA — 26.02
• Women’s 200 IM: Chloe Diner, USA — 2:19.35
• Men’s 200 IM: Evan Mackesy, USA — 2:02.12
• Mixed 4×100 medley relay: United States A — 3:58.22
• Women’s 4×100 free relay: United States A — 3:47.26
• Men’s 4×100 free relay: United States A — 3:20.98

Final Swimming Medal Table

Only one relay from each country was eligible to receive an official medal.