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
The final night of the 2024 San Antonio Pro Swim Series featured five events: the 800 free, 100 back, 200 breast, 200 IM, and 50 free. Catch up on all the action with the available race videos (courtesy of USA Swimming). The videos for the men’s 800 free, women’s 50 free, plus the men’s and women’s 100 back are currently not being publicized by USA Swimming.
WOMEN’S 800 FREESTYLE – TIMED FINAL
- World Record: 8:04.79, Katie Ledecky – 2016
- American Record: 8:04.79, Katie Ledecky – 2016
- Pro Swim Series Record: 8:06.68, Katie Ledecky – 2016
- U.S. Open Record: 8:06.68, Katie Ledecky – 2016
Top 8:
- Katie Ledecky (GSC-FL) – 8:12.95
- Jillian Cox (TXLA) – 8:27.95
- Paige Madden (NYAC) – 8:31.37
- Aurora Roghair (UN-PC) – 8:35.42
- Agostina Hein (ARG) – 8:37.48
- Kate Hurst (SCAR) – 8:40.49
- Hayden Miller (TAMU) – 8:45.78
- Daria Golovati (UN-US) – 8:50.18
World record holder Katie Ledecky started the session with a season-best time of 8:12.95 to win the 800 freestyle by 15 seconds. Texas commit Jillian Cox touched 2nd while Tokyo Olympian, Paige Madden, finished 3rd.
WOMEN’S 200 BREASTSTROKE — FINAL
- World Record: Evgeniia Chikunova (RUS) – 2:17.55 (2023)
- American Record: Kate Douglass (USA) – 2:19.30 (2024)
- Pro Swim Series Record: Kate Douglass (USA) – 2:19.30 (2024)
- U.S Open Record: Rebecca Soni (USA) – 2:20.38 (2009)
Top 8:
- Kate Douglass (NYAC) – 2:19.89
- Kotryna Teterevkova (LTU) – 2:24.56
- Ella Nelson (UVA-VA) – 2:25.39
- Lilly King (ISC) – 2:25.76
- Virag Peter (UH) – 2:30.78
- Kim Herkle (UOFL) – 2:30.94
- Nina Kucheran (GSC-FL) – 2:32.13
- Alexis Yager (TNAQ) – 2:32.43
American record holder Kate Douglass dominated the 200 breaststroke by almost five seconds with a winning time of 2:19.89. The Virginia-trained star won the race by nearly five seconds, with Lithuania’s Kotryna Teterevkova securing 2nd and Ella Nelson putting her hands on the wall 3rd.
MEN’S 200 BREASTSTROKE — FINAL
- World Record: Qin Haiyang (CHN) – 2:05.48 (2023)
- American Record: Josh Prenot (USA) – 2:07.17 (2016)
Pro Swim Series Record: Jake Foster (USA) – 2:08.23 (2023)- U.S Open Record: Josh Prenot (USA) – 2:07.17 (2016)
Top 8:
- Matt Fallon (UPN) – 2:08.18
- Leon Marchand (UN-AZ) – 2:08.40
- Adam Chillingworth (HKG) – 2:11.16
- Denis Petrashov (UOFL) – 2:11.19
- Lyubomir Enitropov (TNAQ) – 2:11.22
- Carles Coll Marti (VT) – 2:11.32
- Noah Nichols (UVA-VA) – 2:15.23
- Julio Horrego (SOFL) – 2:15.66
After touching after Leon Marchand in the yards version of this race at last month’s NCAA Championships, Worlds medalist Matt Fallon got redemption with an upset victory over him in San Antonio. Hong Kong’s Adam Chillingworth was 3rd overall.
WOMEN’S 200 IM — FINAL
- World Record: 2:06.12, Katinka Hosszu, Hungary (2015)
- American Record: 2:06.15, Ariana Kukors (2009)
- U.S Open Record: 2:07.09, Kate Douglass, United States (2023)
- Pro Swim Series Record: 2:07.16, Summer McIntosh, Canada (2024)
Top 8:
- Torri Huske (AAC-PV) – 2:08.47
- Alex Walsh (UVA-VA) – 2:08.60
- Sydney Pickrem (AGS) – 2:11.37
- Phoebe Bacon (WISC) – 2:12.18
- Beata Nelson (WISC) – 2:12.90
- Lucy Bell (UN-PC) – 2:13.64
- Katie Christopherson (SA) – 2:14.17
- Erin Gemmell (UN-ST) – 2:15.30
Stanford redshirt Torri Huske touched out the 2022 World Champion to win the 200 IM in 2:08.47. It was a new best time for Huske, who only just broke 2:08 for the first time last month. Two-time medalist from the Doha World Championships, Canadian Sydney Pickrem, checked-in at 3rd.
MEN’S 200 IM — FINAL
- World Record: 1:54.00 — Ryan Lochte, United States (2011)
- American Record: 1:54.00 — Ryan Lochte (2011)
- U.S Open Record: 1:54.46 — Ryan Lochte, United States (2009)
- Pro Swim Series Record: 1:55.68– Leon Marchand, France (2023)
Top 8:
- Chase Kalisz (UN-AZ) – 1:57.51
- Carson Foster (RAYS) – 1:58.31
- Grant House (UN-AZ) – 1:58.69
- Ron Polonsky (UN-PC) – 1:59.06
- Kieran Smith (RAC) – 1:59.66
- Owen McDonald (UN-AZ) – 1:59.71
- Louis Dramm (UNC) – 2:01.28
- Trenton Julian (MVN) – DSQ
30-year-old Chase Kalisz rallied from 4th to 1st place with a 33.36 breaststroke split in the men’s 200 IM. He held off former Mason Manta Ray teammates Carson Foster and Grant House over the final 50.
MEN’S 50 FREESTYLE — FINAL
- World Record: 20.91 — Cesar Cielo Filho, Brazil (2009)
- American Record: 21.04 — Caeleb Dressel (2019)
- Pro Swim Series Record: 21.51 — Caeleb Dressel, United States (2020)
- U.S Open Record: 21.04 — Caeleb Dressel, United States (2021)
Top 8:
- Gabe Castano (TFA) – 21.70
- Ryan Held (NYAC) – 21.79
- Caeleb Dressel (GSC-FL) – 21.85
- Jonny Kulow (UN-AZ) – 21.89
- Santo Condorelli (DM) – 21.98
- Matt King (TFA) – 22.00
- Jack Dolan (UN-AZ) – 22.12
- Michael Andrew (MASA) – 22.19
Gabe Castano nearly reset his newly-minted Mexican record of 21.67 from prelims, but he still came away with the 50 free gold in 21.70. Ryan Held and Caeleb Dressel led the field for 2nd and 3rd, where 5 of the 8 athletes broke 22-seconds.
As an old-timer, it’s so much fun to watch modern breaststrokers. Swimmers from my day recall that we couldn’t duck our heads all the way under water and pretty much had to swim with the water at the level of our eyes. The modern stroke looks so sleek and elegant, and watching Kate Douglass is especially impressive.
Kate Douglass was “magisterial” in the W 200 BR. Yes, I had to take one of Ray Hudson’s catch phrases.
The consistency of Ledecky still amazes me. There will be no one like her for awhile I feel in the distance events.
To think, Janet Evans was cooked before the age of 25 at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
That straight arm stroke messed up her shoulders and the garbage yardage back in the day I think didn’t help matters either.
Andrew looked gassed after his swim-off. At least he dropped a sub 22 in one of his heats. I am not seeing a path to qualification through an in form Dressel, Held and Alexy. I really think he should focus on the 200IM but it is almost too late now. 100BR looks like his best chance. Really unfortunate for such a versatile swimmer.
Fink, Nic
Foster, Jake
Matheny, Josh
I’ll take two of the aforementioned three over Michael Andrew in the M 100 BR. Imagine how exhausted Michael Andrew will be having to swim the heats, semis, and final at the 2024 USA Swimming Olympic Team Trials.