2026 Sacramento Pro Swim Series
We have made it to the 3rd day of prelims at the 2026 Pro Swim Series in Sacramento and we have a longer session this morning, coming in at almost two hours on the timeline.
Lineup
200 Butterfly
50 Freestyle
200 Backstroke
400 Freestyle
Caroline Bricker is the top seed in the women’s 200 fly by seven seconds over Bella Sims, coming in at 2:05.80 to be the only swimmer seeded under 2:12 in the event. The event will head to a semifinal in the evening before the event final on the final day of competition.
There are only three heats of men’s 200 butterfly, which means all the athletes will have the opportunity for a second swim in tonight’s finals session. Charlie Cancelmo is the top seed in 1:58.27, half-a-second ahead of Andres Brooks‘ 1:58.75 in 2nd.
The women’s 50 free sees Torri Huske as the top seed after she won two events on Friday night, the 100 fly and the 200 freestyle. Kasia Wasick is seeded 2nd in 24.19, just over two tenths back of Huske’s 23.98.
Sean Niewold, the men’s 100 fly champion, is the top seed in the men’s 50 freestyle at 21.66. He comes in just two hundredths ahead of Santo Condorelli‘s 21.68 as the 2nd seed. Michael Andrew is seeded 3rd, two more hundredths back at 21.70.
The 200 backstroke will be another semifinal tonight, and Katharine Berkoff will be looking to complete her backstroke sweep in Sacramento, but Phoebe Bacon is the top seed at 2:05.61. Berkoff is seeded 4th in 2:12.19.
The men’s event will see Keaton Jones as the top seed in 1:54.61, about four tenths ahead of Blake Tierney‘s 1:55.03.
Finally, the meet will wrap up with the 400 freestyles where Kennedi Dobson and Luka Mijatovic are the respective women’s and men’s top seeds.
Women’s 200 Butterfly — Prelims
World Record: 2:01.81 – Zige Liu, CHN (2009)
American Record: 2:03.84 – Regan Smith, USA (2024)
U.S. Open Record: 2:02.62 – Summer McIntosh, CAN (2025)
Pro Series Record: 2:04.00 – Summer McIntosh, CAN (2025)
Junior World Record: 2:03.03 – Summer McIntosh, CAN (2024)
Men’s 200 Butterfly — Prelims
World Record: 1:50.34 – Kristof Milak, HUN (2022)
American Record: 1:51.51 – Michael Phelps, USA (2009)
U.S. Open Record: 1:52.20 – Michael Phelps, USA (2008)
Pro Series Record: 1:52.37 – Luca Urlando, USA (2025)
Junior World Record: 1:53.79 – Kristof Milak, HUN (2017)
Women’s 50 Freestyle — Prelims
World Record: 23.61 – Sarah Sjostrom, SWE (2023)
American Record: 23.91 – Kate Douglass, USA / Gretchen Walsh, USA (2024/2025)
U.S. Open Record: 23.91 – Gretchen Walsh, USA (2025)
Pro Series Record: 24.17 – Sarah Sjostrom, SWE (2016)
Junior World Record: 24.17 – Claire Curzan, USA (2021)
Men’s 50 Freestyle — Prelims
World Record: 20.88 – Cameron McEvoy, AUS (2026)
American Record: 21.04 – Caeleb Dressel, USA (2019/2021)
U.S. Open Record: 21.04 – Caeleb Dressel, USA (2021)
Pro Series Record: 21.43 – Chris Guiliano, USA (2026)
Junior World Record: 21.75 – Michael Andrew, USA (2017)
Women’s 200 Backstroke — Prelims
World Record: 2:03.14 – Kaylee McKeown, AUS (2023)
American Record: 2:03.35 – Regan Smith, USA (2019)
U.S. Open Record: 2:03.80 – Regan Smith, USA (2023)
Pro Series Record: 2:03.99 – Regan Smith, USA (2024)
Junior World Record: 2:03.35 – Regan Smith, USA (2019)
Men’s 200 Backstroke — Prelims
World Record: 1:51.92 – Aaron Peirsol, USA (2009)
American Record: 1:51.92 – Aaron Peirsol, USA (2009)
U.S. Open Record: 1:53.08 – Aaron Peirsol, USA (2009)
Pro Series Record: 1:55.04 – Jiayu Xu, CHN (2017)
Junior World Record: 1:55.14 – Kliment Kolesnikov, RUS (2017)
Women’s 400 Freestyle — Prelims
World Record: 3:54.18 – Summer McIntosh, CAN (2025)
American Record: 3:56.46 – Katie Ledecky, USA (2016)
U.S. Open Record: 3:55.37 – Summer McIntosh, CAN (2025)
Pro Series Record: 3:56.81 – Katie Ledecky, USA (2025)
Junior World Record: 3:56.08 – Summer McIntosh, CAN (2023)
Men’s 400 Freestyle — Prelims
World Record: 3:39.96 – Lucas Martens, GER (2025)
American Record: 3:42.78 – Larsen Jensen, USA (2008)
U.S. Open Record: 3:43.33 – Rex Maurer, USA (2025)
Pro Series Record: 3:43.49 – Samuel Short, AUS (2026)
Junior World Record: 3:44.31 – Petar Petrov Mitsin, BUL (2023)