2026 Speedo Fort Lauderdale Open
Wednesday, April 29 – Saturday, May 2, 2026
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center
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We have made it to the final session of the 2026 Speedo Fort Lauderdale Open! The last few days have seen some fast racing in Florida, and we have one more session with some of the most anticipated events on tonight’s schedule.
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The evening will start off with the women’s and men’s 800 freestyle events. Last year, Katie Ledecky set the 800 freestyle world record on the final day and she will lead the women’s final tonight with her seed time of 8:04.12 (the aforementioned world record) coming in 30 seconds ahead of the rest of the field.
Bobby Finke is the top seed in the men’s event at 7:38.67, but William Mulgrew is seeded 2nd and he has been having a very strong meet so far.
After the 800 freestyles, the women’s and men’s 100 backstroke events will race. Isabelle Stadden swam the fastest time in the prelims of the 100 backstroke, but world record holder Regan Smith will be right next to her in the final.
Hubert Kos is the top seed in the men’s race by almost two seconds over Jack Aikins, and he will be looking to pick up the win tonight.
The women’s and men’s 200 breaststroke races will see two of the top swimmers in the world in the middle of the pool. Kate Douglass is the women’s top seed and Leon Marchand is the men’s. They are both heavy favorites to win.
Gretchen Walsh is the top seed in the women’s 100 butterfly, swimming 55.39 in prelims to earn the top seed by more than three seconds over Claire Curzan‘s 58.61. She also set a world record in the event at last year’s Fort Lauderdale Pro Swim Series and could be looking for a repeat performance tonight.
The men’s race is looking like it will be the opposite of the domination we will likely see on the women’s side. Ilya Kharun and Josh Liendo are the 1st and 2nd seeds respectively, touching just eight hundredths apart in prelims.
Phoebe Bacon, Sadie Buckley, and Regan Smith are gearing up for a close race in the women’s 200 IM as all three were a little more than half-a-second apart in prelims.
The men’s 200 IM will be all about the Texas athletes as the 1st, 3rd, and 4th seeds tonight are all from Austin including world record holder Leon Marchand.
Finally, the meet will wrap up with the 50 freestyles. Gretchen Walsh is the women’s top seed by just two hundredths over Kate Douglass. On the men’s side, Josh Liendo and Ilya Kharun will meet again as the 1st and 3rd seeds with their 22.29 and 22.52 respective prelims swims. Dylan Carter qualified 2nd in 22.41.
Women’s 800M Freestyle — Timed Final
Men’s 800M Freestyle — Timed Final
World Record: 7:32.12 — Zhang Lin, CHN (2009)
World Junior Record: 7:43.37 — Lorenzo Galossi, ITA (2022)
American Record: 7:38.67 — Bobby Finke (2023)
U.S. Open Record: 7:40.34 — Bobby Finke, USA (2023)
WOMEN’S 100M BACKSTROKE – Finals
MEN’S 100M BACKSTROKE – Finals
WOMEN’S 200M BREASTSTROKE – Finals
MEN’S 200M BREASTSTROKE – Finals
WOMEN’S 100M BUTTERFLY – Finals
MEN’S 100M BUTTERFLY – Finals
WOMEN’S 200M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY – Finals
MEN’S 200M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY – Finals
WOMEN’S 50M FREESTYLE – Finals
MEN’S 50M FREESTYLE – Finals