2026 PRO SWIM SERIES – AUSTIN
Welcome to the first Pro Series stop of 2026! The PSS kicks off in Austin this year, at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center.
Wednesday Prelims Event Schedule
Women’s 50 free
Men’s 50 free
Women’s 100 breast
Men’s 100 breast
Women’s 200 IM
Men’s 200 IM
Women’s 100 back
Men’s 100 back
This morning’s prelims session is scheduled to be a short one, coming in at a little over an hour. Overall, this is a fairly small, with only 30 total heats in this entire session.
We’ll be kicking things off with the 50 freestyle. Simone Manuel is the top seed in the women’s 50 free, coming in with a 24.13. Manuel will be swimming in her home pool, as she trains at Texas under Bob Bowman. On the men’s side of things, Jack Alexy comes in as the top seed with a 21.32. There’s a strong field in the men’s 50 free behind Alexy, with Caeleb Dressel, Chris Guiliano, Andrej Barna, Maxime Grousset, Nikita Baez, and Matt King also in the field.
The women’s 100 breast only has 11 swimmers entered in it, led by Anna Elendt with a 1:05.19. Denis Petrashov is the top seed in the men’s 100 breast by a big margin, coming in with a 58.88. Jack Kelly and Van Mathias are the only other swimmers seeded under 1:00, coming in with times of 59.72 and 59.74 respectively.
Summer McIntosh is the clear favorite in the women’s 200 IM. McIntosh comes in with a 2:05.70, making her the top seed by over 5 seconds. In the men’s 200 IM, Leon Marchand and Shaine Casas are set to race. Marchand comes in with a 1:52.69, while Casas has a 1:54.30.
Regan Smith leads the way in the women’s 100 back, while Yohann Ndoye Brouard is the top seed in the men’s 100 back.
WOMEN’S 50 FREESTYLE – PRELIMS
World Record: 23.61 – Sarah Sjostrom, SWE (2023)
American Record: 23.91 – Kate Douglass/Gretchen Walsh, USA (2024)
US Open Record: 23.91 – Gretchen Walsh, USA (2024)
PSS Record: 24.17 – Sarah Sjostrom, SWE (2016)
World Jr Record: 24.17 – Claire Curzan, USA (2021)
Pool Record: 24.17 – Sarah Sjostrom
TOP 8 QUALIFIERS:
Beryl Gastaldello – 24.89
Simone Manuel – 25.10
Marie Wattel – 25.25
Anna Peplowski – 25.61
Chloe Stepanek – 25.73
Emma Harvey – 25.95 (TIE)
Anailia Pigree – 25.95 (TIE)
Mena Boardmann – 25.97
Beryl Gastaldello looked good this morning in the women’s 50 free, leading the field with a 24.89. Gastaldello was the only swimmer in the field to go under 25 seconds, setting herself up well for finals.
Simone Manuel, the top seed coming into the morning, was 25.10 this morning. With such a thin field at this meet, it’s hard to know how much weight to put into prelims performances, so we’ll just have to wait until tonight to see what Manuel has in the tank.
Marie Wattel came in 3rd this morning with a 25.25.
MEN’S 50 FREESTYLE – PRELIMS
World Record: 20.91 – Cesar Cielo, BRA (2009)
American Record: 21.04 – Caeleb Dressel, USA (2019)
US Open Record: 21.04 – Caeleb Dressel, USA (2019)
PSS Record: 21.51 – Caeleb Dressel, USA (2020)
World Jr Record: 21.75 – Michael Andrew, USA (2017)
Pool Record: 21.44 – Fred Bousquet
TOP 8 QUALIFIERS:
WOMEN’S 100 BREASTSTROKE – PRELIMS
World Record: 1:04.13 – Lilly King, USA (2017)
American Record: 1:04.13 – Lilly King, USA (2017)
US Open Record: 1:04.45 – Jessica Hardy, USA (2009)
PSS Record: 1:05.32 – Lilly King, USA (2022)
World Jr Record: 1:04.35 – Ruta Meilutyte, LTU (2013)
Pool Record: Lydia Jacoby – 1:06.30
TOP 8 QUALIFIERS:
MEN’S 100 BREASTSTROKE – PRELIMS
World Record: 56.88 – Adam Peaty, GBR (2019)
American Record: 58.14 – Michael Andrew (2021)
US Open Record: 58.14 – Michael Andrew (2021)
PSS Record: 58.67 – Michael Andrew (2021)
World Jr Record: 58.94 – Shin Ohashi, JPN (2025)
Pool Record: 59.45 – Alexei Avakov
TOP 8 QUALIFIERS:
WOMEN’S 200 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY – PRELIMS
World Record: 2:05.70 – Summer McIntosh, CAN (2025)
American Record: 2:06.15 – Ariana Kukors (2009)
US Open Record: 2:06.79 – Kate Douglass, USA (2024)
PSS Record: 2:06.82 – Summer McIntosh, CAN (2025)
World Jr Record: 2:06.56 – Summer McIntosh, CAN (2024)
Pool Record: 2:08.51 – Madisyn Cox
TOP 8 QUALIFIERS:
MEN’S 200 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY – PRELIMS
World Record: 1:52.69 – Leon Marchand, FRA (2025)
American Record: 1:54.00 – Ryan Lochte (2011)
US Open Record: 1:54.43 – Ryan Lochte, USA (2010)
PSS Record: 1:55.68 – Leon Marchand, FRA (2023)
World Jr Record: 1:56.99 – Hubert Kos, HUN (2021)
Pool Record: 1:57.20 – Carson Foster
TOP 8 QUALIFIERS:
WOMEN’S 100 BACKSTROKE – PRELIMS
TOP 8 QUALIFIERS:
MEN’S 100 BACKSTROKE – PRELIMS
World Record: 51.60 – Thomas Ceccon, ITA (2022)
American Record: 51.85 – Ryan Murphy, USA (2016)
US Open Record: 51.94 – Aaron Peirsol, USA (2009)
PSS Record: 52.40 – David Plummer, USA (2016)
World Jr Record: 52.08 – Mirin Lifintsev (2024)
Pool Record: 52.51 – Shaine Casas
TOP 8 QUALIFIERS: