What To Know About Prize Cash Forward Of The 2026 Pro Swim Series

2026 PRO SWIM SERIES – AUSTIN

The first main home swimming competitors of the brand new yr is on the horizon, with the 2026 Pro Swim Series in Austin set for Wednesday, January 14, by way of Saturday, January 17, and it comes with elevated prize cash for choose occasions.

The meet marks the primary competitors underneath the brand new collection construction unveiled by USA Swimming in November, designed to arrange swimmers for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.

Under the brand new format, semi-finals might be carried out in some occasions, differing at every cease, whereas one distance occasion per leg might be contested as prelims/finals. Events that includes semi-finals at every cease will provide double the usual prize, with winners receiving $3,000 as a substitute of the everyday $1,500 “to encourage competitiveness and reward winners of the events with new format changes.”

All occasions award $1,000 for second place and $500 for third place. This $1,500/$1,000/$500 construction has been in place since mid-2022, when prize cash was reintroduced to the collection.

Here’s how the format modifications and elevated prize cash break down throughout the 4 meets:

MONETARY INCREASE BREAKDOWN

Courtesy of USA Swimming

The schedule shift ends in every Pro Swim Series meet shifting to 4 full days of racing with prelims and finals periods, including one session to the earlier format, which noticed a timed last night session on Day 1 adopted by three days of racing with no semi-finals.