American Star Shaine Casas No-Reveals 200 IM Prelims on Wednesday at Austin Pro Swim Series

2026 PRO SWIM SERIES – AUSTIN

American Olympian Shaine Casas was a no-show for his solely race on Wednesday morning to open the Pro Swim Series in Austin, Texas, the 200 IM – although he didn’t miss a lot.

The 26-year-old, who trains in the identical pool the place the meet is being held, is the 4th-fastest performer within the historical past of the occasion with a 1:54.30 to take silver on the 2025 World Championships.

He bowed out of a area the place the quickest swimmer in heats was his coaching accomplice Carson Foster (2:01.38), and the place the World Record holder Leon Marchand of France, one other Texas post-grad trainee, swam 2:05.95 to qualify fifth. The final time Marchand swam a 200 IM that sluggish was at a small native regional meet in France in March 2020, simply earlier than COVID-19 shut down the world, when he clocked 2:07.81 in prelims – the quickest time of the day – earlier than scratching the ultimate. He was 17 then.

While Casas has supplied no public rationalization for his absence, skipping the 200 IM doesn’t essentially imply that his meet is over. At his final meet, the U.S. Open in December, he swam the 50 again, 100 fly, and 200 free.

Casas has 4 remaining entries on the meet: the 100 fly (#3 seed), 200 free (#9 seed), 50 again (#1 seed), and 100 free (#6 seed). that fifty again the place he’s the highest seed is without doubt one of the focused double cash races at this meet, with the winner clearing $3,000 for his or her effort. The 200 IM falls into that class as nicely.