2026 Pro Swim Series – Sacramento: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

2026 Sacramento Pro Series

• May 20-23, 2026
• Sacramento, CA
• LCM (50 meters)
• Psych Sheets
• Live Results additionally Available on Meet Mobile
• Live Stream: USA Swimming Network

Day 1 Prelims Heat Sheet

Day 1 Prelims Scratch Report

It is the primary session of the Sacramento Pro Series, and with that, a full occasion lineup! Today’s opening prelims session will characteristic the ladies’s and males’s 200 IM, 50 breaststroke, 100 backstroke, and 200 freestyle. The first three occasions will race for a spot within the championship remaining, whereas swimmers within the 200 free will look to earn their spot within the occasion’s semifinal. The prime performers in these semi-races this night will race once more tomorrow within the championship remaining.

Below is data relating to the 1500 free (per USA Swimming):

• Only the quickest (single) seeded warmth of the Women’s and Men’s 800m and Men’s 1500m Freestyle occasions will likely be swum within the Finals Session. All different heats will swim slowest to quickest. The Women’s 1500m Freestyle will likely be supplied as a Preliminaries and Finals occasion. All preliminary heats will happen in the course of the Distance Freestyle Session on Day 1. The prime eight (8) swimmers from the preliminary heats will advance to the Final in the course of the Day 2 Finals Session.
• The 1500m Freestyle will alternate ladies (prelims) and males (timed finals) and start at a predetermined time, so the second quickest seeded warmth of the Men’s 1500m Freestyle concludes 75 minutes earlier than the Day 1 Finals Session is scheduled to start. The prime two heats within the Preliminary Session for Event 9 will likely be circleseeded.

Women’s 200 IM – Prelims

• World Record: Summer McIntosh – 2:05.70 (2025)
• American Record: Ariana Kukors – 2:06.15 (2009)
• US Open Record: 2:06.79 – Kate Douglass (2024)
• Pro Series Record: Summer McIntosh – 2:06.82 (2025)

Top 8:

1. Katie Christopherson (SA) – 2L15.04
2. Alexa McDevitt (CAL) – 2:15.15
3. Torri Huske (UN) – 2:15.67
4. Marie Landreneau (COLA) – 2:16.34
5. Lauren Lonsdale (DART) – 2:16.38
6. Ieva Maluka (ABSC) – 2:16.39
7. Emma Hussein (CANY) – 2:17.03
8. Mikayla Tan (SRVA) – 2:17.41

Torri Huske entered this occasion as a transparent headliner, and took her 200 IM in a really conservative race, turning 4th on the 100 mark, however shortly regained her anticipated main place by way of the breaststroke, splitting 38.8 to take a close to full second lead into the ultimate 50. Her turnover fee was not fast, nor did it have to be, cruising to a remaining qualifying time if 2:15.67.

Finishing simply behind Huske was Lauren Lonsdale, who clocked a close to profession greatest time of two:16.34.

Ava Chavez took the entrance half of her race quick, however was instantly caught as much as by her teammate Elle Scott on the breaststroke leg within the 4th warmth. Also placing themselves firmly within the combine was 16-year-old Mikayla Tan, and Marie Landreneau out of lane seven. Landreneau’s remaining 50 of 30.16 leapfrogged her forward of the remainder of the warmth to snag the win in 2:20.37.

The first circle seeded warmth was managed by Katie Christopherson, who’s huge breaststroke leg (37.83) obtained her into the lead on the again half of the race, main her to the win in 2:15.04. She was challenged late by Alexa McDevitt, touching simply over a tenth behind in 2:15.15.

Kathryn Hazle dominated the 2nd warmth of the 200 IM, touching as the one sub 2:20 performer within the discipline in 2:17.71, that point sits simply off of her greatest from the Junior Pan Pacs in 2022 of two:15.90.

The first ladies’s warmth was received by Rosa Houborg, because the 16-year-old dropped over three seconds from her greatest time of two:25.33 from the 2025 Far Western Championships to win in 2:22.03.

Men’s 200 IM – Prelims

• World Record: Leon Marchand – 1:52.69 (2025)
• American Record: Ryan Lochte – 1:54.00
• US Open Record: Ryan Lochte – 1:54.43
• Pro Series Record: 1:55.68 – Leon Marchand (2023)

Top 8:

1. Finlay Knox (CAN) – 2:02.35
2. Grant House (SUN) – 2:02.97
3. Grant Sanders (SPA) – 2:03.11
4. Daniel Diehl (NCS) – 2:03.23
5. Munzy Kabbara (LEB) – 2:03.72
6. Jacob Turner (UN)- 2:03.75
7. Xavier Ruiz (PUR) – 2:04.09
8. Jackson Hartzler (CFSC) – 2:04.48

Finlay Knox confirmed his top-seed velocity within the remaining warmth of the early heats. Charging to a gap 55.93 first 100 meters, firmly giving him a greater than physique size lead over the remainder of the sector, and resulting in a powerful 2:02.35 prelims efficiency, incomes him center of the pool honors for tonight’s remaining. Just behind Knox was Grant Sanders, who’s 2:03.11 warranted him a third place prelims putting.

Grant House opened his race up robust,, splitting 25.99 on the fly to take an early warmth 4 edge. House by no means backed down from his main place; splitting a powerful 35.5 on the breaststroke to present him a few half physique size lead over the sector, resulting in a warmth win in 2:02.97.

Munzy Kabbara‘s late freestyle surge helped get him into 2nd behind House in 2:03.72.

Daniel Diehl made his presence felt within the third warmth of the 200 IM, utilizing a giant backstroke leg (32.01)to assist in giving him an edge over Puerto Rico’s Xavier Ruiz within the warmth, taking the win in 2:03.23, Ruiz completed about three quarters of a second behind Diehl in 2:04.09.

Three swimmers had been capable of crack the two:08 barrier within the 2nd warmth of the lads’s race; as Brendan Ryan (2:07.29), Tanner Cole (2:07.35), and Jason McMechan (2:07.98) all battled although all 4 phases of their warmth.

Women’s 50 Breast – Prelims

• World Record: Ruta Meilutyte – 29.16 (2023)
• American Record: Lilly King – 29.40 (2017)
• US Open Record: Lilly King – 29.62 (2018)
• Pro Series Record: Lilly King – 29.62 (2018)

Top 8:

1. Frida Loebersli (GPA) – 31.11
2. Lucy Thomas (ALTO) – 31.32
3. Silje Slyngstadli (CAL) – 31.55
4. Mikayla Tan (SRVA) – 31.66
5. Caroline Larsen (UOFL) – 31.75
6. Jenna Pulkkinen (FRES) -31.79
7. Aliz Kalmar (FRES) – 31.98
8. Sophia Sileo – Magliari (UDAC) – 32.82

Lucy Thomas, the fifth seed coming into this meet took that remaining warmth win over Silje Slyngstadli of Cal, clocking 31.32. Slyngstadli nonetheless earned her finals spot, touching in 31.55, ok for the third quickest prelim time.

Mikayla Tan, in her 2nd consecutive occasion, makes one other championship remaining ending 4th out of the morning within the 50 breast in 31.66.

Norwegian expertise Frida Loebersli stormed to the win in warmth three, touching over half a second forward of Louisville’s Caroline Larsen (31.75), taking the win in 31.11

Both Jenna Pulkkinen and Aliz Kalmar had been capable of crack 32-seconds within the 2nd warmth of the ladies’s 50 breast, touching in 31.79 and 31.98, respectively.

Men’s 50 Breast – Prelims

• World Record: Adam Peaty – 25.95 (2017)
• American Record: Van Mathias – 26.39 (2026)
• US Open Record: Michael Andrew – 26.52 (2022)
• Pro Series Record: Van Mathias – 26.57 (2026)

Top 8:

1. Michael Andrew (MASA) – 26.97
2. Mitch Mason (TFA) – 27.22
3. Yamato Okadome (CAL) – 27.36
4. Mikel Schreuders (MASA) – 27.44
5. Tom Higdon (DART) – 27.66
6. Andrew Eubanks (TDPS) – 27.76
7. Koko Bratanov (TFA) – 28.07
8. Pavel Romanov (UN) – 28.08

Michael Andrew was untouchable within the remaining warmth of the 50 breast this morning, blasting the lone sub 27-second efficiency in 26.97, and successful that warmth by a physique size.

Yamato Okadome, the double NCAA champion within the 100 and 200 breaststrokes with Cal was simply off of snagging the highest time of the prelims, nonetheless managing to take the warmth win in 27.36. Just forward of Mikel Schreuders of 27.44.

Mitch Mason powered to a warmth three win in 27.22, one in all two in his warmth to crack that 28-second mark alongside Andrew Eubanks in 27.76.

Women’s 100 Back – Prelims

• World Record: Regan Smith – 57.13 (2024)
• American Record: Regan Smith – 57.13 (2024)
• US Open Record: Regan Smith – 57.13 (2024)
• Pro Series Record: Regan Smith – 57.46 (2025)

Top 8:

1. Mary-Ambre Moluh (CAL) – 59.76
2. Rhyan White (WOLF) – 1:00.58
3. Katharine Berkoff (WOLF) – 1:00.59
4. Kaitlyn Owens (TAMU) – 1:02.02
5. Kennedi Dobson (EEX) – 1:02.46
6. Maddie Thornton (BEND) – 1:04.04
7. Chloe Isleta (PSC) – 1:04.22
8. Bridget Burton (CAN) – 1:04.45

Katharine Berkoff, an early favourite to win this occasion in Sacramento was properly challenged this morning, maintaining it shut on the first 50 with Kaitlyn Owens, to then exhibit her closing velocity to take the win by simply over a second in 1:00.58. Owens nonetheless completed firmly inside the prime eight of the prelims in 1:02.02.

Rhyan White, the 2020 US Olympian managed to make the prelims of the 100 again look simple as pie, cruising to a win within the 2nd warmth in 1:00.58, greater than three seconds higher than runner-up Chloe Isleta in 1:04.22.

The first of three heats was dominated by Mary-Ambre Moluh, the backstroke ace from Cal, taking the win in 59.76, the one swimmer in her warmth to dip underneath the 1:02.4 mark. That time sits six-tenths off of her profession better of 59.16 from June of final yr.

Men’s 100 Back – Prelims

• World Record: Thomas Ceccon – 51.60 (2022)
• American Record: Ryan Murphy – 51.85 (2016)
• US Open Record: Aaron Peirsol – 51.94 (2009)
• Pro Series Record: David Plummer – 52.40 (2016)

Top 8:

1. Tommy Hagar (BAMA) – 55.08
2. Daniel Diehl (NCS) – 55.36
3. Gavin Keogh (NCS) – 55.63
4. Ryan Murphy (CAL) – 55.65
5. Ethan Ekk (ALTO) – 56.00
6. Blake Tierney (CAN) – 56.02
7. Raben Dommann (CAN) – 56.46
8. Utkarsh Patil (ISC) – 56.58

The extremely anticipated return of Ryan Murphy opened with a 4th place place on the flip, and in the end a third place end within the warmth in 55.65. Leading the early cost was Tommy Hagar in 55.08. Also ending simply forward of Murphy was NC State’s Gavin Keogh in 55.63, putting Murphy at 4th for this night’s remaining.

Daniel Diehl racing his 2nd occasion of the morning session, confirmed little indicators of fatigue, successful the penultimate warmth in 55.36. His early lead and shutting velocity saved Ethan Ekk, the runner-up finisher in 56.00 out of rivalry all through this race.

Canadian standout Blake Tierney who driving the lane line all through his race, turned in a strong prelims efficiency of 56.02 to complete atop the 2nd warmth this morning. Just behind him was fellow countryman Raben Dommann in 56.46.

Women’s 200 Free – Prelims

• World Record: Ariarne Titmus – 1:52.23 (2024)
• American Record: Allison Schmitt – 1:53.61 (2012)
• US Open Record: Summer McIntosh – 1:53.80 (2026)
• Pro Series Record: Summer McIntosh – 1:53.80 (2026)

Top 16:

 

 

Men’s 200 Free – Prelims

• World Record: Paul Biederman – 1:42.00 (2009)
• American Record: Michael Phelps – 1:42.96 (2008)
• US Open Record: Luke Hobson – 1:43.73 (2025)
• Pro Series Record: Sun Yang – 1:44.82 (2016)

Top 16: