By Spencer Penland on SwimSwam
2026 PRO SWIM SERIES – AUSTIN
January 14-17, 2026 Austin, Texas Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center LCM (50 meters) Psych Sheet (updated) How to Watch Wednesday Prelims + Distance Heat Sheets/TimelinesWelcome 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 backThis 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 SjostromTOP 8 QUALIFIERS:
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 BousquetTOP 8 QUALIFIERS:
WOMEN’S 100 BREASTSTROKE – PRELIMS
World Record: American Record: US Open Record: PSS Record: World Jr Record: Pool Record:TOP 8 QUALIFIERS:
MEN’S 100 BREASTSTROKE – PRELIMS
World Record: American Record: US Open Record: PSS Record: World Jr Record: Pool Record:TOP 8 QUALIFIERS:
WOMEN’S 200 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY – PRELIMS
World Record: American Record: US Open Record: PSS Record: World Jr Record: Pool Record:TOP 8 QUALIFIERS:
MEN’S 200 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY – PRELIMS
World Record: American Record: US Open Record: PSS Record: World Jr Record: Pool Record:TOP 8 QUALIFIERS:
WOMEN’S 100 BACKSTROKE – PRELIMS
World Record: American Record: US Open Record: PSS Record: World Jr Record: Pool Record: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 CasasTOP 8 QUALIFIERS:
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