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2026 Pro Swim Series – Westmont
Wednesday, March 4 – Saturday, March 7, 2026 FMC Aquatic Center, Westmont, Illinois Long Course Meters (50 meters) Meet Central Psych Sheet Live Results Results on Meet Mobile: “2026 TYR Pro Swim Series – Westmont” Live Stream Live Recaps Prelims: Day 1 | Day 2 Finals: Day 1 | Day 2Men’s 800 Freestyle – Final Heat
World Record: 7:32.12 – Zhang Lin, CHN (2009) World Junior Record: 7:43.37 – Lorenzo Galossi, ITA (2022) American Record: 7:38.67 – Bobby Finke, USA (2023) U.S. Open Record: 7:40.34 – Bobby Finke, USA (2023) Pro Swim Series Record: 7:45.02 – Sam Short (2025)Top 8:
Sam Short (AUS)- 7:40.98 *PSS Record Bobby Finke (SPA)- 7:58.35 Daniel Wiffen (CAL)- 8:07.21 Daniel Saborio Grillo (MEX)- 8:09.22 Aiden Kirk (CAN)- 8:12.60 Gabriel Manteufel (SAND)- 8:16.47 Santi Alzate (MAC)- 8:18.23 Lev Cherepanov (AZFL)- 8:18.55Sam Short swam to a new Pro Series Record as he won the men’s 800 free in a 7:40.98 on Thursday evening. That broke his own Pro Series Record of a 7:45.02 that he swam at this meet a year ago. With his swim tonight, Short stays at the top of the World Rankings so far this season and leads by over five seconds now.
2025-2026 LCM Men 800 FREE
SamuelAUSSHORT12/177:46.332Zhang ZhanshuoCHN7:46.6911/133Luka MijatovicUSA7:48.2812/064Benjamin GoedemansAUS7:48.4411/305KAZUSHIIMAFUKU JPN7:49.5311/30View Top 26»Tonight’s swim marked the 3rd fastest of his career. His lifetime best stands at a 7:37.76 that he swam for silver at the 2023 World Championships. He also was faster at 2025 Australian Trials with a 7:40.95.
As seen below, the primary difference came on the front half of the race as he was out in a 3:47.94 at the 400 mark compared to a 3:51.76 a year ago.
Split Comparison
2026 Pro Series 2025 Pro Series 50 26.05 26.05 26.62 26.62 100 54.54 28.49 55.41 28.79 150 1:23.05 28.51 1:24.55 29.14 200 1:52.02 28.97 1:54.08 29.53 250 2:20.58 28.56 2:23.47 29.39 300 2:49.64 29.06 2:52.98 29.51 350 3:18.45 28.81 3:22.34 29.36 400 3:47.94 29.49 3:51.76 29.42 450 4:16.94 29 4:21.03 29.27 500 4:46.14 29.2 4:50.49 29.46 550 5:15.28 29.14 5:19.72 29.23 600 5:44.92 29.64 5:49.19 29.47 650 6:14.21 29.29 6:18.49 29.3 700 6:43.75 29.54 6:47.91 29.42 750 7:12.89 29.14 7:17.16 29.25 800 7:40.98 28.09 7:45.02 27.86Read the full story on SwimSwam: Sam Short Smashes His Own Pro Series Record With 7:40.98 800 Free
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