By Sam Blacker on SwimSwam
2026 Bergen Swim Festival
Friday, April 17th – Sunday, April 19th Prelims at 9:00am local (3:00am ET)/Finals at 6pm local (Noon ET) Bergen, Norway Alexander Dale Oen (AdO) Arena, Bergen (50m Olympic pool) Meet Central SwimSwam Preview Entries Live Results Livestream SwimSwam Recaps Day 1 | Day 2The final night of racing at the 2026 Bergen Swim Festival kicks off tonight from the Alexander Dale Oen Arena in Bergen, Norway.
There are several American swimmers in attendance, including breakout breaststroke star Van Mathias, with Indiana brining a number of its pro squad over to Norway. There have been notable performances from Mathias and Matt King so far, as well as from established international stars Lukas Maertens, Siobhan Haughey and Marrit Steenbergen. For Maertens, this meet will count as a selection meet for Germany’s European Championships squad, for which he has stiff competition from Sven Schwarz, Oliver Klemet, and Johannes Liebmann in the distance freestyle events.
Tonight’s session will feature the men’s 50 breaststroke, women’s 100 breaststroke, men’s 50 freestyle, women’s 400 freestyle, men’s 200 IM, women’s 100 backstroke, men’s 50 backstroke, women’s 200 butterfly, men’s 100 butterfly, women’s 50 freestyle, and men’s 400 freestyle.
Stay tuned for live updates.
Men’s 50m Breaststroke – Final
World Record: 25.95 – Adam Peaty (GBR), 2017 European Record: 25.95– Adam Peaty (GBR), 2017GOLD – Van Mathias (USA), 26.46 SILVER – Finn Brooks (USA), 27.48 BRONZE – Brian Benzing (USA), 27.76
Van Mathias just missed his American record of 26.39 that he set in prelims this morning, but still dominated this race to win by over a second. This marks his fourth swim of 26.62 or better this calendar year, and he now owns two of the top three performance by a U.S. swimmer in this event.
He remains ranked #1 in the world, and his swim tonight was faster than current #2 Simone Cerasuolo’s 26.51. Mathias’ time here is the joint-40th fastest swim in history, and he becomes just the ninth swimmer in history to dip under 26.5 on more than one occasion.
Swimmers With More Than One Sub-26.5 Swim, Men’s 50 Breast
Adam Peaty – 16 Qin Haiyang – 11 Nicolo Martingenghi – 7 Ilya Shymanovich – 7 Felipe Lima – 2 Ludovico Viberti -2 Sam Williamson – 2 Nic Fink -2 Van Mathias – 2Fellow Indiana alum Finn Brooks, who recently announced a move to San Diego’s The Race Club, was 2nd in 27.48, 0.43 seconds off his best of 27.05 from January. Brian Benzing and Josh Matheny was 3rd and 4th in 27.76 and 27.81 respectively, as Indiana swept the top four spots.
Women’s 100m Breaststroke – Final
World Record: 1:04.13– Lilly King (USA), 2017 European Record: 1:04.35– Ruta Meilutyte (LTU), 2013GOLD – Olivia Klint Ipsa (SWE), 1:08.08 SILVER – Anastasia Urbaniek (FRA), 1:10.47 BRONZE –Hanna Bergman (SWE), 1:10.52
Men’s 50m Freestyle – Final
World Record: 20.88– Cameron McEvoy (AUS), 2026 European Record: 20.94– Frederick Bousquet (FRA), 2009GOLD – SILVER – BRONZE –
Women’s 4o0m Freestyle – Final
World Record: 3:54.18 – Summer McIntosh (CAN), 2025 European Record: 3:54.18 – Summer McIntosh (CAN), 2025GOLD – SILVER – BRONZE –
Men’s 200m IM – Final
World Record: 1:52.69 – Leon Marchand (FRA), 2025 European Record: 1:52.69 – Leon Marchand (FRA), 2025GOLD – SILVER – BRONZE –
Women’s 100m Backstroke – Final
World Record: 57.13– Regan Smith (USA), 2024 European Record: 58.08 – Kathleen Dawson (GBR), 2021GOLD – SILVER – BRONZE –
Men’s 50m Backstroke – Final
World Record: 23.55 – Kliment Kolesnikov (RUS), 2023 European Record: 23.55 – Kliment Kolesnikov (RUS), 2023GOLD – SILVER – BRONZE –
Women’s 200m Butterfly– Final
World Record: 2:01.81 – Liu Zige (CHN), 2009 European Record: 2:04.27 – Katinka Hosszu (HUN), 2009GOLD – SILVER – BRONZE –
Men’s 100m Butterfly – Final
World Record: 49.45 – Caeleb Dressel (USA), 2021 European Record: 49.62 – Maxime Grousset (FRA), 2025GOLD – SILVER – BRONZE –
Women’s 50m Freestyle – Final
World Record: 23.61 – Sarah Sjoestroem (SWE), 2023 European Record: 23.61 – Sarah Sjoestroem (SWE), 2023GOLD – SILVER – BRONZE –
Men’s 400m Freestyle – Final
World Record: 3:39.96 – Lukas Maertens (GER), 2025 European Record: 3:39.96 – Lukas Maertens (GER), 2025GOLD – SILVER – BRONZE –
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