By Terin Frodyma on SwimSwam
2026 Speedo Fort Lauderdale Open
Wednesday, April 29 – Saturday, May 2, 2026 Fort Lauderdale, Florida Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center LCM (50 meters) All the Links Meet Central Psych Sheet Live Results: “Fort Lauderdale Open” on Meet Mobile Live Video: SwimSwam YouTube Channel (Like and Subscribe) Recaps Prelims: Day 2 Finals: Day 1It’s day 2 in sunny Florida for the Fort Lauderdale Open. This morning saw plenty of big names hit the water, setting up a sure-to-be action-packed finals session.
Earlier today, it was the UVA trio of Gretchen Walsh (53.64), Anna Moesch (53.69), and Kate Douglass finishing with the top three fastest times in the women’s 100 freestyle, setting up a battle with three of Bob Bowman‘s Longhorn Aquatics swimmers in Simone Manuel (54.41), Erin Gemmell (54.43), and Nikolett Padar (54.73), who finished 4th, 5th, and 6th, respectively in the prelims.
World-leading Chris Giuliano secured the top time of the prelims in 48.48 in the men’s 100 free, just about a half second ahead of both Patrick Sammon and Tomas Navikonis in 48.90. Both Caeleb Dressel and Shaine Casas missed the final for tonight, but Guiliano will look to continue his strong start to the season with a big swim here tonight.
The top three women’s 100 breaststrokers tonight were all under 1:08 in the prelims. Mona McSharry nabbed the top time in 1:07.36, just one hundredth behind her was Eneli Jefimova in 1:07.37. Kate Douglass, swimming her 2nd event of the session, finished 3rd once again in 1:07.96. Emma Weber was just on the outside of the top three, finishing 4th in 1:08.00.
There were no sub-1:00 men’s 100 breaststrokers this morning, as Jack Kelly claimed the middle lane, slipping just under the 1:01 mark in 1:00.98, more than a second off of his seed time. Ian Call was five hundredths slower in 1:01.03, while Hubert Kos, more well known as a backstroker and IMer, finished 3rd in 1:02.47.
Similar to Westmont, Isabelle Stadden (27.34) and Katharine Berkoff (27.78) separated themselves into a league of their own in the women’s 50 back, both finishing as the lone performers faster than 28.4. Those two will headline the middle lane, as US Olympians Gretchen Walsh (28.54), Claire Curzan (28.73), and Phoebe Bacon will all race to try and get themselves onto the podium.
Stanford’s Finn Harland managed to creep past Hubert Kos, fresh off a 100 breast swim, to claim the middle lane for tonight’s men’s 50 back final. Harland outswam Kos by three hundredths in the prelims. Shaine Casas will also look to throw down in that event tonight after missing the 100 free final, as he finished 3rd in this event this morning in 25.27.
Regan Smith was untouchable in the women’s 200 fly, surging to a near three-second top time over the rest of the field. Alex Walsh, who swam her first-ever 200 fly in long-course this morning, managed to put together the 4th fastest performance, well outside of Smith but still in contention for a top-three finish in 2:12.81.
Training partners Leon Marchand and Carson Foster finished 1-2 in the men’s 200 fly prelims, as Marchand earned prelims bragging rights with his 1:56.80, while Foster stuck it out for 2nd in 1:57.36. Princeton teammates Mitchell Schott and Arthur Balva each swam under that 2:00 mark, finishing 3rd and 4th in 1:59.08 and 1:59.43, respectively.
Tonight, we will be treated to the newest chapter of Katie Ledecky and Summer McIntosh, as the two of them will be side by side once again in the 400 free. Ledecky was nearly three seconds better in 4:06.22, and McIntosh, the World Record holder, will not back down from Ledecky, as the two are setting up for a monstrous penultimate event showdown this evening.
The final event of the session, the men’s 400 free, will see three of the American middle-distance/distance aces in Luke Hobson, Kieran Smith, and Bobby Finke. Hobson was the top performer this morning in 3:53.99, Smith was just behind in 3:54.08. The top five this morning all finished within seven-tenths of one another.
Women’s 100 Freestyle
World Record: 51.71 – Sarah Sjöström, SWE (2017) American Record: 52.04 – Simone Manuel (2019) U.S. Open Record: 52.43 – Tori Huske, USA (2025)Top 8:
Men’s 100 Freestyle
World Record: 46.40 – Pan Zhanle, CHN (2024) American Record: 46.81 – Jack Alexy, (2025) U.S. Open Record: 46.99 – Jack Alexy, USA (2025)Top 8:
Women’s 100 Breaststroke
World Record: 1:04.13 – Lilly King, USA (2017) American Record: 1:04.13 – Lilly King, (2017) U.S. Open Record: 1:04.45 – Jessica Hardy, USA (2017)Top 8:
Men’s 100 Breaststroke
World Record: 56.88 – Adam Peaty, GBR (2019) American Record: 58.14 – Michael Andrew, (2021) U.S. Open Record: 58.14 – Michael Andrew, USA (2021)Top 8:
Women’s 50 Backstroke
World Record: 26.86 – Kaylee McKeown, AUS (2023) American Record: 26.97 – Katharine Berkoff, (2025) U.S. Open Record: 26.97 – Katharine Berkoff, USA (2025)Top 8:
Men’s 50 Backstroke
World Record: 23.55 – Kliment Kolesnikov, RUS (2023) American Record: 23.71 – Hunter Armstrong, (2022) U.S. Open Record: 23.71 – Hunter Armstrong, USA (2022)Top 8:
Women’s 200 Butterfly
World Record: 2:01.81 – Liu Zige, CHN (2009) American Record: 2:03.84 – Regan Smith, (2024) U.S. Open Record: 2:03.87 – Regan Smith, USA (2024)Top 8:
Men’s 200 Butterfly
World Record: 1:50.34 – Kristóf Milák, HUN (2022) American Record: 1:51.51 – Michael Phelps, (2009) U.S. Open Record: 1:52.20 – Michael Phelps, USA (2008)Top 8:
Women’s 400 Freestyle
World Record: 3:54.18 – Summer McIntosh, CAN (2025) American Record: 3:56.46 – Katie Ledecky, (2017) U.S. Open Record: 3:55.37 – Summer McIntosh, CAN (2025)Top 8:
Men’s 400 Freestyle
World Record: 3:39.96 – Lukas Märtens, GER (2025) American Record: 3:42.78 – Larsen Jensen, (2008) U.S. Open Record: 3:43.33 – Rex Maurer, USA (2025)Top 8:
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