By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
2026 U.S. National Championships
July 28-August 1, 2026 Irvine, CA — William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center LCM (50 meters) Meet Central Psych Sheet Live Results Live Stream Recaps Prelims: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 Day 4 Prelims Heat SheetTwo University of Virginia stars have pulled out of Friday morning’s session at the U.S. National Championships in Irvine.
Katie Grimes, fresh off an impressive win last night in the 400 IM, has dropped out of the women’s 400 freestyle as the #4 seed.
Although this is likely a move to prioritize the 1500 free on Saturday, Grimes is also a member of the Pan Pac roster, so it’s possible she scratches the rest of the meet to begin preparing for the Pan Pacific Championships in two weeks.
In the women’s 100 breaststroke, another #4 seed, Alex Walsh, has scratched out of this morning’s prelims.
Walsh was featured during last night’s broadcast in Irvine, doing some commentary of the women’s 400 IM, and was also seen doing autographs at the facility, but has yet to race with the Pan Pacific Championships being her priority.
The 100 breast was one of two entries for Walsh at the meet, with the other being Saturday’s 200 IM, where she’s the top seed.
Although Grimes and Walsh have scratched, two other UVA swimmers on the Pan Pac roster, Kate Douglass and Claire Curzan, remain on the heat sheets this morning, with Douglass slated to swim the 100 breast and Curzan entered in the 100 back.
Other noteworthy scratches from the prelim session include Mikayla Tan, the #7 seed in the women’s 100 breast who was the runner-up in last night’s ‘B’ final of the 50 breast, and Jack Dahlgren, who has dropped the men’s 100 back as the 14th seed after placing 5th in the 200 free, 7th in the 200 fly and 2nd in the ‘B’ final of the 100 fly over the first three days of the meet.
DAY 4 PRELIM SCRATCHES – TOP 24 SEEDS
Women’s 400 free – #4 Katie Grimes – has 1500 free tomorrow Men’s 400 free – None Women’s 100 breast – #4 Alex Walsh, #7 Mikayla Tan, #25 Kasey Wasikowski Men’s 100 breast – None Women’s 100 back – #21 Charlotte Wilson Men’s 100 back – #14 Jack Dahlgren, #22 Collin HolgersonRead the full story on SwimSwam: Katie Grimes Drops 400 Free, Alex Walsh Scratches 100 Breast On Day 4 of U.S. Nationals
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