By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
2026 U.S. Short Course World Championship Trials
October 28-31, 2026 Westmont, IL — FMC Natatorium SCM (25 Meters) Meet Central Selection Criteria Psych Sheets Live Results Live Stream Recaps Prelims: Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 Day 2 Prelims Heat SheetThe first full day of action at the 2026 U.S. Short Course World Championship Trials is set to get underway following last night’s opening distance freestyle session, with a loaded lineup on tap with 12 events scheduled for this morning.
Headlining the day will be Kate Douglass and Gretchen Walsh, who will go head-to-head in the women’s 50 free while also racing a second event in which they hold the world record and are the reigning world champion.
Douglass will swim the 200 breast, having scratched out of the 100 IM to avoid a triple, while Walsh highlights the 100 IM with world record watch in full effect. She didn’t swim the event at the UVA SCM Prep Meet two weeks ago, but did break the all-time mark in the 50 free (22.75).
Douglass owns the 200 breast world record at 2:12.50, while Walsh is the fastest woman ever in the 100 IM at 55.11, both marks being set at the 2024 SC World Championships.
Day 2 Prelims Heat SheetThe 100 fly will be a marquee event on the men’s side, with Ilya Kharun competing for the first time (outside of college competition) since officially becoming eligible to represent the United States internationally.
Kharun, the reigning SC world champion in the 200 fly, is the top seed with his best time of 48.35 from the Toronto World Cup last year, while Caeleb Dressel will also be in the hunt for the victory as the American Record holder with his time of 47.78 from back in 2020.
Dressel is scheduled to take on a triple this morning, with the 100 fly being followed by the 50 free and the 100 IM. He currently holds the world record in the 100 IM (49.28) and is the American Record holder in the 50 free (20.16).
Kharun will be one of Dressel’s primary contenders in the 50 free, along with Jack Alexy, Chris Guiliano and Van Mathias, while in the 100 IM, where there are only 11 entries, Dressel’s main challenger could be Michael Andrew, who won the world title in the event back in 2016.
Regan Smith, the world record holder in the women’s 50 back, has notably dropped that event in favor of the 200 fly, leaving Katharine Berkoff and Isabelle Stadden as the top favorites in the 50 back.
Another notable scratch has come from Anna Peplowski in the women’s 400 free, which leaves just eight swimmers in the field, meaning they all automatically advance to the final. According to the heat sheet, they’ll still swim the prelims.
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MEN’S 100 BUTTERFLY – PRELIMS
World Record: 47.68, Josh Liendo (CAN) – 2025 American Record: 47.78, Caeleb Dressel – 2020 U.S. Open Record: 48.47, Noe Ponti (SUI) – 2020 Beijing ‘A’ Qualification Time: 50.15Finalists:
WOMEN’S 50 BACKSTROKE – PRELIMS
World Record: 25.23, Regan Smith (USA) – 2024 American Record: 25.23, Regan Smith – 2024 U.S. Open Record: 25.37, Gretchen Walsh (USA) – 2024 Beijing ‘A’ Qualification Time: 26.54Finalists:
MEN’S 200 BACKSTROKE – PRELIMS
World Record: 1:45.12, Hubert Kos (HUN) – 2025 American Record: 1:46.68, Ryan Lochte – 2010 U.S. Open Record: 1:46.84, Hubert Kos (HUN) – 2025 Beijing ‘A’ Qualification Time: 1:52.11Finalists:
WOMEN’S 200 BREASTSTROKE – PRELIMS
World Record: 2:12.50, Kate Douglass (USA) – 2024 American Record: 2:12.50, Kate Douglass – 2024 U.S. Open Record: 2:13.97, Kate Douglass (USA) – 2025 Beijing ‘A’ Qualification Time: 2:21.91Finalists:
MEN’S 100 BREASTSTROKE – PRELIMS
World Record: 55.28, Ilya Shymanovich (BLR) – 2021 American Record: 55.56, Nic Fink – 2021 U.S. Open Record: 55.92, Adam Peaty (GBR) – 2019 Beijing ‘A’ Qualification Time: 57.38Finalists:
WOMEN’S 400 FREESTYLE – PRELIMS
World Record: 3:50.25, Summer McIntosh (CAN) – 2024 American Record: 3:52.88, Katie Ledecky – 2022 U.S. Open Record: 3:52.42, Lani Pallister (AUS) – 2025 Beijing ‘A’ Qualification Time: 4:06.27Finalists:
WOMEN’S 50 FREESTYLE – PRELIMS
World Record: 22.75, Gretchen Walsh (USA) – 2026 American Record: 22.75, Gretchen Walsh – 2026 U.S. Open Record: 22.75, Gretchen Walsh (USA) – 2026 Beijing ‘A’ Qualification Time: 24.33Finalists:
MEN’S 50 FREESTYLE – PRELIMS
World Record: 19.90, Jordan Crooks (CAY) – 2024 American Record: 20.16, Caeleb Dressel – 2020 U.S. Open Record: 20.24, Caeleb Dressel (USA) – 2019 Beijing ‘A’ Qualification Time: 21.19Finalists:
WOMEN’S 200 BUTTERFLY – PRELIMS
World Record: 1:59.32, Summer McIntosh (CAN) – 2024 American Record: 2:00.20, Regan Smith – 2025 U.S. Open Record: 2:00.20, Regan Smith (USA) – 2025 Beijing ‘A’ Qualification Time: 2:08.85Finalists:
MEN’S 400 FREESTYLE – PRELIMS
World Record: 3:32.25, Yannick Agnel (FRA) – 2012 American Record: 3:34.38, Kieran Smith – 2022 U.S. Open Record: 3:35.99 Kieran Smith (USA) – 2022 Beijing ‘A’ Qualification Time: 3:42.18Finalists:
WOMEN’S 100 IM – PRELIMS
World Record: 55.11, Gretchen Walsh (USA) – 2024 American Record: 55.11, Gretchen Walsh – 2024 U.S. Open Record: 55.77, Gretchen Walsh (USA) – 2025 Beijing ‘A’ Qualification Time: 59.65Finalists:
MEN’S 100 IM – PRELIMS
World Record: 49.28, Caeleb Dressel (USA) – 2020 American Record: 49.28, Caeleb Dressel – 2020 U.S. Open Record: 50.45, Shaine Casas (USA) – 2025 Beijing ‘A’ Qualification Time: 52.98Finalists:
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