2026 Pro Swim Series – Westmont: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap ...Middle East

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2026 Pro Swim Series – Westmont

The third day of preliminary action at the 2026 Pro Swim Series in Westmont will be relatively light with only three events on the docket, and two of them will have semi-finals tonight, meaning we’ll only see a battle for top eight spots in the 200 free this morning.

Things will kick off with the women’s 100 fly, where world record holder and reigning world champion Gretchen Walsh will make her meet debut after only entering this event and tomorrow’s 50 free in Westmont.

The men’s 100 fly will also feature the world record holder, that being Caeleb Dressel, but it’s a fairly deep field beyond the 2021 Olympic champion, with nine men seeded under 52 seconds. That includes 2025 U.S. National champion Shaine Casas, Australian Matt Temple, who was 5th at the 2025 World Championships, and Dare Rose, the 2023 World Championship bronze medalist.

The women’s 200 free field is absolutely loaded despite Katie Ledecky scratching out, with Summer McIntosh owning the top seed and having expressed her excitement to race the event for the first time in a long time after winning the 200 fly last night. Americans Anna Peplowski, Simone Manuel, Rylee Erisman and Regan Smith will also be in the mix to make it an elite domestic field, while Brazilian Maria Fernanda Costa, a semi-finalist in the event at the 2025 Worlds, will also be a factor.

The men’s 200 free is highlighted by U.S. Open Record holder and 2025 World Championship silver medalist Luke Hobson, while four other members of the 2025 U.S. National ‘A’ final will also be competing: Gabriel Jett, Carson Foster, Kieran Smith and Chris Guiliano.

Lurking down on the psych sheets as the 16th seed is Leon Marchand, who completed an impressive double by winning the 200 back and 200 breast on Wednesday but opted out of racing the 100 breast on Thursday.

Closing out the session in the 100 back, 2025 World Championship bronze medalist Katharine Berkoff comes in as the top seed, while Isabelle Stadden will be the key name to watch after her breakthrough performances in the 50 and 200 back earlier in the meet.

Canadian Blake Tierney tops the entry lists in the men’s 100 back, coming off his runner-up finish in the 200 back behind Marchand on Wednesday. Casas will also be dangerous, though given this is the second half of a double, he may opt out if he advances to the ‘A’ final of the 100 fly.

WOMEN’S 100 FLY – PRELIMS

Semi-Final Qualifiers:

MEN’S 100 FLY – PRELIMS

Semi-Final Qualifiers:

WOMEN’S 200 FREE – PRELIMS

‘A’ Final Qualifiers: 

MEN’S 200 FREE – PRELIMS

‘A’ Final Qualifiers: 

WOMEN’S 100 BACK – PRELIMS

Semi-Final Qualifiers:

MEN’S 100 BACK – PRELIMS

Semi-Final Qualifiers:

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