By Madeline Folsom 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 | Day 4 Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4Welcome to the fifth and last finals session of the 2026 U.S. National Championships.
Tonight’s session has both the longest and shortest events in swimming, with the women’s 1500 freestyle opening the session and the men’s 50 freestyle closing it out.
Katie Grimes is the top seed in the women’s 1500 freestyle, and she could have a very strong race after she swam one of her fastest 400 IM times in history earlier in the meet.
The women’s 200 IM will see Alex Walsh race as the top seed after she swam 2:10.39 in prelims to qualify half a second ahead of Campbell Chase from Longhorn Aquatics. The rest of the final is also close with fellow UVA swimmers Leah Hayes and Teagan O’Dell qualifying 3rd and 4th, both under 2:12.
The men’s 200 IM final could also be exciting with many of the top eight swimmers having strong swims throughout the meet. Owen McDonald is the top seed with his 1:57.71, but any athlete in the top eight, including 8th seed Maximus Williamson, could walk home with the national title.
The men’s 800 freestyle will race after the 200 IM, and we will get to see a rematch of last night’s 400 free final between Luka Mijatovic and Ryan Erisman. Erisman is the top seed in 7:45.42, just under two seconds ahead of Mijatovic’s 7:47.08.
The meet will wrap up with the 50 freestyle. World record holder Gretchen Walsh is the top seed on the women’s side with the 23.96 she swam in prelims sitting four tenths ahead of Anna Moesch‘s 24.39 in 2nd. Liberty Clark and Camille Spink are also podium contenders at 24.53 and 24.55 respectively.
The men’s 50 freestyle will be the final event of the meet, and Caeleb Dressel is looking to pick up his 2nd national title after he swam 21.45 in prelims to qualify three tenths ahead of Quintin McCarty‘s 21.73 in 2nd.
Women’s 1500 Freestyle — Timed Final (Fastest Heat)
World Record: 15:20.48 — Katie Ledecky, United States (2018) American Record: 15:20.48 — Katie Ledecky (2018) U.S. Open Record: 15:20.48 — Katie Ledecky (2018)Women’s 200 Individual Medley — Finals
World Record: 2:05.70 — Summer McIntosh, Canada (2025) American Record: 2:06.15 — Ariana Kukors (2009) U.S. Open Record: 2:06.79 — Kate Douglass (2024)Men’s 200 Individual Medley — Finals
World Record: 1:52.69 — Léon Marchand, France (2024) American Record: 1:54.00 — Ryan Lochte (2011) U.S. Open Record: 1:54.43 – Ryan Lochte (2010)Men’s 800 Free — Timed Final (Fastest Heat)
World Record: 7:32.12 — Zhang Lin, China (2009) American Record: 7:38.67 — Bobby Finke (2023) U.S. Open Record: 7:40.34 — Bobby Finke (2023)Women’s 50 Freestyle — Finals
World Record: 23.55 — Gretchen Walsh, United States (2026) American Record: 23.55 — Gretchen Walsh (2026) U.S. Open Record: 23.59 — Kate Douglass (2026)Men’s 50 Freestyle — Finals
World Record: 20.88 — Cameron McEvoy, Australia (2026) American Record: 21.04 — Caeleb Dressel (2019) U.S. Open Record: 21.04 — Caeleb Dressel (2021)Read the full story on SwimSwam: 2026 U.S. Nationals: Day 5 Finals Live Recap
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