Pro Swim Series, Day Four Prelims: Kate Douglass Advances to Pair of Finals, Including 100 Free Showdown with Anna Moesch
The deck was still buzzing over Kate Douglass’ world record in the 50-meter freestyle when Saturday morning’s prelims at the TYR Pro Series in Indianapolis got underway. The last day of competition at the Indiana University Natatorium featured men’s and women’s heats in the 50 butterfly, 100 breaststroke and 100 freestyle, with the meet serving as a tuneup opportunity for multiple athletes set to race at August’s Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine.
Here is an event-by-event recap of the Saturday morning action:
Women’s 50 Butterfly
Kate Douglass wasted little time maintaining the momentum she generated from her world record in the 50 freestyle on Friday night when the Team USA star nabbed the top seed for the final of the 50 butterfly. Douglass delivered a time of 25.31, not far off her personal best of 25.24. Joining Douglass in sub-26 territory was training partner Claire Curzan, who touched the wall in 25.88.
Event 27 Women 50 LC Meter Butterfly
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World: W 24.43 7/5/2014 Sarah Sjoestroem, SWE
American: A 24.66 6/4/2025 Gretchen Walsh, New York Athleti
U.S. Open: O 24.66 6/4/2025 Gretchen Walsh, New York Athleti
Pro Swim: M 24.93 5/2/2025 Gretchen Walsh, New York Athelti
Jr World: 25.46 8/26/2017 Rikako Ikee, JPN
Name Age Team Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Douglass, Kate 24 New York Athleti 25.24 25.31
r:+0.70
2 Curzan, Claire 21 TAC Titans-NC 57.24 25.88
r:+0.66
3 Larsen, Caroline 20 Univ Louisville- 26.06 26.72
r:+0.69
4 Huske, Torri 23 New York Athleti 25.95 26.84
r:+0.60
5 Christianson, Lily 20 NC State Univers 27.34 26.90
r:+0.63
6 Pelaez, Erika 19 NC State Univers 23.41Y 26.92
r:+0.52
7 Crush, Charlotte 18 Lakeside Swim Te 26.38 26.94
r:+0.67
8 Clark, Liberty 18 Indiana Universi 26.92 26.99
r:+0.60
Men’s 50 Butterfly
Looking for an Indy sweep of the butterfly events, Ilya Kharun locked down Lane Four for the final of the 50 butterfly, as he covered his lap in 23.20. Kharun has already won the 100 fly and 200 fly in dominant fashion and will be favored to add the sprint title to his collection during finals. Kharun has already been 22.64 this year.
Michael Andrew (23.37) and Dylan Carter (23.39) turned in the second- and third-fastest times of the morning while Caeleb Dressel, the American-record holder, advanced to the evening session by placing seventh in 23.74.
Event 28 Men 50 LC Meter Butterfly
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World: W 22.27 7/1/2018 Andrii Govorov, UKR
American: A 22.35 7/16/2022 Caeleb Dressel, USA
U.S. Open: O 22.80 1/17/2026 Maxime Grousset, France
Pro Swim: M 22.80 1/17/2026 Maxime Grousset, France
Jr World: 22.96 9/3/2022 Diogo Matosribeiro, POR
Name Age Team Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Kharun, Ilya 21 Sun Devil Swimmi 22.68 23.20
r:+0.65
2 Andrew, Michael 27 MA Swim Academy- 23.10 23.37
r:+0.64
3 Carter, Dylan 30 Azura Florida Aq 22.93 23.39
r:+0.61
4 Condorelli, Santo 31 FAST Swim Team-C 23.12 23.48
r:+0.64
5 Eidam, Ole 23 Univ. Of Michiga 23.24 23.55
r:+0.57
6 Rose, Dare 23 Scarlet Aquatics 23.02 23.68
r:+0.61
7 Dressel, Caeleb 29 Sporting Jax Aqu 23.28 23.74
r:+0.64
8 Abdelghany, Yassin 23 Jaguar Aquatics- 45.23Y 23.86
r:+0.57
8 Nicholas, Spencer 20 Nashville Aquati 23.77 23.86
r:+0.56
Women’s 100 Breaststroke
Estonia’s Eneli Jefimova, who enjoyed a strong freshman campaign at North Carolina State, posted the lone sub-1:07 performance in the prelims of the 100 breaststroke. The 19-year-old went 1:06.94 to finish ahead of South Africa’s Aimee Canny (1:07.65) and American Emma Weber (1:07.83), both part of the University of Virginia machine.
Kate Douglass opted for a declared false start to focus on the 100 freestyle at the end of the session. Douglass already landed the top seed in the 50 butterfly.
Event 29 Women 100 LC Meter Breaststroke
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World: W 1:04.13 7/25/2017 Lilly King, USA
American: A 1:04.13 7/25/2017 Lilly King, USA
U.S. Open: O 1:04.45 8/7/2009 Jessica Hardy, Trojan
Pro Swim: M 1:05.32 3/31/2022 Lilly King, Indiana Swim Tea
Jr World: 1:04.35 7/29/2013 Ruta Meilutyte, LTU
Name Age Team Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Jefimova, Eneli 19 Estonia-IT 1:05.81 1:06.94
r:+0.55 31.33 1:06.94 (35.61)
2 Canny, Aimee 22 South Africa-IT 58.30Y 1:07.65
r:+0.74 31.70 1:07.65 (35.95)
3 Weber, Emma 22 Cavalier Aquatic 1:06.10 1:07.83
r:+0.59 31.73 1:07.83 (36.10)
4 Smith, Skyler 22 North Carolina A 1:07.85 1:08.37
r:+0.67 32.07 1:08.37 (36.30)
5 Moreth, Maddie 18 Valparaiso Swim- 1:09.23 1:09.37
r:+0.58 32.12 1:09.37 (37.25)
6 McQuinn, Ella 19 Texas A & M Univ 1:11.13 1:09.50
r:+0.67 32.21 1:09.50 (37.29)
7 Corrigan, Brooke 19 Wisconsin Aquati 1:10.22 1:09.88
r:+0.69 32.80 1:09.88 (37.08)
8 Inagaki, Anna 20 Univ Louisville- 1:09.19 1:10.31
r:+0.58 32.57 1:10.31 (37.74)
Men’s 100 Breaststroke
Can Van Mathias take down the five-year-old American record in the 100 breaststroke during finals? Having already set an American record in the 50 breaststroke earlier in the meet, Mathias blistered a 58.32 in the prelims of the 100 breast on Saturday morning. The time wasn’t far off Michael Andrew’s American record of 58.14 and Mathias’ personal best of 58.19, set earlier this year at the Bergen Swim Festival. It seems the American standard will be under pressure during finals, with a sub-58 outing also on the radar.
Luke Barr qualified as the second seed, going 1:00.06.
Event 30 Men 100 LC Meter Breaststroke
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World: W 56.88 7/21/2019 Adam Peaty, GBR
American: A 58.14 6/13/2021 Michael Andrew, Race Pace Club
U.S. Open: O 58.14 6/13/2021 Michael Andrew, Race Pace Club
Pro Swim: M 58.67 5/13/2021 Michael Andrew, MA Swim Academy
Jr World: 58.94 6/20/2025 Shin Ohashi, JPN
Name Age Team Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Mathias, Van 25 Indiana Swim Clu 59.30 58.32M
r:+0.66 26.99 58.32 (31.33)
2 Barr, Luke 23 Texas Ford Aquat 1:00.54 1:00.06
r:+0.60 28.00 1:00.06 (32.06)
3 Avakov, Alexei 20 Indiana Universi 59.45 1:00.32
r:+0.62 28.31 1:00.32 (32.01)
4 Conklin, Finnley 19 Univ Louisville- 1:01.12 1:00.47
r:+0.65 28.42 1:00.47 (32.05)
5 Petrashov, Denis 26 Cardinal Aquatic 58.88 1:00.51
r:+0.68 28.55 1:00.51 (31.96)
6 Benzing, Brian 24 Towson Universit 1:00.16 1:01.35
r:+0.63 28.41 1:01.35 (32.94)
7 Egeland, Charlie 21 Bergensvommerne- 1:00.84 1:01.47
r:+0.66 28.45 1:01.47 (33.02)
8 Garner, Jed 21 Towson Universit 1:01.47 1:01.63
r:+0.63 28.99 1:01.63 (32.64)
Women’s 100 Freestyle
A showdown is looming in the final of the women’s 100 freestyle, as Anna Moesch clocked 52.88 for the top seed in the final and set up a duel with training partner Kate Douglass (53.77) in the final. Moesch went 51.94 for an American record last month and Douglass is coming off her world record in the 50 freestyle from Friday night. It would not be a surprise if Sarah Sjostrom’s world record of 51.71 is in jeopardy.
Qualifying second for the final was teenage standout Rylee Erisman, who went 53.66.
Event 31 Women 100 LC Meter Freestyle
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World: W 51.71 7/23/2017 Sarah Sjostrom, SWE
American: A 51.94 5/25/2026 Anna Moesch, USA
U.S. Open: O 52.43 6/3/2025 Torri Huske, Arlington Aquati
Pro Swim: M 52.74 4/11/2024 Siobhan Haughey, Hong Kong
Jr World: 52.70 8/11/2016 Penny Oleksiak, CAN
Name Age Team Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Moesch, Anna 20 Greater Somerset 51.94 52.88
r:+0.67 25.53 52.88 (27.35)
2 Erisman, Rylee 17 Laker Swim-FL 52.79 53.66
r:+0.70 25.84 53.66 (27.82)
3 Douglass, Kate 24 New York Athleti 52.56 53.77
r:+0.61 25.73 53.77 (28.04)
4 Vincent, Cadence 21 Univ Alabama Swi 54.39 53.92
r:+0.52 25.99 53.92 (27.93)
5 Clark, Liberty 18 Indiana Universi 53.72 54.11
r:+0.63 26.01 54.11 (28.10)
6 Gemmell, Erin 21 Longhorn Aquatic 53.51 54.24
r:+0.75 25.96 54.24 (28.28)
7 Huske, Torri 23 New York Athleti 52.29 54.32
r:+0.50 25.87 54.32 (28.45)
8 Pelaez, Erika 19 NC State Univers 54.51 54.49
r:+0.52 26.40 54.49 (28.09)
Men’s 100 Freestyle
The final event of the morning saw Patrick Sammon notch the fastest time in the men’s 100 freestyle, a 48.15 that was ahead of the 48.36 of Kaii Winkler. Grant House clocked a 48.55 for third. Earlier this week, Winkler (North Carolina State) broke the German record in the 100 butterfly.
Event 32 Men 100 LC Meter Freestyle
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World: W 46.40 7/31/2024 Zhanle Pan, CHN
American: A 46.81 7/30/2025 Jack Alexy, USA
U.S. Open: O 46.99 6/3/2025 Jack Alexy, California Aquat
Pro Swim: M 47.38 3/4/2026 Chris Guiliano, Longhorn Aquatic
Jr World: 46.86 8/13/2022 David Popovici, ROU
Name Age Team Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Sammon, Patrick 22 New York Athleti 47.47 48.15
r:+0.60 22.92 48.15 (25.23)
2 Winkler, Kaii 20 NC State Univers 48.17 48.36
r:+0.63 22.93 48.36 (25.43)
3 House, Grant 27 Sun Devil Swimmi 48.02 48.55
r:+0.67 23.66 48.55 (24.89)
4 Lasco, Destin 24 PDR Swimming for 47.58 48.89
r:+0.65 23.33 48.89 (25.56)
4 Fox, Jerry 21 NC State Univers 48.60 48.89
r:+0.64 23.33 48.89 (25.56)
6 Williamson, Maximus 19 Lakeside Aquatic 49.31 49.02
r:+0.61 23.48 49.02 (25.54)
7 Dinu, Patrick 21 Princeton Univer 48.01 49.05
r:+0.69 23.26 49.05 (25.79)
8 Navikonis, Tomas 23 Ohio State Unive 48.37 49.09
r:+0.63 23.75 49.09 (25.34)