{"id":634746,"date":"2026-01-14T18:11:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T01:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=634746"},"modified":"2026-01-14T18:33:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T01:33:55","slug":"usa-swimming-pro-swim-series-austin-day-1-finals-bobby-finke-tops-daniel-wiffen-in-1500-free-regan-smith-anna-elendt-score-dominant-wins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/usa-swimming-pro-swim-series-austin-day-1-finals-bobby-finke-tops-daniel-wiffen-in-1500-free-regan-smith-anna-elendt-score-dominant-wins\/","title":{"rendered":"USA Swimming Pro Swim Series Austin, Day 1 Finals: Bobby Finke Tops Daniel Wiffen in 1500 Free; Regan Smith, Anna Elendt Score Dominant Wins"},"content":{"rendered":"

USA Swimming Pro Swim Series Austin, Day 1 Finals: Bobby Finke Tops Daniel Wiffen in 1500 Free; Regan Smith, Anna Elendt Score Dominant Wins<\/strong><\/p>\n

Five world-record holders were in action in their respective events Wednesday evening at the USA Swimming Pro Swim Series in Austin, Texas. First up came\u00a0Katie Ledecky<\/strong>, who swam the second-fastest time ever in the women’s 1500 freestyle<\/a>, and then\u00a0Bobby Finke<\/strong> followed with a race against against 800-meter Olympic champion\u00a0Daniel Wiffen<\/strong> in the men’s event.<\/p>\n

Later, Regan Smith<\/strong> swam the 100 backstroke while Summer McIntosh<\/strong> and\u00a0Leon Marchand<\/strong> competed in the 200 IM semifinals, with the middle round contested at a Pro Series meet for the first time. Additionally, a strong field assembled for the men’s 50 free semis, with\u00a0Jack Alexy<\/strong>,\u00a0Maxime Grousset<\/strong> and\u00a0Caeleb Dressel<\/strong> in adjacent lanes, and world champion\u00a0Anna Elendt<\/strong> raced in the women’s 100 breaststroke.<\/p>\n