{"id":638200,"date":"2026-03-07T09:11:40","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T16:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=638200"},"modified":"2026-03-07T10:28:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T17:28:28","slug":"summer-mcintosh-cruises-in-prelims-of-200-im-at-pro-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/summer-mcintosh-cruises-in-prelims-of-200-im-at-pro-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro Series Westmont, Day 4 Prelims: Summer McIntosh Cruises to Top Seed in 200 IM"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pro Series Westmont, Day 4 Prelims: Summer McIntosh Cruises to Top Seed in 200 IM<\/strong><\/p>\n

One day of racing remains at the USA Swimming Pro Series stop in Westmont (Ill.), and if the first three days of competition are any indicator, Saturday’s action should be enticing. Already, the meet has featured a 1:53.80 clocking from Summer McIntosh in the 200-meter freestyle and a pair of victories from Chris Guiliano between the 100 freestyle and 200 freestyle. Meanwhile, Australian Sam Short has been dominant in the distance-freestyle events, with the 400 freestyle – his best event – still to come.<\/p>\n

In the women’s 100 butterfly, world-record holder Gretchen Walsh ripped a pair of 55-second performances during the preliminaries and semifinals, and is set up to make a run at a sub-55 marker during the final. Before Walsh once again takes aim at the 100 fly, she is slated to race the prelims of the 50 freestyle on Saturday morning. The final prelims session of the meet will also include competition in the 200 individual medley, 50 breaststroke and 400 freestyle.<\/p>\n

Here’s an event-by-event recap of Saturday’s prelims:<\/p>\n