By Spencer Penland on SwimSwam
2025 Pro Swim Series – Fort Lauderdale
Wednesday, April 30 – Saturday, May 3, 2025 Fort Lauderdale, Florida Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center LCM (50 meters) Meet Central Psych Sheets Live Results Live Recaps Prelims: Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 Finals: Day 1 (Timed Finals) | Day 2 | Day 3SATURDAY FINALS HEAT SHEET
Here we are. The last session of the Pro Swim Series in Fort Lauderdale. It’s been an awesome week of racing as we’re now just weeks out from the US National meet, and we should have even more great racing tonight.
Tonight’s session will kick off with the fastest heat of the women’s 800 free, which will feature Katie Ledecky. Ledecky has been on fire this week, and the 800 is arguably her best event, so we could see another really special race out of her tonight.
Of course, the big story of this morning was Gretchen Walsh breaking the World Record in the 100 fly. Walsh swam a 55.09 this morning, putting her within striking distance of becoming the first woman to go under 55 seconds in the event. She is also the top seed in the women’s 50 free tonight, having gone 24.49 in prelims this morning.
We’ll be looking to see what Kate Douglass has in the tank for the 200m breast tonight. The reigning Olympic champion swam a 2:25.42 in prelims this morning.
The women’s 100 back will be another great race, seeing Regan Smith, Kylie Masse, and Katharine Berkoff go head-to-head. Smith was the clear leader this morning, swimming a 58.40.
Hubert Kos was impressive in the men’s 100 back this morning, swimming a 53.29.
WOMEN’S 800 FREESTYLE – TIMED FINALS
World Record: 8:04.79 – Katie Ledecky, USA (2016) World Junior Record: 8:11.00 – Katie Ledecky, USA (2014) American Record: 8:04.79 – Katie Ledecky, USA (2016) U.S. Open Record: 8:04.79 – Katie Ledecky, USA (2016) Pro Swim Series Record: 8:06.68 – Katie Ledecky (2016)TOP 8:
Katie Ledecky (GSC) – 8:04.12 (World Record) Jillian Cox (TXLA) – 8:23.58 Claire Weinstein (SAND) – 8:26.06 Kate Hurst (TXLA) – 8:30.35 Michaela Mattes (Florida) – 8:34.76 Kayla Han (RMDA) – 8:40.39 Katie Grimes (UN) – 8:40.47 Cavan Gormsen (UN) – 8:40.49So…who had Katie Ledecky breaking a World Record on their 2025 bingo card? The 28-year-old swimming legend just kicked off tonight’s session by breaking her own 8-year-old World Record in the 800 free with an 8:04.12. The swim comes in just off her previous WR mark of 8:04.79, which she swam back at the 2016 Olympics in Rio.
Ledecky was nothing short of spectacular in her race tonight, splitting 4:01.78 on the opening 400m, then came home in 4:02.34. Her slowest split in the race was a 31.03 on the 6th 50. She only split 31 one one other 50 in the race, a 31.00 on the 8th 50. The rest of her laps were 30-points or faster.
Jillian Cox wound up 2nd with an 8:23.58. It was Cox’ first 800 of then year, coming in not too far off her best of 8:19.73.
Claire Weinstein was out fast, splitting 2:01.76 on the opening 200m, but just couldn’t hold that pace. she was 4:11.12 at the 400m, a virtual tie with Cox, despite being well over 2 seconds ahead of her at the 200. Weinstein finished 3rd with an 8:26.06.
MEN’S 800 FREESTYLE – TIMED FINALS
World Record: 7:32.12 – Zhang Lin, CHN (2009) World Junior Record: 7:43.37 – Lorenzo Galossi, ITA (2022) American Record: 7:38.67 – Bobby Finke, USA (2023) U.S. Open Record: 7:40.34 – Bobby Finke, USA (2023) Pro Swim Series Record: 7:45.02 – Sam Short (2025)TOP 8:
Bobby Finke (USA) – 7:50.79 Gabriel Manteufel (SAND) – 8:03.23 Luke Ellis (SAND) – 8:04.60 Juan Vallmitjana (ESP) – 8:08.79 Will Mulgrew (SAC) – 8:09.67 Joshua Brown (SAND) – 8:10.43 Eduardo Cisternas (PSU) – 8:12.12 Lev Cherepanov (AZFL) – 8:15.23Bobby Finke won the men’s 800 free decisively tonight, swimming a 7:50.79. It was a well put together swim for Finke, as he was out in 3:54.46 on the opening 400, then came home in 3:56.23.
Behind Finke, there was a string of young swimmers who had some really great races. Sandpipers of Nevada’s Gabriel Manteufel, 17, came in 2nd with a new career best of 8:03.23. Manteufel entered the meet with a career best of 8:04.13.
Manteufel’s teammate, Luke Ellis, came in 3rd with an 8:04.60. Ellis was off his career best of 7:52.40, but same a strong race, negative splitting with a 4:03.53 on the opening 400 and a 4:01.07 coming home.
Spanish 16-year-old Juan Vallmitjana took 4th with an 8:08.79.
WOMEN’S 100 BACKSTROKE – FINALS
World Record: 57.13 – Regan Smith, USA (2024) World Junior Record: 57.57 – Regan Smith, USA (2019) American Record: 57.13 – Regan Smith, USA (2024) U.S. Open Record: 57.13 – Regan Smith, USA (2024) Pro Swim Series Record: 57.64 – Regan Smith (2024)TOP 8:
Regan Smith (TXLA) – 57.46 Katharine Berkoff (WOLF) – 58.79 Kylie Masse (CAN) – 58.90 Claire Curzan (TAC) – 59.46 Charlotte Crush (LAK) – 59.81 Rhyan White (WOLF) – 59.99 Carmen Weiler Sastre (ESP) – 1:00.48 Catie Choate (FLOR) – 1:01.26Regan Smith made a statement tonight, taking over the top time in the world in the women’s 100 back with a 57.46. Smith also clipped her own Pro Swim Series Record of 57.64 with the performance. She won the race by well over a second, getting out to a 28.02 on the opening 50 and coming home in 29.44.
Katharine Berkoff earned the 2nd place finish tonight, swimming a 58.79. The swim marks her fastest 100 backstroke of the year so far.
Kylie Masse was under 59 seconds as well tonight, swimming a 58.90 for 3rd.
MEN’S 100 BACKSTROKE – FINALS
World Record: 51.60 – Thomas Ceccon, ITA (2022) World Junior Record: 52.08 – Miron Lifintsev, RUS (2024) American Record: 51.85 – Ryan Murphy, USA (2016) U.S. Open Record: 51.94 – Aaron Peirsol, USA (51.94) Pro Swim Series Record: 52.40 – David Plummer (2016)TOP 8:
WOMEN’S 200 BREASTSTROKE – FINALS
World Record: 2:17.55 – Evgeniia Chikunova, RUS (2023) World Junior Record: 2:19.64 – Viktoria Gunes, TUR (2015) American Record: 2:19.24 – Kate Douglass (2024) U.S. Open Record: 2:19.30 – Kate Douglass, USA (2024) Pro Swim Series Record: 2:19.30 – Kate Douglass (2024)TOP 8:
MEN’S 200 BREASTSTROKE – FINALS
World Record: 2:05.48 – Qin Haiyang, CHN (2023) World Junior Record: 2:08.04 – Dong Zhihao, CHN (2023) American Record: 2:06.54 – Matthew Fallon (2024) U.S. Open Record: 2:06.54 – Matthew Fallon, USA (2024) Pro Swim Series Record: 2:08.18 – Matthew Fallon (2024)TOP 8:
WOMEN’S 100 BUTTERFLY – FINALS
World Record: 55.09 – Gretchen Walsh, USA (2025) World Junior Record: 56.33 – Mizuki Hirai, JPN (2024) American Record: 55.09 – Gretchen Walsh, USA (2025) U.S. Open Record: 55.09 – Gretchen Walsh, USA (2025) Pro Swim Series Record: 55.09 – Gretchen Walsh, USA (2025)TOP 8:
MEN’S 100 BUTTERFLY – FINALS
World Record: 49.45 – Caeleb Dressel, USA (2021) World Junior Record: 50.62 – Kristof Milak, HUN (2017) American Record: 49.45 – Caeleb Dressel, USA (2021) U.S. Open Record: 49.76 – Caeleb Dressel, USA (2021) Pro Swim Series Record: 50.80 – Shaine Casas (2023)TOP 8:
WOMEN’S 200 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY – FINALS
World Record: 2:06.12 – Katinka Hosszu, HUN (2015) World Junior Record: 2:06.56 – Summer McIntosh, CAN (2024) American Record: 2:06.15 – Ariana Kukors (2009) U.S. Open Record: 2:06.56 – Summer McIntosh, CAN (2024) Pro Swim Series Record: 2:06.82 – Summer McIntosh, CAN (2025)TOP 8:
MEN’S 200 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY – FINALS
World Record: 1:54.00 – Ryan Lochte, USA (2011) World Junior Record: 1:56.99 – Hubert Kos, HUN (2021) American Record: 1:54.00 – Ryan Lochte, USA (2011) U.S. Open Record: 1:54.43 – Ryan Lochte, USA (2010) Pro Swim Series Record: 1:55.68 – Leon Marchand (2023)TOP 8:
WOMEN’S 50 FREESTYLE – FINALS
World Record: 23.61 – Sarah Sjostrom, SWE (2023) World Junior Record: 24.17 – Claire Curzan, USA (2021) American Record: 23.91 – Kate Douglass (2024) U.S. Open Record: 24.00 – Abbey Weitzeil (2023) Pro Swim Series Record: 24.17 – Sarah Sjostrom (2016)TOP 8:
MEN’S 50 FREESTYLE – FINALS
World Record: 20.91 – Cesar Cielo, BRA (2009) World Junior Record: 21.75 – Michael Andrew, USA (2017) American Record: 21.04 – Caeleb Dressel (2019) U.S. Open Record: 21.04 – Caeleb Dressel, USA (2019) Pro Swim Series Record: 21.51 – Caeleb Dressel (2020)TOP 8:
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