2025 TYR Pro Swim Series — Westmont
Happy Thursday, swim fans, it’s time for night two of finals at the 2025 TYR Pro Swim Series in Westmont, IL. This is the first full finals session after the timed finals on Wednesday evening and it’s a packed session. The finals for the 100 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, 50 backstroke, 200 butterfly, and 400 freestyle take to the blocks tonight. Below, you can find the top seeds for each event.
Top Seeds:
- Women’s 100 freestyle: Simone Manuel, 54.17
- Men’s 100 freestyle: Grant House, 49.17
- Women’s 100 breaststroke: Kate Douglass, 1:07.13
- Men’s 100 breaststroke: Michael Andrew, 1:00.65
- Women’s 50 backstroke: Kylie Masse, 27.48
- Men’s 50 backstroke: Shaine Casas, 24.93
- Women’s 200 butterfly: Summer McIntosh, 2:06.40
- Men’s 200 butterfly: Trenton Julian, 1:58.73
- Women’s 400 freestyle: Madi Mintenko, 4:13.38
- Men’s 400 freestyle: Sam Short, 3:47.01
Women’s 100 Freestyle – Final
- World Record: 51.71 – Sarah Sjostrom, SWE (2017)
- World Junior Record: 52.70 – Penny Oleksiak, CAN (2016)
- American Record: 52.04 – Simone Manuel (2019)
- U.S. Open Record: 52.54 – Simone Manuel, USA (2016)
- Pro Swim Record: 52.74 – Siobhan Haughey, HKG (2024)
Final:
- Simone Manuel (TXLA), 53.23
- Rylee Erisman (LAKR), 53.83
- Meg Harris (AUS), 54.31
- Mary-Sophie Harvey (TQ), 54.34
- Penny Oleksiak (MVN), 54.56
- Beata Nelson (WISC), 54.76
- Kasia Wasick (UN), 55.02
- Madi Mintenko (PPA), 55.89
Just two-hundredths separated Simone Manuel and Rylee Erisman after prelims of the women’s 100 freestyle, where they both clocked 54.1. It wasn’t as close in tonight’s final; Manuel was all over the race, flipping first at the 50-meter mark in 25.50. She controlled the race on the way home, pulling away from a strong field to win by six-tenths in 53.23.
Erisman logged a 27.66 split on the back half of the race, moving from third to second ahead of Olympians Meg Harris, Mary-Sophie Harvey, Penny Oleksiak, and Kasia Wasick. The teenager’s silver medal-winning time was 53.83, not far from the 53.75 lifetime best she holds from the 2024 Junior Pan Pacific Championships.
Manuel and Erisman were the only two swimmers under 54 seconds in the final. Harris, the 50 freestyle Olympic silver medalist, clocked a 54.31 for bronze, touching three-hundredths ahead of Harvey (54.34).
Men’s 100 Freestyle – Final
- World Record: 46.40 – Pan Zhanle, CHN (2024)
- World Junior Record: 46.86 – David Popovici, ROU (2022)
- American Record: 46.96 – Caeleb Dressel (2019)
- U.S. Open Record: 47.08 – Jack Alexy, USA (2024)
- Pro Swim Record: 48.00 – Nathan Adrian, USA (2016)
Final:
- Shaine Casas (TXLA), 48.31
- Grant House (SUN), 48.50
- Mikel Schreuders (SUN), 48.65
- Mikkel Lee (SIN), 49.14
- Max Giuliani (AUS), 49.19
- Hrvoje Tomic (UN), 49.42
- Jack Dolan (SUN), 49.79
- Laon Kim (UCSC), 49.82
It’s a sprint freestyle sweep for the Texas pro group, as Shaine Casas matched Manuel with a win of his own in the men’s 100 freestyle. Like many swimmers, Casas has multiple events tonight; he’ll be back later for the men’s 50 backstroke, where he’s top seed.
He led the men’s 100 freestyle at the halfway point, making the turn at 22.84. He was the only man in the field out sub-23 to the feet, as Sun Devil pro Mikel Schreuders turned at 23.04.
Casas split 25.47 on his second 50 meters and hit the wall in 48.31. It’s March, but the swim isn’t too far from his lifetime best, which stands at 48.23 from the 2022 Austin Sectionals.
Grant House, the top seed coming into the final, split a field-best 25.23 on the back half of the race to pick up the silver medal in 48.50. This swim marks a lifetime best for House, undercutting the 48.63 he swam at the Speedo Summer Championships this past July.
The Sun Devils put two swimmers on the podium as Schreuders held on for third place with a 48.65. He rounded out the swimmers under 49 seconds in the final.
Women’s 100 Breaststroke – Final
- World Record: 1:04.13 – Lilly King, USA (2017)
- World Junior Record: 1:04.35 – Ruta Meilutyte, LTU (2013)
- American Record: 1:04.13 – Lilly King (2017)
- U.S. Open Record: 1:04.45 – Jessica Hardy, USA (2009)
- Pro Swim Record: 1:05.32 – Lilly King, USA (2021)
Final:
- Kate Douglass (NYAC), 1:06.51
- Lilly King (ISC), 1:07.13
- Anita Bottazzo (FLOR), 1:07.32
- Anna Elendt (TXLA), 1:07.60
- Sophie Angus (CAN), 1:08.59
- Macarena Ceballos (ARG), 1:08.71
- Isabelle Odgers (NOVA), 1:10.30
- Gabriele Assis (FRJ), 1:10.51
It’s been the same story through the first three championship finals of the night as the winner has led the race from start-to-finish. This time, it was Kate Douglass who was in full control of the women’s 100 breaststroke in her first meet of the new season.
Douglass hit the turn end in 31.20, two-tenths ahead of her Olympic teammate Lilly King. The pair separated themselves with their opening splits, though Anita Bottazzo and Anna Elendt clocked 31-high on the first 50 and were lurking.
Douglass pressed the back half, splitting a field-best 35.31 on the second half to extend her lead. She picked up the win in 1:06.51, less than two-tenths from the lifetime best she swam at a club meet last May.
King held off Bottazzo’s 35.60 closing split, getting her hands on the wall for silver in 1:07.13 to Bottazzo’s 1:07.32. Fresh off the SEC Championships, Bottazzo wasn’t too far from her lifetime best (1:07.17) either, clocking 1:07.32 for bronze.
Men’s 100 Breaststroke – Final
- World Record: 56.88 – Adam Peaty, GBR (2019)
- World Junior Record: 59.01 – Nicolo Martinenghi, ITA (2017)
- American Record: 58.14 – Michael Andrew (2021)
- U.S. Open Record: 58.14 – Michael Andrew, USA (2021)
- Pro Swim Record: 58.86 – Adam Peaty, GBR (2017)
Final:
- Michael Andrew (SUN), 1:00.85
- AJ Pouch (PRVT), 1:01.24
- Garrett Clasen (FMC), 1:01.58
- Dante Nicola Rho (1:02.41)
- Michael Houli (TNAQ), 1:02.47
- Uros Zivanovic (GTCH), 1:02.48
- Apollo Hess (CAN), 1:02.60
DQ: Joao Rodrigues (GTCH)
Michael Andrew defended his top seed and took the win in the men’s 100 breaststroke. It was another Michael, Michael Houlie, who led the race around at the turn; he pushed the pace early, splitting 27.62 on the way out.
He led by .58 seconds at the halfway point. But Andrew reeled him in over the final 50 meters. Andrew didn’t have the fastest back half in the field as he did this morning, but he did still press on that part of the race, clocking 32.65 to win in 1:00.85.
It was AJ Pouch who had the fastest back half in the championship final, splitting 32.39 to move from fifth at the turn to silver at the final touch. He finished .39 seconds behind Andrew with a 1:01.24. FMC’s Garrett Clasen, swimming in his home pool, earned bronze in 1:01.58.
Women’s 50 Backstroke – Final
- World Record: 26.86 – Kaylee McKeown, AUS (2023)
- World Junior Record: 27.49 – Minna Atherton, AUS (2016)
- American Record: 27.10 – Regan Smith (2023)
- U.S. Open Record: 27.12 – Katharine Berkoff, USA (2022)
- Pro Swim Record: 27.38 – Kylie Masse, CAN (2023)
Final:
- Kylie Masse (CAN), 27.42
- Katharine Berkoff (WOLF), 27.63
- Ingrid Wilm (CAN), 27.67
- Regan Smith (TXLA), 27.68
- Rhyan White (WOLF), 27.75
- Teagan O’Dell (MVN), 28.32
- Rylee Erisman (LAKR), 28.42
- Brynn Lavigueur (SYS), 28.58
Kylie Masse held the top seed in the women’s 50 backstroke after a prelims swim of 27.48. She was quicker than that time to defend her seed and pick up gold in Westmont.
A strong close was what sealed this win for Masse, as she hit the wall in 27.42. Masse picked up the win by .21 seconds ahead of a familiar field that not only included her fellow Canadian Olympic backstroker Ingrid Wilm, but American Olympic backstrokers Katharine Berkoff and Regan Smith.
The sprint-minded Berkoff grabbed silver with a 27.63, getting her hand on the wall four-hundredths ahead of Wilm’s 27.67. Smith, who’s taking on a 50 backstroke/200 butterfly double, finished fourth in 27.68, just a hundredth off the podium.
Men’s 50 Backstroke – Final
- World Record: 23.55 – Kliment Kolesnikov, RUS (2023)
- World Junior Record: 24.00 – Kliment Kolesnikov, RUS (2018)
- American Record: 23.71 – Hunter Armstrong (2022)
- U.S. Open Record: 23.71 – Hunter Armstrong, USA (2022)
- Pro Swim Record: 24.30 – Hunter Armstrong, USA (2023)
Final:
- Shaine Casas (TXLA), 24.23
- Michael Andrew (SUN), 25.10
- Tommy Janton (UN), 25.25
- Jack Dolan (SUN), 25.47
- Finn Winkler (FAST), 25.83
- Cole Pratt (CAN), 25.95
- Yurii Kosian (UN), 26.01
- Patrick Groters (MVN), 26.52
Women’s 200 Butterfly – Final
- World Record: 2:01.81 – Zige Liu, CHN (2009)
- World Junior Record: 2:03.03 – Summer McIntosh, CAN (2024)
- American Record: 2:03.84 – Regan Smith (2024)
- U.S. Open Record: 2:03.87 – Regan Smith, USA (2023)
- Pro Swim Record: 2:04.80 – Regan Smith, USA (2024)
Final:
- Summer McIntosh (CAN), 2:04.00
- Regan Smith (TXLA), 2:06.87
- Rachel Klinker (CAL), 2:10.73
- Kelsey Zhang (UN), 2:11.05
- Maya Hetland (PASA), 2:16.29
- Ella Detter (UN), 2:17.25
- Lindsay Frebaugh (FMC), 2:17.54
- Vivien Jackl (HUN), 2:19.00
Men’s 200 Butterfly – Final
- World Record: 1:50.34 – Kristof Milak, HUN (2022)
- World Junior Record: 1:53.79 – Kristof Milak, HUN (2017)
- American Record: 1:51.51 – Michael Phelps (2009)
- U.S. Open Record: 1:52.20 – Michael Phelps, USA (2008)
- Pro Swim Record: 1:53.84 – Luca Urlando, USA (2019)
Final:
Women’s 400 Freestyle – Final
- World Record: 3:55.38 – Ariarne Titmus, AUS (2023)
- World Junior Record: 3:56.08 – Summer McIntosh, CAN (2023)
- American Record: 3:56.46 – Katie Ledecky (2016)
- U.S. Open Record: 3:57.94 – Katie Ledecky, USA (2018)
- Pro Swim Record: 3:57.94 – Katie Ledecky, USA (2018)
Final:
Men’s 400 Freestyle – Final
- World Record: 3:40.07 – Paul Biedermann, GER (2009)
- World Junior Record: 3:44.31 – Petar Mitsin, BUL (2023)
- American Record: 3:42.78 – Larsen Jensen (2008)
- U.S. Open Record: 3:43.53 – Larsen Jensen, USA (2008)
- Pro Swim Record: 3:43.55 – Sun Yang, CHN (2016)
Final:
