2025 Pro Swim Series — Sacramento
Day three of the 2025 Sacramento Pro Swim Series saw impressive performances from some of the world’s top swimmers. But it wasn’t just the big names making waves—several other athletes also delivered standout swims that may not have been spotlighted in our live recaps but still deserve recognition.
Lakeside Aquatic Club’s Kennedi Southern continued her impressive run in Sacramento by earning another spot in an ‘A’ final—this time in the 50 freestyle. The 14-year-old raced to a personal best of 26.02 in prelims, taking down her previous mark of 26.18. She then broke 25 seconds for the first time in the final, touching the wall 6th in 25.82. Yesterday, she made the ‘A’ final of the 50 backstroke, obliterating her career best from 31.91 to 29.97 over the course of the day.
A pair of 17-year-olds made some noise in the men’s 100 back. France’s Hugo Duvauchelle shaved 0.96 seconds off his entry time in prelims, posting a 56.99 to qualify 3rd for the ‘A’ final. Phoenix Swim Club’s Devon Irons broke the one-minute barrier for the first time, dropping 0.81 off his best time to qualify 7th in 59.56. Both swimmers improved in the final, with Duvauchelle finishing 3rd in 56.85 and Irons clocking 59.16 for 6th place.”
15-year-old Mikayla Tan continued her streak of impressive breaststroke time drops. After demolishing her previous best of 1:11.45 in the 100 breast twice yesterday—notching 1:10.83 in prelims and then 1:09.98 in finals—she carried that momentum into today’s 200 breast. In prelims, she knocked 0.09 off her best time to go 2:31.94, marking her first-ever swim under 2:32. Then, she absolutely shattered that mark in the final, hitting the wall in 2:29.45 for 3rd place. Tan represents Singapore on the international stage.
26-year-old Evgenii Somov, who represents Russia internationally and swam collegiately at the University of Louisville, stepped outside his usual breaststroke specialty to compete in two other strokes. Best known for his 58.72 in the 100 breast at last summer’s Atlantic Classic, Somov placed 9th in the 50 fly prelims with a personal-best 24.96 and 8th in the 50 free prelims with a 23.33—just off his lifetime best of 22.57. He went on to place 6th in the 50 free final with a time of 23.05. In the 50 fly final, he was slightly faster again, clocking a 24.95 for 10th overall.
Between sessions, Somov time trialed the 200 breast, recording a time of 2:15.08 with splits of 29.57/33.92/35.20/36.39. His personal best in that event stands at 2:12.27 from 2019.
