The first major domestic meet since the conclusion of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 gets underway this week, as many of the top American swimmers take to the pool for the long course TYR Pro Swim Series Westmont, held March 2-5 in Westmont, Ill. The meet will feature a lineup that combines for 62 Olympic medals, making for plenty of great races on tap. Here’s a look at a few of the top races to watch as the meet gets underway Wednesday! 

Women’s 100m Free
The psych sheet looks like it could be from Trials last summer, with the likes of Abbey Weitzeil, Erika Brown, Olivia Smoliga, Natalie Hinds and others at the top of the rankings. Those four swimmers all competed in either the 100-meter free, 4x100m free relay or both in Tokyo and will face competition from fellow sprinters Kelsi Dahlia, Linnea Mack, Mallory Comerford and Katie McLaughlin. The event is first up on Thursday and will be a great indicator of where everyone is at training and racing wise as the meet kicks off. 

Men’s 100m Free
The story is much the same in the men’s 100m free, with multiple representatives of the men’s 4x100m free relay from past U.S. Olympic Teams at the top of the psych sheet — Caeleb Dressel, Zach Apple, Bowe Becker and Ryan Held all being in the mix. Held just missed out on a roster spot in Tokyo, but won gold with the 4x100m free relay in Rio. 

Women’s 200m Free
Following the conclusion of the Olympics last summer, Katie Ledecky made the move from Stanford to Florida to train at Gator Swim Club. Although the 200m free isn’t her first event of the meet (she’ll swim the 1500m free on night one), it is the first where she’ll face any kind of competition, and fans will be eager to see how her new training environment translates to racing. She’ll be joined in the event by fellow Olympians Paige Madden and McLaughlin, who won a silver in the women’s 4x200m free relay in Tokyo, along with Rio Olympic bronze medalist Leah Smith. Gabby DeLoof, Weitzeil and Melanie Margalis are also entered in the event. 

Men’s 100m Fly
The men’s 100m fly field features some of the top sprinters competing at the meet, led by world record-holder Dressel. Michael Andrew, who didn’t make the Olympic team in this event but is a strong sprinter in all four strokes, is seeded second, just ahead of Shaine Casas. Ryan Murphy, a triple Olympic gold medalist in 2016 and gold/silver/bronze medalist in 2020, is also entered – both he and Casas are better known for their backstroke abilities. Zach Harting, a 2020 Olympian in the 200m fly, will also compete in the event. 

Women’s 100m Breast
The women’s 100m breast will feature a head-to-head matchup between the past two Olympic gold medalists, Lilly King (2016) and Lydia Jacoby (2020), plus the 2020 Olympic bronze medalist in the 200m breast, Annie Lazor. The three swimmers are separated by only six-tenths on the psych sheet and have very different race strategies – the race should come down to the final touch. All three swimmers are also expected to compete in the 200m breast later in the meet. 

Men’s 50m Free
The top five seeds in the men’s 50m free are all seeded under 22 seconds, with Olympic champion Dressel leading the way. Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Bruno Fratus, who represents Brazil but is competing for Coral Springs Swim Club, is seeded third, with fourth-place Olympic finisher Michael Andrew sandwiched between them. Held and Becker, both 4x100m free relay gold medalists, are entered fourth and fifth, respectively. In a race where anything can happen, the splash-and-dash will keep the excitement going right through the final event of the meet.

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