Meet Information | Results

USA Swimming is bringing you daily updates and results from the 2026 Short Course World Championships Trials in Westmont, Illinois, October 28-31, 2026.

Day 2 Results: October 29, 2026

Men's 100m Butterfly - FINAL

1. Ilya Kharun (Las Vegas, Nev./Unattached), 48.45

2. Tyler Ray (Pinckney, Mich./Longhorn Aquatics), 48.56

T- 3. Caeleb Dressel (Green Cove Springs, Fla./Sporting Jax Aquatic Club), 48.57

         Luca Urlando (Sacramento, Calif./DART Swimming), 48.57

Kharun on winning his first race competing for America: "It feels great to be here. I've been waiting for this situation since I was like sixteen years old. Vibes are great; everyone was awesome. It was a great race. I actually thought I lost, but when I looked up there, I was surprised. It was an incredibly close race."

Women's 50m Backstroke - FINAL

1. Katharine Berkoff (Missoula, Mont./Wolfpack Elite), 25.21*

2. Claire Curzan (Cary, N.C./University of Virginia), 25.26

3. Olivia Smoliga (Glenview, Ill./Texas Ford Aquatics), 25.70

*World Record

Berkoff on her world record time: "This has been a goal for a long time, so I am just really grateful to take this step toward my larger goals. This is my first individual world record, so I am really happy to have the opportunity to represent the United States. This is another step toward what I want, and I have been so close for so long. I feel like I am slowly chipping away every year, and it feels good to keep making steps forward. Even sometimes when the progress feels slow, it's good to be patient."

Men's 200m Backstroke - FINAL

1. Gabriel Jett (Clovis, Calif./Cal Aquatics), 1:47.45

2. Destin Lasco (Linwood, N.J./PDR Swimming), 1:47.94

3. Owen McDonald (Alpharetta, Ga./Indiana University), 1:50.10

Jett on what this win means to him: "It always feels good to win. I just went in there and executed. I have some goal times in mind as for how I want to do in Beijing. There are medals to win. It is a unique opportunity to represent the USA, so I want to go really fast."

Women's 200m Breaststroke - FINAL

1. Kate Douglass (Pelham, N.Y./New York Athletic Club), 2:14.12

2. Alex Walsh (Nashville, Tenn./New York Athletic Club), 2:18.76

3. Lucy Bell (Fort Collins, Colo./Alto Swim Club), 2:21.71

Douglass on her approach for the final: "This morning was a good swim, obviously the best time in the fifty. But I think I had some pretty bad breakouts. Bad finish. And honestly, tonight I knew I could go faster, and I did. But still, I feel like there's so much I can improve in that race. Bad breakouts, bad finish again. And so I think I can just keep getting better."

Men's 100m Breaststroke - FINAL

1. Van Mathias (Portland, Ore./Indiana Swim Club), 55.14*

2. Brian Benzing (Ellicott City, Md./Towson University Swimming), 56.23

3. Josh Bey (Hinsdale, Ill./Indiana University), 57.23

* World Record

Mathias on his approach to the race: "I just wanted to come back faster on the second 50, and I think some of the details tonight were still a little sloppy. I got sucked into the atmosphere, the racing and the excitement, so I think there is more to clean up. I am very happy with that swim. Obviously, it's a world record, but I still think there's more improvement in there."

Women's 400m Freestyle - FINAL

1. Claire Weinstein (White Plains, N.Y./Sandpipers of Nevada), 4:00.18

2. Rylee Erisman (Windermere, Fla./California Aquatics), 4:00.25

3. Chloe Stepanek (Northport, N.Y./Long Island Aquatic Club), 4:08.52

Women's 50m Freestyle - FINAL

1. Kate Douglass (Pelham, N.Y./New York Athletic Club), 22.75*

2. Gretchen Walsh (Nashville, Tenn./New York Athletic Club), 22.99

3. Camille Spink (Haymarket, Va./University of Tennessee), 23.26

*World Record Tie

Douglass on sharing the world record with Gretchen Walsh: " Honestly, we were bound to share the world record and tie it together at one point. And I think that's awesome. Kind of the back and forth we've had with both the long course and short course fifty, and I have no doubt in my mind that that record will get broken in Beijing by one of us."

Men's 50m Freestyle - FINAL

1. Caeleb Dressel (Green Cove Springs, Fla./Sporting Jax Aquatic Club), 20.57

2. Jack Alexy (Mendham, N.J./Cal Aquatics), 20.59

3. Chris Guiliano (Douglassville, Pa./Longhorn Aquatics), 20.66

Women's 200m Butterfly - FINAL

1. Regan Smith (Lakeville, Minn./Longhorn Aquatics), 2:00.87

2. Alex Shackell (Carmel, Ind./Indiana University), 2:02.76

3. Rachel Klinker (Lexington, Ky./San Diego Swim Club), 2:05.04

Men's 400m Freestyle - FINAL

1. Luke Hobson (Reno, Nev./Longhorn Aquatics), 3:36.24

2. Kieran Smith (Ridgefield, Conn./Ridgefield Aquatic Club), 3:37.13

3. Mitchell Schott (Newport Beach, Calif./New York Athletic Club), 3:38.43

Hobson on the difference between racing short and long course: "The biggest difference for me is it's a little shorter time-wise. For me, I get a little break through the turns. In an event like the four hundred, it helps me out a little bit. And it's just growing up racing short course. So I have a little bit more experience in the twenty-five distances. That event is a little bit easier for me in short meters than in long course, and I'm super happy with that swim, the field, and just competing. And it's my first time doing a meet like this."

Hobson on how we prepared for this meet: "We're working pretty hard this fall and this kind of just popped up on the schedule, and we're like, all right, let's go see what we can do. Let's go make this team. And you know, I think it's good to get some reps in before we race in Beijing, but it's definitely a little bit different this year, but it's a good thing."

Women's 100m Medley - FINAL

1. Gretchen Walsh (Nashville, Tenn./New York Athletic Club), 56.58

2. Torri Huske (Arlington, Va./New York Athletic Club), 58.24

3. Phoebe Bacon (Chevy Chase, Md./Nation's Capital Swim Club), 58.34

Walsh on racing multiple events in one session: "I'm gonna have a lot of similar doubles, I presume at Worlds. So like I said, it's just a great practice run for all of that. And being able to stand on the blocks every time and give 100% in each race. It's been competitive the last couple of weeks; obviously swimming at home in Virginia to tonight."

Walsh on racing in a Trials meet: "I think it's great. I love the practice, the reps I'm getting in. It's just a great opportunity to fine-tune every single detail of every race. It's definitely a process figuring out what recipe works best for me heading into a meet like this, and then using that next year heading into the World Cup. I think that this is a good tell of where I'm at now with the training I've had, and we'll know exactly what to do for Beijing."

Men's 100m Medley - FINAL

1. Caeleb Dressel (Green Cove Springs, Fla./Sporting Jax Aquatic Club), 50.34

2. Grant House (Maineville, Ohio/Sun Devil Swimming), 51.33

3. Maximus Williamson (Southlake, Texas/University of Virginia), 51.39

Dressel on a dominant night: "I'm really happy with how things went. I got out of my own way tonight and just raced. I set myself up really well and just took the momentum into the fifty. I feel really confident, really comfortable in that event; especially when you just get to race and persevere."

Dressel on training versus racing: " I mean, quite honestly, I just like training. Yeah, I think racing is fun. I like working on the things that will get you to the outcome you want. I think that's like the main focus is, like, what my goal is to be a time, or is it going to be? I want to work on my rotation and freestyle work on my breakouts. Today was just little things that will get us to the outcome we want. So the training is obviously the hard work. Racing is more about putting it all together. You just have to be a man about it, and your mind has to be in the right place. And that's really what tonight was. I think that's what I'm most proud of tonight: just, let's make sure this doesn't get in my way here. And actually, it benefited me a whole lot because I had no business going this time tonight based on what we saw this morning and in training. But racing is racing."

Day 1 Results: October 28, 2026

Women's 1500m Freestyle - FINAL

1. Katie McCarthy (Edina, Minn./University of Minnesota), 16:10.50

McCarthy on qualifying for Beijing: “I’m super excited. I think it’s going to be a great opportunity to learn from some of the best swimmers in the world and get to be by them for a couple of days.”

McCarthy on her first short course meters swim: “I’ve never actually swum short course meters, so I think the time was pretty good considering I’ve never done it before.”

Men's 800m Freestyle - FINAL

1. Ryan Erisman (Windermere, Fla./California Aquatics), 7:34.84

2. Leonardo Barbieri Alcantara (BRA), 7:47.31 

3. Jakub Poliacik (SVK), 7:51.70

Erisman on his 800 win: “I feel good. Definitely a different meet format, I guess, this early in the year. And short course meters, never done that before. So I’m excited to get my first race underway, and I’m pretty happy with it.”

Erisman on racing the world’s best in Beijing: “Being at meets and being in races with those guys, just getting race experience with those guys, it’s something that’s really important for my process coming towards LA and hopefully Budapest next summer. Trying to get experience racing those guys who are the best in the world at what they do is really important to me.”

Competition continues through Saturday. Prelims begin at 10 a.m. CT, while finals start at 6 p.m. CT.