2026 Fort Lauderdale Open: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Welcome to the first day of the 2026 Fort Lauderdale Open! Last year’s Pro Swim Series meet at this pool saw two World Records from Gretchen Walsh and Katie Ledecky, and both swimmers are back this year along with a few other major swimmers.

Katie Ledecky dominated the women’s 1500 freestyle, swimming 15:25.62 to set the 5th fastest performance in history in the event and win by more than a minute over Sydney Hardy from Sarasota.

Ledecky’s swim was her 2nd fastest time this season after she swam 15:23.21 in January at the Pro Swim Series stop in Austin. She was also just over a second off the 15:24.51 she swam this time last year at the Fort Lauderdale Pro Swim Series.

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