Enhanced, the company behind the Enhanced Games, announced its second competition on Tuesday, with “Enhanced Breakers 2: What Are You Chasing?” scheduled to take place on December 19.
The competition will feature eight swimmers, four men and four women, and will take place at UNLV’s competition pool in Las Vegas.
However, unlike the inaugural Enhanced Games this past May, the event won’t be live streamed, will be raced in short course meters, and the company’s focus has shifted from breaking world records to each of the swimmer’s aiming to reach a specific personal goal.
All eight swimmers scheduled to compete also raced at the Enhanced Games in May. Ben Proud, Cody Miller, Hunter Armstrong and Andrii Govorov will swim on the men’s side, and Megan Romano, Emily Barclay, Isabella Arcila and Natalia Fryckowska will represent the women.
Armstrong was the lone swimmer who publicly said they were competing clean at the Enhanced Games in May. Last month, he retired from professional swimming to fully focus on Enhanced competition.
Enhanced said that the swimmers are currently training and are on their own “personalized enhancement protocol” that is tailored to each athlete’s individual physique, goals and preparation.
“Every athlete has a different answer to ‘What are you chasing?’ just like all of our consumers,” said Maximilian Martin, Chief Executive Officer of Enhanced.
“They all have different physiologies and different personal objectives they’re pursuing. Breakers 2 is an embodiment of the individual journeys people go through, and of how enhancements can help them achieve their goals. December 19 is where the work gets tested, and we expect performances people will be talking about for a long time.”
Enhanced said that instead of live streaming, it hopes to release its own content on the athletes’ and their performances, similar to what they did when Kristian Gkolomeev initially went under the men’s 50 free world record back in 2025.
“Race footage, verified results and athlete reactions will bring each pursuit into focus, and Enhanced will keep sharing the athletes’ perspectives on their swims and what comes next,” the company said.
“Breakers builds on the series introduced earlier this year to extend competition and athlete storytelling beyond the annual Enhanced Games. The smaller format lets audiences stay close to each athlete and connect their preparation directly to their performance.”
At the Enhanced Games in May, when world records was the company’s focus, Gkolomeev was the only competitor to go under an existing mark, clocking 20.81 in the 50 free—though it didn’t come without controversy.
The date for the Enhanced event coincides with the return of the International Swimming League (ISL), which will host an All-Star Match on December 19 in London in what will be its first competition in five years.
