2016 Junior Pan Pacs Live Recap: Day 1 Prelims

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Everything you need to follow along live with day one prelims of the 2016 Junior Pan Pacs Championships. Hit refresh for all of the latest coverage.

Schedule of Events:

  • Women’s 200 Free
  • Men’s 200 Free
  • Women’s 100 Back
  • Men’s 100 Back
  • Women’s 200 Fly
  • Men’s 200 Fly

Women’s 200 Free:

Li Bingjie of China led the women’s 200 free prelims field with a time of 1:59.10 to grab the top seed in tonight’s finals.

The USA’s Isabel Ivey turned in the only other sub-2 minute time with a 1:59.96 to pick up the second place seed.

Teammate Lauren Pitzer grabbed the third place seed with a 2:00.14, just ahead of Australia’s Ariarne Titmus’ 2:00.28.

Canada’s Mary Harvey returns tonight as the fifth place seed with a 2:00.56, while teammate Rebecca Smith was sixth in prelims with a 2:00.61.

China’s Li Zixuan (2:00.95) and Rio Shirai (2:02.39) round out the top eight returners.

Men’s 200 Free:

Australia, the USA, Canada, and Japan return to tonight’s finals of the men’s 200 free as two-by-two with the Australian duo of Jac Cartwright and Louis Townsend leading the way. Cartwright turned in a 1:48.57 over Townsend’s 1:48.96 to take the first and second place seeds.

The USA’s Drew Kibler and Sean Grieshop picked up the third and fourth place seeds with times of 1:49.81 and 1:50.40 respectively.

Returning as the fifth and sixth place seeds are Ian MacKinnon and Brian Palaschuk of Canada. MacKinnon posted a 1:51.78, just ahead of Palaschuk’s 1:52.94.

Tomoy Takeuchi and Juran Mizohata of Japan round out the top eight with times of 1:53.03 and 1:53.23 respectively.

Women’s 100 Back:

Lucie Nordmann of the USA topped prelims of the women’s 100 back, stopping the clock at a 1:00.89.

Australia’s Minna Atherton slipped from the top seed to second with a time of 1:01.06, just ahead of the USA’s Alex Walsh and her time of 1:01.11.

Kaylee McKeown of Australia picked up the fourth place seed with a time of 1:01.57, while Canada’s Danielle Hanus was fifth in prelims with a 1:02.17.

Gabrielle Fa’Amausili of New Zealand delivered a 1:02.45 for the sixth place seed.

Canada’s Ingrid Wilm (1:02.70) and Japan’s Rio Shirai (1:02.77) finished seventh and eighth in prelims.

Men’s 100 Back:

The young USA stars took note of the USA’s performances in the men’s 100 back in Rio by turning in the top two times of the men’s 100 back preliminaries. Cameron Craig picked up the top seed with a 55.35, while teammate Michael Taylor delivered a 55.55 for second.

Leon McCallister of Australia picked up the third place seed with a time of 56.73, while Mexico’s Andy Song touched in 57.30 for fourth.

Canada’s Tai Long Singh grabbed the fifth place seed with a 57.58, just ahead of Australia’s Bradley Woodward’s 57.67.

Matthew Mac of Canada took seventh in prelims with a 57.83 and Singapore’s Francis Fong was eighth in 58.39.

Women’s 200 Fly:

Ruby Martin of the USA continued her breakout performance from the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials with a top showing in prelims of the women’s 200 fly. Martin stopped the clock at a 2:11.52 to secure the top seed, while teammate Cassidy Bayer picked up the second place seed with a 2:12.14.

Laura Taylor of Australia grabbed third going into tonight’s finals with a time of 2:12.56.

A trio of 2:14’s followed Taylor with Canada’s Mabel Zavaros leading the way with a 2:14.63. The Japanese duo of Anna Sasaki and Maia Nishimura picked up fifth and sixth respectively with times of 2:14.72 and 2:14.97.

Canada’s Sarah Darcel (2:15.55) and Singapore’s Jing Wen Quah (2:16.86) return as seventh and eighth for tonight’s finals.

Men’s 200 Fly:

Nao Horomura and Yuya Sakamoto of Japan dominated prelims of the men’s 200 fly, posting the only sub 2-minute times. Horomura leads the charge going into finals with a time of 1:56.62, while Sakamoto will return as second with a 1:58.56.

The USA duo of Sam Pomajevich and Will Riggs turned in times of 2:00.78 and 2:01.70 for the third and fourth place seeds.

Canada’s Colin Gilbert posted a 2:02.40 for the fifth place seed, just ahead of Australia’s Jacob Whale and his 2:02.43.

Lewis Clareburt of New Zealand grabbed the seventh place seed with a 2:04.45 and Singapore’s Donovan Lee returns as eighth with a 2:06.17.

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