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Pan Pacific Championships Night Four Finals: Men's 50 Freestyle The 50 freestyle is always a fun roll of the dice. Anything can happen, and any minor miscue or delay can turn into a major issue. Coming into the finals of the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships, there were four men within a quarter of a s...

FLASH! Kate Douglass Lowers World Record in 50 Free to 23.19 A world record still ringing in the air Saturday morning, Kate Douglass made sure not to start her warm down until after Gretchen Walsh was done swimming her 50 free. Darn the double for which Douglass had to clear lactic acid – Douglass h...

Pan Pacific Championships, Night Four Finals: Tomoyuki Matsushita Completes Medley Double with Late Rally Heading into the final night of the Pan Pacific Championships, Tomoyuki Matsushita was best known for his prowess in the 400-meter individual medley. The Japanese star was the silver medalist at...

Pan Pacific Championships, Night Four Finals: Yu Yiting Holds Off Summer McIntosh in 200 IM, Begins Final Night With Upset Two years ago in the Olympic final of the 200 IM, Summer McIntosh used a stunning finish to pass Americans Kate Douglass and Alex Walsh and win her third gold medal. During the ...

Pan Pacific Championships: Night Four Heat Sheets; Katie Ledecky vs. Lani Pallister in 800 Freestyle The last session of the Pan Pacific Championships will unfold on Saturday night at the William Woollett Aquatics Center, with the final of the women's 50-meter freestyle the headline event. During th...

Four LSCs Build Innovative MEGA Swim Festival Around Pan Pacs What if a major international swimming championship could inspire more than the elite athletes selected to compete in it? If young swimmers from across the United States could train together, race together and then sit in the front row as...

Johannes Liebmann, Kate Douglass Snatch Opposite World Records on Different Continents in Consecutive Minutes The timing of this week's major international competitions means that finals of the European Championships have been taking place concurrently with qualifying heats at the Pan Pacific Champi...

FLASH! Mary-Ambre Moluh Downs European 100 Back Record To Lead Home French 1-3 Mary-Ambre Moluh took down her European 100 back record in 57.94 as she clinched the title in front of a jubilant home crowd in Paris. The 20-year-old was the first European woman to break 58secs when she went 57.99 on th...

Pan Pacific Championships, Day Four Prelims: William Petric, Jamie Jack Start Strong for Aussies It’s been a strong meet for the Australians this week in Irvine. And they’re looking to finish out with more Pan Pacifics gold. William Petric and Jamie Jack took home top seeds in the 200 individual med...

FLASH! Kate Douglass Takes Down 50 Free World Record, Sets Up Showdown With Walsh Kate Douglass admitted she was aiming for a world record in the 100 freestyle leading off the 400 free relay at the Pan Pacific Championships. About 12 hours later, Douglass threw down a 23.49 to shatter the 50 freesty...

FLASH! Johannes Liebmann Destroys 1500 Freestyle World Record In Paris Results Johannes Liebmann obliterated the 1500 free world record in 14:26.79 to take 3.88secs off Bobby Finke's standard at the European Championships in Paris. The 19-year-old - who set a European record en-route to 800 free gol...

The 2026 Pan Pacific Championships continued with the Day Four prelims on Saturday, Aug. 15, at the Wollett Aquatic Center in Irvine, California. The events for the morning session include the 200 IM, 50 freestyle and 200 breaststroke before the slower heats of the men's 1500 and women's 800. This i...

Claire Curzan Speeds to Silver, Credits Young Teammates for Inspiring 'Us Old Farts' at Pan Pacs Claire Curzan has had an incredibly polarizing Pan Pacific Championships. The American star has been at or near her best in most of her events, setting multiple meet records along the way. But those meet...

European Championships, Day Six Finals: Leon Marchand Returns To Centre Stage In Paris Results Watch the European Championships Live (And Free!) Day 1 prelims report Day 1 finals report Day 2 prelims report Day 2 finals report Day 3 prelims report  Day 3 finals report Day 4 prelims report Day 4...

European Championships, Night Six Semifinals: Hubert Kos Positioned to Chase Gold in 200 IM As the European Championships near their conclusion, the schedule calls for plenty of semifinal action on Saturday, including competition in the men's 50-meter freestyle. That event will feature Russia's Egor...

Kate Douglass Sets 100 Free American Record with ‘Huge Props’ to Steenbergen, Moesch The world record in the women’s 100 freestyle hadn’t moved since 2017. The American mark hadn’t budged since 2019. When others started the wheels of history back in progress, Kate Douglass wanted in. And she very ne...

Pan Pacific Championships: Day Four Prelims Heat Sheets; Showdown in Women's 50 Freestyle on Tap The final day of the Pan Pacific Championships kicks off on Saturday morning and it's not difficult to identify the most-anticipated event. The women's 50-meter freestyle will have training partners Gret...

European Championships, Day Six Prelims: Duncan Scott & Benedetta Pilato Among Heat Winners Results Watch the European Championships Live (And Free!) Day 1 prelims report Day 1 finals report Day 2 prelims report Day 2 finals report Day 3 prelims report  Day 3 finals report Day 4 prelims report Day 4...

Pan Pacific Championships, Night Three Finals: Tang Qianting Gets China on Board with 50 Breast Gold As the holder of the top three times in the world in 2026 entering this meet, no one would’ve been shocked to see Tang Qianting on the top step of the podium at the Pan Pacific Championships. The Asi...

The U.S. and Australian women entered the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships with similar times and goals in the 400 freestyle relay. Just about a half second separated the two countries on paper, but a different mix of swimmers brings out all kinds of possibilities. Australia won the first relay round ...