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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 finals report Sarah Sjöström and Sara Curtis line up for the 50 free prelims on day five o...

Pan Pacific Championships, Day Two Finals: Gabriel Jett Anchors U.S. to 800 Freestyle Relay Crown Seventeen years ago, Rome was the site of a world-record blitz during the World Championships. At the height of the super-suit era, 43 global standards were set in "The Eternal City," and while just a h...

The women's 800 free relay closed out the second night at the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships from Irvine. Another battle between the U.S. and Australian women loomed heading into the day. The Americans were seeded a half second behind the Aussies, but that didn't matter in an event with different co...

Pan Pacific Championships, Day Two Finals: Quintin McCarty Wins 50 Backstroke in Record 24.51 Quintin McCarty delivered a championship-record performance in the men’s 50-meter backstroke at the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships, charging to victory from Lane Six in 24.51 on Thursday night. McCarty edge...

Pan Pacific Championships, Night Two Finals: Van Mathias .01 off AR in 100 Breast The 100 is Van Mathias’ world, and everyone else is just breaststroking in it. Not bad for an event he maintains wasn't a priority at the beginning of the year. Mathias went 58.02 on Thursday night to win gold at the P...

Pan Pacific Championships, Night Two Finals: Katharine Berkoff Breaks American Record to Win 50 Backstroke While most of the 50 backstroke spotlight has been on the European Championships this week, the U.S. women were looking to make their mark too. Italy's Sara Curtis broke the world record in the...

Pan Pacific Championships Night Two: McKenzie Siroky Surges to Gold in Final Meters of Women's 100 Breaststroke With their prelim times less than a half second apart, the women's 100 breaststroke at the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships was an anticipated showdown - and it turned out as few expected. U...

Pan Pacific Championships, Day Two Finals: Jack Alexy Mines Gold in 100 Freestyle; USA Set for 400n Freestyle Relay A little more than two weeks ago, Jack Alexy walked away from the 100-meter freestyle at the United States National Championships with a seventh-place finish. The performance he logged...

Pan Pacific Championships, Night Two Finals: Women's 100 free For not the first time in this Olympic quad, a women’s race broke cleanly along American vs. Australian lines. In the sprint freestyle, it’s advantage Aussies this time around. Meg Harris picked up the win in 52.60 seconds, outtouching Gr...

Pan Pacific Championships, Night Two Finals: Tomoyuki Matsushita Holds Off Surging Carson Foster for 400 IM Title Two of the three medalists from the Paris Olympics highlighted the Pan Pacs final of the men's 400 IM, and both delivered sterling performances in a showdown that came down to the wire. ...

Pan Pacific Championships, Night Two Finals: Summer McIntosh Extends Long Winning Streak in 400 IM With 10th-Best Time Ever Following a narrow loss to Lani Pallister in the 200 freestyle, Summer McIntosh set her sights on a gold medal in one of her signature events. And as expected, no one came clos...

Florent Manaudou Confirms Retirement from Swimming Florent Manaudou, one of the sport’s great sprinters and one of France’s all-time greatest swimmers, has confirmed his retirement from the sport. Manaudou, 35, hasn’t competed since the 2024 Olympics in Paris, in which he won bronze in the 50 freest...

Pan Pacific Championships: Night Two Heat Sheets; Can USA Take Down WR in Men's 800 Freestyle Relay? The second night session of the Pan Pacific Championships will end with the men's 800-meter freestyle relay, where the United States will take aim at the world record that has endured for 17 years. A...

Pan Pacific Championships: Asaki Nishikawa, Fan Yaqi Win Swim-Offs The second morning of preliminaries at the Pan Pacific Championships included not one but two swim-offs, with Japan’s Asaki Nishikawa and Fan Yaqi of China securing A final spots. Nishikawa broke a tie with countryman Yumeki Kojima f...

Pan Pacific Championships, Day Two Men’s Prelims: Tomoyuki Matsushita Scares 400 IM Meet Record Tomoyuki Matsushita started the morning strong at the Pan Pacific Championships Thursday, nearly taking down the meet record in the 400 individual medley. Matsushita went 4:07.61, which is .02 off the com...

Pan Pacific Championships, Day Two Women's Prelims: Agostina Hein, Tang Qianting Race to Top Seeds The 2026 Pan Pacific Championships continued with the Day Two prelims on Thursday, Aug. 13, at the Wollett Aquatic Center in Irvine, California. The events for Thursday morning session include the 400 ...

FLASH! Sara Curtis Takes Down Newly-Minted 50 Back World Record En-Route To European Title Sara Curtis took down her 50 back world record in 26.56 en-route to the European title in Paris. The Italian took 0.07 off the record of 26.63 she set a day earlier at the Olympic Aquatic Centre ahead of home ...

FLASH! Kristof Milak Roars to European 100 Fly Record to Clinch Historic Fourth Straight Title Kristof Milak roared to a European 100 fly record with a surge over the final metres to clinch an historic fourth straight crown in Paris. The Olympic champion overhauled long-time leader Maxime Grousset i...

European Championships, Day Four Finals: Filip Nowacki Extends British Breaststroke Excellence With 200 Victory 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 ...

European Championships, Day Four Semifinals: David Popovici Closing In on Third Title in 200 Freestyle Fresh off a come-from-behind victory in the 100-meter freestyle, where he clocked the third-fastest time in history, Romania's David Popovici was the headliner of semifinal action on Night Four of ...