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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...

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 gold - led from the start with Zalan Sarkany for company, the German alwa...

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: Nikita Sheremet Leads Way Into Finals of 50 Freestyle 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 Russi...

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 ...

Pan Pacific Championships, Day 3 Finals: Sam Williamson Edges Michael Houlie, Van Mathias in 50 Breast; Third Individual Gold of Summer For the seventh time in three days of racing at Pan Pacs, an Australian swimmer has won gold after previously topping the same event on the other side of the Atlant...

Pan Pacific Championships, Night Three Finals: Team USA Snares Gold in 400 Freestyle Relay as Legendary WR Survives Older fans of the sport can typically recall where they viewed. Younger fans have gone the digital route to watch the race. Regardless of age, the legend of the United States' 400-mete...

Pan Pacific Championships, Day 3 Finals: Amid 'Rocky' Meet, Regan Smith Pulls Away From Claire Curzan for 200 Back Gold Puzzling might be the best description for the collection of performances Regan Smith has put together at the Pan Pacific Championships. First came a 100 backstroke performance tha...

‘Lesson’s Learned’ for Summer McIntosh After 400 Free Final Miss Summer McIntosh didn’t account for everyone in the pool Friday morning. As a result, the world-record holder in the 400 freestyle ended up in the B final at the Pan Pacific Championships. It’s a lesson learned, a contrite McIntosh said...

Pan Pacific Championships, Night Three Finals: Matthew Temple, Ben Armbruster 1-2 in 100 Fly The summer has been good to Australian butterfliers. All three medalists at the Commonwealth Games in the 50 were Aussies. They took both minor medals in the 100 and 200. Two of them belonged to Ben Armbrust...

It has been a meet full of Pan Pacific Championship records for Gretchen Walsh and the U.S. women. On Night Three from Irvine, California, Walsh threw down another one, crushing the 100 butterfly in 55.15. Walsh now has the top 18 swims in the history of the event, which isn't surprising the way she...

Pan Pacific Championships, Night Three Finals: Sam Short Takes Down Ian Thorpe Championship Record in 400 Freestyle The feeling of invincibility is a sense all athletes dream of experiencing at some point in their careers. In that moment, they exude unmatched confidence and enter competition with th...

Pan Pacific Championships: Yumeki Kojima Wins Men’s 200 Backstroke; Canada Takes Two Medals Japan’s Yumeki Kojima powered away from a competitive field to win the men’s 200-meter backstroke Friday night at the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships. Kojima touched in 1:55.38 at the William Woollett Jr. Aqua...