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European Championships, Day Seven Prelims: Lukas Märtens Grabs Last Berth In 400 Free, Oliver Klemet In Lane Four 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 ...

Pan Pacific Championships: Team USA Captures Team Title; Douglass, Short Named Swimmers of the Meet Behind 19 gold-medal performances and 50 podium appearances, the United States captured the team title at the Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine, California. Over four days of action at the William W...

Pan Pacific Championships: Meet Record in Men's 400 Medley Relay Caps Week for USA The final event of the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships was the men's 400 medley relay. It has been a stellar meet for many of the competitors in individual stroke races, but the excitement comes when they all come toge...

Pan Pacific Championships, Night Four Finals: American Women Maintain Medley Relay Winning Streak in Blowout For four consecutive years, the United States women have finished off the summer's major international competition with dominant performance in the 400 medley relay, breaking world records at...

Pan Pacific Championships Night Four Finals: Women's 800 Freestyle The final night was the anticipated Ledecky-Pallister III. After strong battles between U.S. star Katie Ledecky and Aussie Lani Pallister produced head-to-head wins for each, the final individual race of the 2026 Pan Pacific Champion...

Pan Pacific Championships, Night Four Finals: Sam Short Sets Aussie Record in 1,500 Long before the swimmers stepped to the blocks in the men’s 1,500 freestyle at the Pan Pacific Championships, the best mile of the day had been swum Saturday. That swim came Saturday morning, at the European Champion...

Pan Pacific Championships, Night Four Finals: Zac Stubblety-Cook Steals 200 Breast Title in Final Strokes The career of Zac Stubblety-Cook has been defined by extended excellence in the 200-meter breaststroke. The Australian is an Olympic champion, a world titlist and a former world-record holder in...

Pan Pacific Championships, Night Four Finals: Alexanne LePage Pulls Off Surprise in 200 Breast; Kate Douglass Returns From WR for Silver Minutes after shattering the world record in the 50 freestyle, Kate Douglass tried to pull off perhaps the most unusual double in swimming. She accepted her Pan Pa...

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...