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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...

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...

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...

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...

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, 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, 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...

Pan Pacific Championships: Night Three Heat Sheets; Ledecky vs. Pallister - Part II The third night of finals at the Pan Pacific Championships will get underway with Round Two of Katie Ledecky vs. Lani Pallister, this time in the 400-meter freestyle. On Night One, Ledecky edged Pallister in the 1500...

Pan Pacific Championships, Day Three Prelims: Van Mathias Chasing 50 Breast Crown Fresh off his win in the 100 breaststroke and near miss of his American record, Van Mathias will be in the pool again on Friday morning at the Pan Pacific Championships in the 50 breast. Mathias was the top seed in the...

Pan Pacs: After PB, Gretchen Walsh ‘Might Like’ 100 Free Again It’s unusual, given Gretchen Walsh’s all-conquering abilities in the sprints, to hear the American express her shortcomings in an event. But the 100 freestyle is that for the former Virginia superstar. Or, maybe she hopes, it was. Walsh ...

Gabriel Jett Delivers an Underwater for the Ages at Pan Pacific Championships Gabriel Jett couldn't see his opponents as he made the final turn of the 800 freestyle relay. But he knew what he had to do. Jett unleashed an underwater off the final turn that was as stunning as it was fast. Especially s...

Pan Pacific Championships: Day Three Heat Sheets; Battle Brewing in Women's 400 Freestyle The third morning session at the Pan Pacific Championships will start with the can't-miss women's 400-meter freestyle, as world-record holder Summer McIntosh lines up with Katie Ledecky and Lani Pallister. All ...

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...