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‘It’s Nuts:’ Kate Douglass 50 Free World Record Marks Staggering Progress Kate Douglass wasn’t fully sure what her eyes were telling her Saturday night. The scoreboard at Irvine’s Woollett Aquatic Center was saying 23.19 seconds in the 50 freestyle at the Pan Pacific Championships. But that’s not a ...

Live Now: Watch the Final Two Hours of the European Aquatics Championships Swimming World will update this story throughout today’s final session with the latest results, final medal counts and any additional record-breaking performances. Coming off spectacular coverage of Pan Pacific Championships...

Psych Sheets Released for Junior Pan Pacific Championships; Audrey Derivaux in Five Events The Junior Pan Pacific Championships will be held this week in Vancouver, and the psych sheets for the competition have been released. The biannual meet is scheduled for Monday through Thursday and features th...

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, Night Four Finals: Sam Short Sets Aussie Record in 1500 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 Champions...

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...

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 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...