{"id":814280,"date":"2026-08-15T08:28:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T08:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/814280\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T08:28:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T08:28:08","slug":"2026-pan-pacific-championship-day-3-finals-live-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/814280\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Pan Pacific Championship: Day 3 Finals Live Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t2026 PAN PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPS<\/p>\n<p>There are just two days left of the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships, and the meet has been full of surprises already.<\/p>\n<p>The women\u2019s 400 freestyle will open the meet, and world record holder <a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Summer McIntosh Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/summer-mcintosh\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Summer McIntosh<\/a> will be in the \u2018B\u2019 final after she finished 9th overall in prelims. She will open the meet, and then <a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Katie Ledecky Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/katie-ledecky\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Katie Ledecky<\/a> and <a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Lani Pallister Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/lani-pallister\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lani Pallister<\/a> will battle in the \u2018A\u2019 final for the gold medal.<\/p>\n<p>The men\u2019s 400 freestyle will see <a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Sam Short Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/sam-short\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sam Short<\/a> try to pick up his 2nd individual title of the meet after he earned the top qualifying spot in 3:44.34. China\u2019s <a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Zhang Zhanshuo\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/zhang-zhanshuo\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Zhang Zhanshuo<\/a> and American <a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Aaron Shackell Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/aaron-shackell\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aaron Shackell<\/a> qualified 2nd and 3rd behind him while fellow Aussie <a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Elijah Winnington\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/elijah-winnington\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Elijah Winnington<\/a> will be hoping to make it an Australian sweep of the top two spots.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Gretchen Walsh Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/gretchen-walsh\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gretchen Walsh<\/a> is the overwhelming favorite in the women\u2019s 100 butterfly. She already picked up the meet record in the prelims. She currently owns the top 17 times in history in the event and will be looking to add an 18th in the final.<\/p>\n<p>In the men\u2019s 100 fly, <a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Matthew Temple Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/matthew-temple\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Matthew Temple<\/a> just edged out <a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Luca Urlando Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/luca-urlando\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Luca Urlando<\/a> and <a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Ben Armbruster\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/ben-armbruster\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ben Armbruster<\/a> for the top seed. Just behind them, <a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Shaine Casas Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/shaine-casas\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shaine Casas<\/a> and <a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Dare Rose Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/dare-rose\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dare Rose<\/a> tied for 4th, and with only two athletes per country allowed to move on, they had to race a swim-off for the spot in the \u2018A\u2019 final. Casas came out on top by just one hundredth and will swim in the \u2018A\u2019 final while Rose will likely win the \u2018B\u2019 final.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Regan Smith Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/regan-smith\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Regan Smith<\/a> finished nearly two seconds ahead of the rest of the field in the women\u2019s 200 backstroke prelims, stopping the clock in 2:04.13, the 2nd fastest time in the world this season. <a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Claire Curzan Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/claire-curzan\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Claire Curzan<\/a> took 2nd in 2:05.97 and <a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Peng Xuwei\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/peng-xuwei\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Peng Xuwei<\/a> from China qualified 3rd in 2:08.31.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Keaton Jones Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/keaton-jones\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Keaton Jones<\/a> picked up the top qualifying time in the men\u2019s 200 backstroke prelims, touching in 1:55.24 and will be hoping to get back under 1:55 tonight.<\/p>\n<p>The 50 breaststroke will be the final individual event of the session and <a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Tang Qianting\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/tang-qianting\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tang Qianting<\/a> set a new U.S. Open record to earn the top seed on the women\u2019s side in 29.59 to be the only woman under 30 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>The men\u2019s 50 breaststroke could be one of the most exciting races of the meet with <a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Michael Houlie Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/michael-houlie\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Houlie<\/a> earning the top seed and meet record in 26.40, just two hundredths ahead of <a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Van Mathias\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/van-mathias\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Van Mathias<\/a>\u2018 26.42 in 2nd.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, the meet will wrap up with the 4\u00d7100 freestyle relay finals, and the Americans will be the favorites in both.<\/p>\n<p>WOMEN\u2019S 400 FREESTYLE \u2013 Final<\/p>\n<p>Top 8 Finishers<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Lani Pallister Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/lani-pallister\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lani Pallister<\/a> (AUS) \u2014 3:58.42<br \/>\n<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Katie Ledecky Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/katie-ledecky\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Katie Ledecky<\/a> (USA) \u2014 4:00.15<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/erika-fairweather\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Erika Fairweather\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Erika Fairweather<\/a> (NZL) \u2014 4:02.35<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/kennedi-dobson\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Kennedi Dobson\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kennedi Dobson<\/a> (USA) \u2014 4:03.56<br \/>\nMaria Fernanda Costa (BRA) \u2014 4:05.55<br \/>\nYaqi Fan (CHN) \u2014 4:05.87<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/moesha-johnson\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Moesha Johnson\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Moesha Johnson<\/a> (AUS) \u2014 4:05.97<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/ichika-kajimoto\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Ichika Kajimoto\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ichika Kajimoto<\/a> (JPN) \u2014 4:07.47<\/p>\n<p>Australia\u2019s <a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Lani Pallister Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/lani-pallister\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lani Pallister<\/a> won the women\u2019s 400 freestyle, her 2nd event win of the meet, as the only athlete under 4:00 in the event today.<\/p>\n<p>Pallister jumped out to an early lead, swimming 27.08 on the first 50 to turn nearly seven tenths ahead of <a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/erika-fairweather\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Erika Fairweather\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Erika Fairweather<\/a>, who split 27.74 to turn in 2nd. <a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Katie Ledecky Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/katie-ledecky\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Katie Ledecky<\/a> was 3rd in 28.10.<\/p>\n<p>Pallister extended her lead from there, splitting 56.46\/1:00.07 on the first two 200s to turn in 1:56.53, two and a half seconds ahead of Ledecky\u2019s 1:59.01 in 2nd place.<\/p>\n<p>Ledecky started catching her a little on the last 200, splitting 1:00.77\/1:00.37 on her last two 200s to Pallister\u2019s 1:01.41\/1:00.48. It wasn\u2019t enough to catch her, however, and Pallister stopped the clock in 3:58.42, a new lifetime besty by four tenths from the 3:58.87 she swam at last year\u2019s World Championships<\/p>\n<p>Ledecky was 2nd in 4:00.15, a little off her season best of 3:59.02 from the Pro Swim Series in Fort Lauderdale and four seconds off her lifetime best of 3:56.46.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/erika-fairweather\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Erika Fairweather\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Erika Fairweather<\/a> took 3rd in 4:02.35, about a second ahead of <a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/kennedi-dobson\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Kennedi Dobson\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kennedi Dobson<\/a> who took another second-and-a-half off her prelims best time to finish 4th in 4:03.56. She came into the meet at 4:06.11 from June and swam 4:05.10 in prelims.<\/p>\n<p>Fairweather\u2019s best is 3:59.44 from the 2024 World Championships in Doha.<\/p>\n<p>World record holder <a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Summer McIntosh Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/summer-mcintosh\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Summer McIntosh<\/a>, who missed the \u2018A\u2019 final after swimming 4:0856 in prelims, won the \u2018B\u2019 final in 4:00.58, which would have been 3rd overall in the event, just behind Pallister and Ledecky.<\/p>\n<p>MEN\u2019S 400 FREESTYLE \u2013 Final<\/p>\n<p>World Record: 3:39.96, Lukas M\u00e4rtens (GER) \u2013 2025<br \/>\nU.S. Open Record: 3:43.33,\u00a0<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Rex Maurer\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/rex-maurer\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rex Maurer<\/a>\u00a0(USA) \u2013 2025<br \/>\nPan Pac Championship Record: 3:41.83, <a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/ian-thorpe\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Ian Thorpe Bio\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ian Thorpe<\/a> (AUS) \u2013 1999<\/p>\n<p>Top 8 Finishers<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Sam Short Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/sam-short\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sam Short<\/a> (AUS) \u2014 3:40.52 **New Championship and U.S. Open Record<br \/>\n<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Zhang Zhanshuo\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/zhang-zhanshuo\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Zhang Zhanshuo<\/a> (CHN) \u2014 3:42.42<br \/>\n<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Aaron Shackell Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/aaron-shackell\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aaron Shackell<\/a> (USA) \u2014 3:43.44<br \/>\n<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Elijah Winnington\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/elijah-winnington\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Elijah Winnington<\/a> (AUS) \u20133 :44.40<br \/>\nKazushi Imafuki (JPN) \u2014 3:56.65<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/rex-maurer\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Rex Maurer\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rex Maurer<\/a> (USA) \u2014 3:45.72<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/stephan-steverink\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Stephan Steverink\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stephan Steverink<\/a> (BRA) \u2014 3:47.30<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/tatsuya-murasa\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Tatsuya Murasa\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tatsuya Murasa<\/a> (JPN) \u2014 3:50.36<\/p>\n<p>The men\u2019s 400 freestyle was dominated by Australia\u2019s <a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Sam Short Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/sam-short\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sam Short<\/a>, as he won the event by almost two seconds and took down <a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/ian-thorpe\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Ian Thorpe Bio\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ian Thorpe<\/a>\u2018s record that was set four years before he was born.<\/p>\n<p>Short started the race in 3rd, turning in 25.36 at the 50 mark to sit about a tenth behind <a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Aaron Shackell Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/aaron-shackell\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aaron Shackell<\/a>\u2018s 25.21 in the lead and <a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Elijah Winnington\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/elijah-winnington\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Elijah Winnington<\/a>\u2018s 25.33 in 2nd.<\/p>\n<p>That didn\u2019t last long, however, with Short moving into the top spot after splitting 27.18 on the 2nd 50 to turn in 52.54 to sit two tenths ahead of Shackell\u2019s 52.71.<\/p>\n<p>He only extended his lead from there, swimming 1:48.08 for his first 200, a full second ahead of Shackell\u2019s 1:49.19. He came home in 1:52.44 to stop the clock in a new lifetime best time of 3:40.52. This swim took down <a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/ian-thorpe\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Ian Thorpe Bio\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ian Thorpe<\/a>\u2018s August 1999 Pan Pacs record time of 3:41.83, set four years before Short was born in September of 2003. This also took a tenth off the 3:40.57 he swam at the Australian Trials in June.<\/p>\n<p>China\u2019s Zhang Zhanshou had a massive final 100 split of 55.48 pulled him into the 2nd place over Shackell\u2019s 56.82, and he touched in 3:42.42 to win the silver medal. His lifetime best is 3:41.55 from the China Open in March.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Aaron Shackell Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/aaron-shackell\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aaron Shackell<\/a> set a massive lifetime best of 3:43.44 to take more than a second off the 3:45.03 he swam last August and become the 3rd fastest American in history.<\/p>\n<p>Australia\u2019s Benjmain Goedmans swam 3:47.15 to win the \u2018B\u2019 final, which would have been 7th overall, but still the 3rd fastest Australian.<\/p>\n<p>WOMEN\u2019S 100 BUTTERFLY \u2013 Final<\/p>\n<p>Top 8 Finishers<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Gretchen Walsh Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/gretchen-walsh\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gretchen Walsh<\/a> (USA) \u2014 55.15 **New Championship Record<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/taylor-ruck\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Taylor Ruck Bio\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Taylor Ruck<\/a> (CAN) \u2014 56.71<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/alexandria-perkins\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Alexandria Perkins\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alexandria Perkins<\/a> (AUS) \u2014 56.75<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/torri-huske\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Torri Huske Bio\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Torri Huske<\/a> (USA) \u2014 56.93<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/yu-yiting\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Yu Yiting\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Yu Yiting<\/a> (CHN) \u2014 57.17<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/erin-gallagher\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Erin Gallagher\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Erin Gallagher<\/a> (RSA) \u2014 57.24<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/brittany-castelluzzo\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Brittany Castelluzzo\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brittany Castelluzzo<\/a> (AUS) \u2014 57.99<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/vanessa-ouwehand\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Vanessa Ouwehand\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Vanessa Ouwehand<\/a> (NZL) \u2014 59.87<\/p>\n<p>The women\u2019s 100 fly final saw world record holder <a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Gretchen Walsh Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/gretchen-walsh\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gretchen Walsh<\/a> dominate the field, stopping the clock in 55.15 to win by more than a second-and-a-half over Canada\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/taylor-ruck\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Taylor Ruck Bio\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Taylor Ruck<\/a> in 2nd.<\/p>\n<p>Walsh was out fast, turning in 25.16 to sit just seven hundredths off her own world record pace of 25.09. She came home in 29.99, just barely breaking 30, but still setting the fastest closing 50 in the field. She will now own the top-18 swims in history in the event.<\/p>\n<p>Ruck took 2nd in 56.71 (25.16\/29.99), a new lifetime best by more than half-a-second from the 57.46 she swam in prelims. She came into the meet at 57.71 from April.<\/p>\n<p>Australia\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/alexandria-perkins\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Alexandria Perkins\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alexandria Perkins<\/a> finished 3rd in 56.75, splitting 26.27\/30.48 . She finished about six tenths off her best of 56.19, which she swam to finish 3rd in the semifinals at last year\u2019s World Championships.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/alex-shackell\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Alex Shackell Bio\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alex Shackell<\/a> won the \u2018B\u2019 final in 57.12, a little off her lifetime best of 56.78. This would have been 5th overall, but would have still been the 3rd American after <a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/torri-huske\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Torri Huske Bio\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Torri Huske<\/a> swam 56.93 to finish 4th overall.<\/p>\n<p>MEN\u2019S 100 BUTTERFLY \u2013 Final<\/p>\n<p>Top 8 Finishers<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Matthew Temple Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/matthew-temple\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Matthew Temple<\/a> (AUS) \u2014 50.39 **New Championship Record<br \/>\n<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Ben Armbruster\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/ben-armbruster\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ben Armbruster<\/a> (AUS) \u2014 50.59<br \/>\n<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Luca Urlando Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/luca-urlando\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Luca Urlando<\/a> (USA) \u2014 50.99<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/shoon-mitsunaga\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Shoon Mitsunaga\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shoon Mitsunaga<\/a> (JPN) \u2014 51.16<br \/>\n<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Shaine Casas Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/shaine-casas\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shaine Casas<\/a> (USA) \u2014 51.34<br \/>\nKatsushiro Matsumoto (JPN) \u2014 52.18<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/finlay-knox\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Finlay Knox\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Finlay Knox<\/a> (CAN) \u2014 52.27<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/chen-juner\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Chen Juner Bio\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chen Juner<\/a> (CHN) \u2014 52.28<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Matthew Temple Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/matthew-temple\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Matthew Temple<\/a> won the men\u2019s 100 fly in 50.39, setting a new Championship Record by four tenths over <a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/caeleb-dressel\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Caeleb Dressel Bio\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Caeleb Dressel<\/a>\u2018s 50.75 from the 2018 Championships.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Ben Armbruster\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/ben-armbruster\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ben Armbruster <\/a>started the race in 1st overall, splitting 23.47 on the first 50 to turn four hundredths ahead of American <a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Shaine casas Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/shaine-casas\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shaine Casas<\/a> and about two tenths ahead of Temple\u2019s 23.65 in 2nd.<\/p>\n<p>Temple took over the lead on the back half, swimming 26.74 to be the one of two swimmers in the field under 27 seconds on the final 50. His final time of 50.39 was a new best time by four hundredths over the 50.43 he swam at the Commonwealth Games to finish 2nd overall.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Ben Armbruster\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/ben-armbruster\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ben Armbruster<\/a> took 2nd in 50.59, splitting 27.12 on his 2nd 50 to touch one hundredth off his lifetime best of 50.58, which he swam at the Commonwealth Games.<\/p>\n<p>American <a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Luca Urlando Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/luca-urlando\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Luca Urlando<\/a> swam 50.99 to finish 3rd after splitting 24.09\/26.90. His swim was about a tenth off his best of 50.86, which he set in the prelims.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/thomas-heilman\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Thomas Heilman Bio\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Thomas Heilman<\/a> won the \u2018B\u2019 final in 51.20, which was four hundredths faster than the 51.24 fellow American <a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Shaine Casas Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/shaine-casas\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shaine Casas<\/a> swam in the \u2018A\u2019 final to finish 5th.<\/p>\n<p>WOMEN\u2019S 200 BACKSTROKE \u2013 Final<\/p>\n<p>Top 8 Finishers<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Regan Smith Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/regan-smith\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Regan Smith<\/a> (USA) \u2014 2:05.57<br \/>\n<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Claire Curzan Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/claire-curzan\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Claire Curzan<\/a> (USA) \u2014 2:06.55<br \/>\n<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Peng Xuwei\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/peng-xuwei\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Peng Xuwei<\/a> (CHN) \u2014 2:07.45<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/hannah-fredericks\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Hannah Fredericks\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hannah Fredericks<\/a> (AUS) \u2014 2:08.21<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/jenna-forrester\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Jenna Forrester\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jenna Forrester<\/a> (AUS) \u2014 2:10.05<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/madison-kryger\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Madison Kryger\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Madison Kryger<\/a> (CAN) \u2014 2:10.32<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/daniela-linares-danzos\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Daniela Linares Danzos\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Daniela Linares Danzos<\/a> (MEX) \u2014 2:10.39<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/rio-shirai\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Rio Shirai Bio\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rio Shirai<\/a> (JPN) \u2014 2:13.02<\/p>\n<p>After winning two straight silver medals, <a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Regan Smith Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/regan-smith\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Regan Smith<\/a> picked up her first win of the meet in the women\u2019s 200 backstroke, stopping the clock in 2:05.57 to finish about a second ahead of <a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Claire Curzan Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/claire-curzan\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Claire Curzan<\/a> in 2nd.<\/p>\n<p>Smith was very fast this morning, saying in her post-race interview she \u201csold her soul\u201d to swim 2:04.13 and set a new season best time. Tonight, she got out quick, turning in 1:00.54 to sit two tenths under <a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/kaylee-mckeown\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Kaylee McKeown Bio\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kaylee McKeown<\/a>\u2018s world record pace of 1:00.73.<\/p>\n<p>She fell slightly off that pace on the back half, splitting 32.28\/32.75 to stop the clock in 2:05.57, picking up the win for the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Curzan split 29.32\/31.79\/32.26\/32.97 to finish in 2:06.44, half-a-second off her prelims swim of 2:05.97. Her lifetime best is 2:05.09 from the 2025 National Championships.<\/p>\n<p>China\u2019s <a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Peng Xuwei\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/peng-xuwei\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Peng Xuwei<\/a> took the bronze medal in 2:07.45 after she split 30.10\/32.22\/32.50\/32.63. This swim was about a second add from her best of 2:06.54, which she set ini March of 2025.<\/p>\n<p>American <a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/phoebe-bacon\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Phoebe Bacon Bio\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Phoebe Bacon<\/a> stopped the clock in 2:07.02 to win the \u2018B\u2019 final, which would have been 3rd overall and <a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/rylee-erisman\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Rylee Erisman\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rylee Erisman<\/a> swam 2:07.20 to finish 2nd in the \u2018B\u2019 final, which would have been 4th overall.<\/p>\n<p>MEN\u2019S 200 BACKSTROKE \u2013 Final<\/p>\n<p>World Record: 1:51.92, Aaron Peirsol (USA) \u2013 2009<br \/>\nU.S. Open Record: 1:53.08, Aaron Peirsol (USA) \u2013 2009<br \/>\nPan Pac Championship Record: 1:53.57, Ryan Murphy (USA) \u2013 2018<\/p>\n<p>Top 8 Finishers<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/yumeki-kojima\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Yumeki Kojima\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Yumeki Kojima<\/a> (JPN) \u2014 1:55.38<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/blake-tierney\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Blake Tierney\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Blake Tierney<\/a> (CAN) \u2014 1:56.29<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/ethan-ekk\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Ethan Ekk\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ethan Ekk<\/a> (CAN) \u2014 1:56.85<br \/>\n<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Keaton Jones Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/keaton-jones\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Keaton Jones<\/a> (USA) \u2014 1:58.00<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/stuart-swinburn\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Stuart Swinburn\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stuart Swinburn<\/a> (AUS) \u2014 1:58.07<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/daniel-diehl\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Daniel Diehl Bio\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Daniel Diehl<\/a> (USA) \u2014 1:58.21<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/se-bom-lee\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Se-Bom Lee\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Se-Bom Lee<\/a> (AUS) \u2014 1:58.91<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/hidekazu-takehara\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Hidekazu Takehara\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hidekazu Takehara<\/a> (JPN) \u2014 1:59.45<\/p>\n<p>Japan\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/yumeki-kojima\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Yumeki Kojima\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Yumeki Kojima<\/a> picked up their first gold medal of the session, stopping the clock in 1:55.38 to win the men\u2019s 200 backstroke by about a second over Canada\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/blake-tierney\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Blake Tierney\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Blake Tierney<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Kojima wasn\u2019t out spectacularly fast, but he came back hard. He turned in 5th place at the 50 (27.49) before moving to 4th at the 100 mark (29.55\/57.04).<\/p>\n<p>On the final 100, he swam 29.40\/28.94 to set a new lifetime best time and move into 1st place. He took three tenths off the 1:55.62 he swam at the Japanese Nationals in June.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/blake-tierney\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Blake Tierney\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Blake Tierney<\/a> led for the first 100 of the race, swimming 27.00\/29.47 to make the turn in 56.47, just one hundredth ahead of American <a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Keaton Jones Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/keaton-jones\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Keaton Jones<\/a>, who swam 56.48 on the opening 100.<\/p>\n<p>Tierney fell back a little, splitting 30.18\/29.64, but he still won the silver medal in 1:56.29. This was about a second add from his lifetime best and Canadian record time of 1:55.03 from last summer\u2019s World Championships.<\/p>\n<p>Canada also picked up the bronze medal with <a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/ethan-ekk\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Ethan Ekk\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ethan Ekk<\/a>, who split 27.66\/29.69\/29.91\/29.59 to move up from 6th at the 100 mark and stop the clock in 1:56.85. This was three tenths off his best of 1:56.54 from the 2025 Canadian Trials.<\/p>\n<p>Jones swam 30.85\/30.67 on his final two 50s to stop the clock in 1:58.00 for 4th overall. His lifetime best is 1:54.61 from the 2024 Olympic Trials.<\/p>\n<p>American <a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/jack-aikins\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Jack Aikins Bio\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jack Aikins<\/a> won the \u2018B\u2019 final in 1:57.47, which would have been the fastest American time tonight.<\/p>\n<p>Before this meet, the last time the American men did not medal in a backstroke race was in 1987 when they didn\u2019t earn a top three finish in the 100.<\/p>\n<p>WOMEN\u2019S 50 BREASTSTROKE \u2013 Final<\/p>\n<p>Top 8 Finishers<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Tang Qianting\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/tang-qianting\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tang Qianting<\/a> (CHN) \u2014 29.67<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/mckenzie-siroky\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about McKenzie Siroky\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">McKenzie Siroky<\/a> (USA) \u2014 29.70<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/skyler-smith\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Skyler Smith\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Skyler Smith<\/a> (USA) \u2014 29.90<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/satomi-suzuki\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Satomi Suzuki Bio\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Satomi Suzuki<\/a> (JPN) \u2014 30.40<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/sophie-angus\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Sophie Angus\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sophie Angus<\/a> (CAN) \u2014 30.65<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/sienna-toohey\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Sienna Toohey\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sienna Toohey<\/a> (AUS) \u2014 30.78<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/alexanne-lepage\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Alexanne Lepage\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alexanne Lepage<\/a> (CAN) \u2014 30.93<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/morgan-cope\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Morgan Cope\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Morgan Cope<\/a> (RSA) \u2014 31.17<\/p>\n<p>After setting the U.S. Open and meet record in the prelims of the women\u2019s 50 breaststroke, China\u2019s <a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Tang Qianting\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/tang-qianting\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tang Qianting<\/a> picked up the gold medal in the final, stopping the clock in 29.67 to just out touch American <a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/mckenzie-siroky\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about McKenzie Siroky\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">McKenzie Siroky<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Qianting added two tenths from her lifetime best of 29.44, which she set at the China Open earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>Siroky stopped the clock in 29.70, a six hundredth add from her 29.64, which she set at the Mare Nostrum tour in Monaco.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/skyler-smith\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Skyler Smith\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Skyler Smith<\/a> broke 30 seconds for the first time to win the bronze medal in 29.90. She took two tenths off her best of 30.08 from prelims. Before this meet, her lifetime best was 30.43 from the Pro Swim Series stop in Austin earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018B\u2019 final went to American <a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/emma-weber\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Emma Weber Bio\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Emma Weber<\/a> in 30.97.<\/p>\n<p>MEN\u2019S 50 BREASTSTROKE \u2013 Final<\/p>\n<p>World Record: 25.95, Adam Peaty (GBR) \u2013 2017<br \/>\nU.S. Open Record: 26.30,\u00a0<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Van Mathias\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/van-mathias\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Van Mathias<\/a>\u00a0(USA) \u2013 2026<br \/>\nPan Pac Championship Record: 26.40, <a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Michael Houlie Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/michael-houlie\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Houlie<\/a>\u00a0(RSA) \u2013 2026<\/p>\n<p>Top 7 Finishers<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/sam-williamson\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Sam Williamson\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sam Williamson<\/a> (AUS) \u2014 26.36 *New Championship Record<br \/>\n<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Michael Houlie Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/michael-houlie\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Houlie<\/a> (RSA)\/<a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Van Mathias\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/van-mathias\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Van Mathias<\/a> (USA) \u2014 26.42<br \/>\n\u2014<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/michael-andrew\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Michael Andrew Bio\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Andrew<\/a> (USA) \u2014 26.78<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/joao-gomes-jr\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Joao Gomes Jr\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joao Gomes Jr<\/a> (BRA) \u2014 26.99<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/taku-taniguchi\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Taku Taniguchi\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Taku Taniguchi<\/a> (JPN) \u2014 27.08<br \/>\nJunjie Liu (CHN) \u2014 27.11<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/yamato-okadome\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Yamato Okadome\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Yamato Okadome<\/a> (JPN) \u2014 DSQ<\/p>\n<p>The men\u2019s 50 breaststroke final saw Australia\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/sam-williamson\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Sam Williamson\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sam Williamson<\/a> set the top time in 26.36, taking down <a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Michael Houlie Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/michael-houlie\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Houlie<\/a>\u2018s prelims meet record time of 26.40.<\/p>\n<p>Williamson \u2018s swim was a new lifetime best, taking three tenths off his pre-meet best of 26.61, which he set at the 2026 Australian Trials.<\/p>\n<p>Houlie and <a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Van Mathias\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/van-mathias\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Van Mathias<\/a> tied for the silver medal in 26.42, both off their lifetime bests in the event. Houlie swam 26.38 on the opening 50 of his semifinals 100 breaststroke, and Mathais\u2019 best is 26.30 from the Pro Swim Series in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n<p>America <a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/michael-andrew\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Michael Andrew Bio\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Andrew<\/a> swam 26.78 for 4th place overall.<\/p>\n<p>Japan\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/yamato-okadome\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Yamato Okadome\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Yamato Okadome<\/a> was disqualified for a downward butterfly kick during his swimming.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018B\u2019 final went to <a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/campbell-mckean\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Campbell McKean Bio\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Campbell McKean<\/a>, also from the United States, in 26.94.<\/p>\n<p>Women\u2019s 4\u00d7100 Freestyle Relay \u2014 Final<\/p>\n<p>World Record: 3:27.96, Australia \u2014 2023<br \/>\nU.S. Open Record: 3:35.11, United States \u2014 2010<br \/>\nPan Pac Championship Record: 3:31.58, Australia \u2014 2018<\/p>\n<p>Results<\/p>\n<p>United States (Douglass, Walsh, Huske, Manuel) \u2014 3:29.32 **New Championship and U.S. Open Record<br \/>\nAustralia (Harris, Perkins, Jansen, Wunsch) \u2014 3:31.11<br \/>\nCanada (Ruck, Harvey, Tigert, Fack) \u2014 3:36.44<br \/>\nNew Zealand \u2014 3:38.38<br \/>\nJapan \u2014 3:40.07<br \/>\nCanada 2 \u2014 3:40.80<br \/>\nSouth Africa \u2014 3:50.92<\/p>\n<p>The United States team started off with a bang in the women\u2019s 4\u00d7100 freestyle relay that led to a new American, U.S. Open and meet record time of 3:29.32.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/kate-douglass\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Kate Douglass Bio\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kate Douglass<\/a> led the team off in a massive time of 51.69. This is the #2 performance in history, only behind <a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/marrit-steenbergen\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Marrit Steenbergen Bio\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marrit Steenbergen<\/a>\u2018s world record of 51.68 from the end of June. It is also a new American record, taking almost two tenths off training partner <a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/anna-moesch\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Anna Moesch\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Anna Moesch<\/a>\u2018s 51.88 from the U.S. Nationals last month.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Gretchen Walsh Bio\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/gretchen-walsh\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gretchen Walsh<\/a> swam 2nd, splitting 52.23. <a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/torri-huske\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Torri Huske Bio\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Torri Huske<\/a> was 52.79 in 3rd, and <a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/simone-manuel\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Simone Manuel Bio\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Simone Manuel<\/a> anchored the relay in 52.61.<\/p>\n<p>Walsh\u2019s split was three tenths faster than the 52.55 she swam on the former American Record relay, and Manuel exactly tied her split.<\/p>\n<p>Australia finished 2nd in 3:31.11 with their team of <a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/meg-harris\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Meg Harris\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Meg Harris<\/a> (52.51), <a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/alexandria-perkins\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Alexandria Perkins\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alexandria Perkins<\/a> (53.05), Milla Janen (53.03), and <a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/olivia-wunsch\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Olivia Wunsch\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Olivia Wunsch<\/a> (52.52).<\/p>\n<p>Canada took 3rd in 3:36.44 with <a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/taylor-ruck\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Taylor Ruck Bio\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Taylor Ruck<\/a> (53.59), <a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/mary-sophie-harvey\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Mary-Sophie Harvey Bio\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mary-Sophie Harvey<\/a> (54.20), <a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/leah-tigert\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Leah Tigert\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Leah Tigert<\/a> (54.04), and <a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/leilani-fack\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Leilani Fack\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Leilani Fack<\/a> (54.61).<\/p>\n<p>Men\u2019s 4\u00d7100 Freestyle Relay \u2014 Final<\/p>\n<p>World Record: 3:08.24, United States \u2014 2008<br \/>\nU.S. Open Record: 3:11.74, United States \u2014 2010<br \/>\nPan Pac Championship Record: 3:11.74, United States \u2014 2010<\/p>\n<p>Top 8 Teams<\/p>\n<p>United States (Guiliano, Sammon, Lasco, Alexy) \u2014 3:09.01 **New Championship and U.S. Open Record<br \/>\nAustralia (Taylor, Jack, Sommerville, Turner) \u2014 3:09.57<br \/>\nJapan (Murasa, Mitsunaga, Matsumoto, Matsumoto) \u2014 3:13.53<br \/>\nCanada \u2014 3:14.11<br \/>\nUnited States 2 \u2014 3;14.40<br \/>\nCanada \u2014 3:14.96<br \/>\nNew Zealand \u2014 3:17.99<br \/>\nSouth Africa \u2014 3:25.25<\/p>\n<p>The United States men had a massive performance in the men\u2019s 400 freestyle relay final to set the top time and pick up a new U.S. Open and Pan Pacs record in the event with their 3:09.01<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/chris-guiliano\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Chris Guiliano Bio\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Guiliano<\/a> led the team off in 47.51, splitting 22.22\/25.29 to give the team the lead going into the 2nd leg. <a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/patrick-sammon\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Patrick Sammon\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Patrick Sammon<\/a> took over, and split 46.98 to put the team briefly under world record pace going into the 3rd 100.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/destin-lasco\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Destin Lasco Bio\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Destin Lasco<\/a> swam the 3rd leg for the United States, splitting 47.74 to maintain the lead by three tenths over Australia. <a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/jack-alexy\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Jack Alexy Bio\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jack Alexy<\/a> anchored the team in 46.78 to break the former meet and U.S. Open record time of 3:11.74 by more than two-and-a-half seconds. The former record was set by the United States at the 2010 Pan Pacific Championships.<\/p>\n<p>Lasco had the slowest split on the United States \u2018A\u2019 relay, which was exactly tied with <a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/gabriel-jett\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Gabriel Jett Bio\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gabriel Jett<\/a>\u2018s 47.74 on the \u2018B\u2019 relay.<\/p>\n<p>Australia finished 2nd with their team of <a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/bio\/kai-taylor\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"Kai Taylor Bio\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kai Taylor<\/a> (47.81), <a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/jamie-jack\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Jamie Jack\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jamie Jack<\/a> (47.46), <a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/edward-sommerville\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Edward Sommerville\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Edward Sommerville<\/a> (47.31), and <a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/harrison-turner\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Harrison Turner\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Harrison Turner<\/a> (46.99) stopping the clock in 3:09.57<\/p>\n<p>Japan swam 3:13.53 with their team of <a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/tatsuya-murasa\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Tatsuya Murasa\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tatsuya Murasa<\/a> (48.29), <a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/shoon-mitsunaga\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Shoon Mitsunaga\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shoon Mitsunaga<\/a> (47.72), Katushiro Matsumoto (48.08), and <a href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/tag\/shuya-matsumoto\/\" class=\"auto-link-tag\" title=\"View more articles about Shuya Matsumoto\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shuya Matsumoto<\/a> (49.44).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2026 PAN PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPS There are just two days left of the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships, and 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