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McIntosh Headlines Pan Pacs Day 2 Prelims as Walsh and Berkoff Spark Speed

Day 2 prelims at the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine featured Summer McIntosh headlining the women’s 400 IM as a gold favorite, Gretchen Walsh clocking 52.57 to lead the 100 free while Americans and Aussies jockeyed for finals spots, Katharine Berkoff breaking American and U.S. Open records in the 50 back, and a series of tight heats and two-per-country rule-driven swim-offs (including a 400 IM swim-off between Asaki Nishikawa and Yumeki Kojima and a 100 free swim-off between Fan Yaqi and Chelsey Edwards) shaping tonight’s finals. The day also saw strong showings from Japan and Brazil in various events, with Masers and relays setting up a stacked night of racing across the Pan Pacs program.

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#100-free #day-2-prelims #pan-pacific-championships

sports6 hours ago•32 min saved

McIntosh Sets Pan Pacs 400 IM Championship Record as Harris Upsets Walsh in Day 2 Finals

Summer McIntosh won the women’s 400 IM in a championship-record 4:28.01, Meg Harris upset Gretchen Walsh to take the 100 free in 52.60, Jack Alexy led the men’s 100 free with 47.14, Katharine Berkoff set a championship- and American-record 26.90 in the 50 back, and Quintin McCarty posted a Pan Pacs-record 24.51 in the 50 back; Van Mathias added a 58.02 win in the 100 breast as Day 2 delivered multiple records and tight racing.

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#400-im #katharine-berkoff #meg-harris

sports16 hours ago•23 min saved

Douglass Bypasses 100 Free at Pan Pacs, Refocuses on 100 Breast

Kate Douglass, after a 51.0 split on the mixed medley relay, scratched the 100 free prelims at the Pan Pacific Championships to concentrate on the 100 breaststroke. She may still swim on a relay if needed, but no evening 4x100 free is planned. Claire Curzan also skipped the 100 free to focus on the 50 back. Day 2 features several notable scratches (Michael Andrew, Mary-Sophie Harvey, Luca Urlando, Gabriel Jett, Finlay Knox, Alex Walsh) and a lineup of events to watch, including Summer McIntosh in the 400 IM and Gretchen Walsh in the 100 free.

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#100-breaststroke #100-free #kate-douglass

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Walsh Sparks Pan Pacs Day 1 Finals With Championship-Record Sprint

Day 1 finals at the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships produced several standout results: Gretchen Walsh won the women’s 50 fly in 24.65, a new Pan Pacs championship record; Ben Armbruster took the men’s 50 fly in 22.75; Lani Pallister set a Canadian record and Pan Pacs championship mark in the women’s 200 free with 1:53.67, ahead of Summer McIntosh (1:53.86); Luke Hobson won the men’s 200 free in 1:43.85 (a new championship record); Katharine Berkoff captured the women’s 100 back in 57.93 after Regan Smith led prelims with 57.86; seeds for other events included Shackell/Howley atop the women’s 200 fly and Urlando leading the men’s 200 fly, with the mixed 4×100 medley relay poised for a likely U.S. win and possible world-record pace, as Katie Ledecky led the way in the women’s 1500 free heading into Day 2.

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#day-1-finals #gretchen-walsh #luke-hobson

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McIntosh Takes on 200 Free as Pan Pacs Return to Irvine on Day 1

Pan Pacific Championships return after eight years at Irvine with Day 1 prelims across four events per gender and timed finals for the 800 and 1500 frees; Summer McIntosh is racing the 200 free for the first time at a major international meet since 2023 (dropping the 200 fly), Gretchen Walsh eyes a Pan Pacs 50 fly record, and the two-per-country rule shapes the A finals as Americans pace the morning heats across multiple events.

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#day-1-prelims #gretchen-walsh #pan-pacific-championships

sports2 days ago•20 min saved

Summer McIntosh Skips 200 Fly at Pan Pacs to Focus on 200 Free

Canadian swimming star Summer McIntosh, the world-record holder in the 200m butterfly, will not swim that event at the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships to avoid a clash with the 200m freestyle. She has entered the 200m freestyle, 200m individual medley, 400m freestyle, and 400m IM, and she did not enter the 800m freestyle to prevent a final-day conflict with the 200m IM. The four-day meet features a condensed schedule, and this marks her Pan Pacs lineup debut since the event last took place in 2018.

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#200m-butterfly #200m-freestyle #pan-pacific-championships

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Ledecky-McIntosh Clash Sparks World-Record Watch at Pan Pacs

At Irvine’s Pan Pacific Championships, Katie Ledecky headlines a US team as she renews a major international rivalry with Summer McIntosh in the 400m free while also contesting the 800m and 1500m free; McIntosh seeks to challenge Ledecky after recent Olympic and world successes, with Lani Pallister a key distance threat as well. The meet also features American sprint pair Kate Douglass and Gretchen Walsh pushing for world records in the 50m/100m fly and 50m free, along with notable US men like Bobby Finke and Sam Short, making Pan Pacs the marquee international stage on home soil in 2026.

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#katie-ledecky #pan-pacific-championships #sports

sports4 days ago•24 min saved

Pan Pac 2026 Preview: Finke–Short Lead Irvine Showdowns

SwimSwam previews the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine, noting a thinner field due to withdrawals (including Kaylee McKeown and Mollie O’Callaghan) but highlighting several marquee showdowns: Bobby Finke vs. Sam Short in the 800 free (Short healthy after winning Commonwealth Games titles; Finke aiming to rebound), a rising men’s 100 breast field led by Shin Ohashi and Sam Williamson, Summer McIntosh squaring off with Katie Ledecky and Lani Pallister in the 400 and 800 frees, a deep 400 IM with Leon Marchand and company, and a head-to-head in the women’s 50 free between Gretchen Walsh and Kate Douglass (Meg Harris a potential spoiler). McIntosh skips the 800 free; Tomoru Honda is out due to a criminal incident; Florian Wellbrock is among four Europeans racing Pan Pacs. The piece frames several races as likely LA28 precursors and notes the meet’s tilt toward men’s head-to-heads amid notable absences.

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#2026 #irvine-california #pan-pacific-championships