Pan Pacific Swimming Championships

The Pan Pacific Swimming Championships is a long course swimming event first held in 1985.[1] It was founded as an alternative to the European Championships, for those countries that could not swim in those championships, in a manner similar to the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships which provide a similar 'continental' championships for non-European nations.

The meet was founded by its four Charter nations's swimming federations: Swimming Australia (Australia), Swimming Canada (Canada), Japan Swimming Federation (Japan), and USA Swimming (United States). As part of the Charter, hosting of the meet is to rotate among these four nations, with the meet being held in Japan every other championship. Initially, the meet was open to all countries that border the Pacific Ocean, giving the meet its name. This since has been expanded/opened to include other non-European countries wishing to participate, such as Brazil and South Africa.

The meet is considered to be one of the toughest international swimming competitions outside the Olympic Games, World Championships and European Championships, due in part to the presence of swimming power-house nationals like the United States and Australia, the first and second most medals winners, respectively.

History

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The meet was initially staged biennially (every odd year), to allow for an international championship-level meet in the non-Olympic and non-World Championships years.[1] However, beginning with the 2002 championships, due to the changing of the World Championships from every four years (even year between Olympics) to every two years (every odd year), the meet is a quadrennial event, held in the even year between Summer Olympics.[1]

Unlike the World Championships and Olympic Games, nations can enter as many people as they like in the preliminaries of each event (in most international meets, only two swimmers from each nation are permitted). However, only two swimmers per nation can qualify for the Championships' semi-finals and finals. Prior to FINA's creation of semi-finals in the late 1990s, a total of 3 swimmers per country could qualify for the final and consolation heats of an event, with no more than 2 swimmers per country in a final or consolation.

List of championships

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Edition Year Host City Host Country Dates Medal table winners Ref.
1 1985 Tokyo  Japan 15–18 August  United States
2 1987 Brisbane  Australia 13–16 August  United States
3 1989 Tokyo  Japan 17–20 August  United States
4 1991 Edmonton  Canada 22–25 August  United States [2]
5 1993 Kobe  Japan 12–15 August  United States
6 1995 Atlanta  United States 10–13 August  United States
7 1997 Fukuoka  Japan 10–13 August  United States [3]
8 1999 Sydney  Australia 22–29 August  Australia [4]
9 2002 Yokohama  Japan 24–29 August  United States [5]
10 2006 Victoria  Canada 17–20 August  United States [6]
11 2010 Irvine  United States 18–22 August  United States [7]
12 2014 Gold Coast  Australia 21–25 August  United States [1]
13 2018 Tokyo  Japan 9–13 August  United States
14 2026 Los Angeles  United States TBA [8]

Note: The 1995 and 1999 editions served as the swimming test events for the Olympic venues, for the next year's Games.

Medal table (1985–2018)

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All-time Pan Pacific Championships medal table (Updated after 2018 Championships)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States277192140609
2 Australia98136107341
3 Japan314973153
4 Canada184574137
5 China5101227
6 South Africa55616
7 New Zealand461626
8 South Korea4217
9 Brazil34916
10 Costa Rica3249
11 Puerto Rico1012
12 Suriname1001
13 Venezuela0101
14 Chile0011
Totals (14 entries)4504524441,346

Pan Pacific Championships Records

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Main article: List of Pan Pacific Championships records in swimming

Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships

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The Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, aka Junior Pan PAC’s, is a long course swimming event that features high level 18 under swimmers around the Pacific. The event is held every other even year, and takes place in the non-world championship/junior championship years. The event was last held in 2018, with others postponed or canceled due to the global COVID-19 pandemic; future events have been postponed until after 2022.[9]

List of championships

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Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships:[10][11]

Edition Year Host Venue Host Country Dates Medal table winners Ref.
1 2005 Maui Kihei Aquatic Center  United States 6–9 January  United States [12]
2 2007 Maui Kihei Aquatic Center  United States 11–14 January  United States [13]
3 2009 Guam  Guam 8–11 January  United States [14]
4 2010 Maui Kihei Aquatic Center  United States 26–30 August  United States [15]
5 2012 Honolulu Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center  United States 23–27 August  United States [16]
6 2014 Maui Kihei Aquatic Center, Ulua Beach  United States 27–31 August  United States [17]
7 2016 Maui Lahaina Aquatic Center  United States 24–27 August  United States [18]
8 2018 Suva Damodar Aquatic Centre  Fiji 23–26 August  United States [19]
9 2022 Honolulu Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center  United States 24–27 August  United States [20]
10 2024 Canberra AIS Aquatic Centre  Australia 21–24 August  United States [21]
11 2026 Vancouver UBC Aquatic Centre  Canada 17–20 August [22]


Medal table (2012–2024)

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All-time Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships medal table (Updated after 2024 Junior Championships)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States1359063288
2 Japan314256129
3 Australia295242123
4 Canada10283472
5 China4228
6 South Korea2024
7 New Zealand0156
8 Singapore0022
9 Argentina0011
Totals (9 entries)211215207633

Records

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Below are the competition records for the Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships. They are the fastest times recorded in the history of the championships. All events are held in a long course (50 m) pool.

All records were set in finals, unless noted otherwise.

Men

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Event Time Name Nationality Date Location Ref
50m freestyle 22.20 Paul Powers  United States 31 August 2014 Maui, United States
100m freestyle 48.23 Flynn Southam  Australia 25 August 2022 Honolulu, United States
200m freestyle 1:47.11 Flynn Southam  Australia 24 August 2022 Honolulu, United States
400m freestyle 3:48.36 Joshua Staples  Australia 26 August 2022 Honolulu, United States
800m freestyle 7:52.40 Luke Ellis  United States 21 August 2024 Canberra, Australia
1500m freestyle 14:59.97 Kazushi Imafuku  Japan 24 August 2024 Canberra, Australia
100m backstroke 53.27 Daniel Diehl  United States 24 August 2022 Honolulu, United States
200m backstroke 1:57.00 Hidekazu Takehara  Japan 26 August 2022 Honolulu, United States
100m breaststroke 59.85 Akihiro Yamaguchi  Japan 24 August 2012 Honolulu, United States
200m breaststroke 2:08.03 Akihiro Yamaguchi  Japan 27 August 2012 Honolulu, United States
100m butterfly 51.98 Thomas Heilman  United States 26 August 2022 Honolulu, United States
200m butterfly 1:55.81 Aaron Shackell  United States 24 August 2022 Honolulu, United States
200m individual medley 1:59.01 Maximus Williamson  United States 27 August 2022 Honolulu, United States
400m individual medley 4:12.59 Chase Kalisz  United States 24 August 2012 Honolulu, United States
4×100m freestyle relay 3:15.79
 United States 26 August 2022 Honolulu, United States
4×200m freestyle relay 7:13.07
 Australia 25 August 2022 Honolulu, United States
4×100m medley relay 3:35.60
 United States 24 August 2024 Canberra, Australia
Legend:
Records not set in finals: h – heat; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final

Women

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Event Time Name Nationality Date Location Ref
50m freestyle 24.74 Yolane Kukla  Australia 29 August 2010 Maui, United States
100m freestyle 53.75 r Rylee Erisman  United States 23 August 2024 Canberra, Australia
200m freestyle 1:56.15 Erin Gemmell  United States 24 August 2022 Honolulu, United States
400m freestyle 4:05.07 Erin Gemmell  United States 26 August 2022 Honolulu, United States
800m freestyle 8:28.01 Leah Smith  United States 27 August 2012 Honolulu, United States
1500m freestyle 16:08.09 Lani Pallister  Australia 23 August 2018 Suva, Fiji
100m backstroke 59.05 r Leah Shackley  United States 24 August 2024 Canberra, Australia
200m backstroke 2:08.19 Leah Shackley  United States 23 August 2024 Canberra, Australia
100m breaststroke 1:07.45 Katomi Kato  Japan 22 August 2024 Canberra, Australia
200m breaststroke 2:24.73 Katomi Kato  Japan 24 August 2024 Canberra, Australia
100m butterfly 57.99 Audrey Derivaux  United States 23 August 2024 Canberra, Australia
200m butterfly 2:07.82 Airi Mitsui  Japan 24 August 2022 Honolulu, United States
200m individual medley 2:10.79 Dagny Knutson  United States 11 January 2009 Guam
400m individual medley 4:36.79 Mio Narita  Japan 25 August 2022 Honolulu, United States
4×100m freestyle relay 3:36.49
 United States 23 August 2024 Canberra, Australia
4×200m freestyle relay 7:53.56
 United States 22 August 2024 Canberra, Australia
4×100m medley relay 3:58.88
 United States 24 August 2024 Canberra, Australia
Legend:
Records not set in finals: h – heat; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final

Mixed

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Event Time Name Nationality Date Location Ref
4×100m medley relay 3:45.21
 United States 21 August 2024 Canberra, Australia
Legend:
Records not set in finals: h – heat; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Queensland to host 2014 Pan Pacific Championships Archived May 11, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, published by Swimming Australia on 2012-05-11; retrieved 2012-05-11.
  2. ^ For the Record: 1991 Pan Pacific Championships; result listing published by Swimming World Magazine, October 1991 edition, p.52-54.
  3. ^ 1997 Pan Pacific Championships page from the USA Swimming website (usaswimming.org); retrieved 2012-05-11.
  4. ^ 1999 Pan Pacific Championships page from the USA Swimming website (usaswimming.org); retrieved 2012-05-11.
  5. ^ 2002 Pan Pacific Championships Archived December 19, 2014, at the Wayback Machine page from the USA Swimming website (usaswimming.org); retrieved 2012-05-11.
  6. ^ 2006 Pan Pacs results page Archived September 2, 2011, at the Wayback Machine from Omega Timing. Retrieved 2012-05-11.
  7. ^ 2010 Pan Pacs results page Archived September 2, 2011, at the Wayback Machine from Omega Timing. Retrieved 2012-05-11.
  8. ^ "2026 Pan Pacific Championships Location To Change". www.usaswimming.org. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  9. ^ Andy Ross (28 May 2020). "2022 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships Deferred to 2026, Canada to Remain Host". Swimming World News. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Junior Pan Pacific Championships Results".
  11. ^ "Swimrankings - Swimming Rankings and Results - Worldwide, International Swim Sport".
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  13. ^ "2007 Jr Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Meet Results". Swimming World. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  14. ^ "2009 Junior Pan Pacific Championships – Meet Results". Swimming World. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  15. ^ "2010 Junior Pan Pacific Championships – Meet Results". Swimming World. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  16. ^ "Junior Pan Pacific Championship, August 23-27, 2012". Swimming World. 27 November 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  17. ^ Marsteller, Jason (13 August 2014). "USA Swimming Releases Loaded Junior Pan Pacific Championships Roster". Swimming World. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  18. ^ "2016 Jr Pan Pacific Swimming Championships: Results". swmeets.com. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  19. ^ "2018 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships" (PDF). SwimSwam. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  20. ^ "Charter Nations Announce Addition of Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships to 2022 International Events Calendar". USA Swimming. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
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