By Sean Griffin on SwimSwam
2026 PAN PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPS
August 12-15, 2026 Irvine, California William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center LCM (50 meters) Meet Central Psych Sheets Live Results Live Stream (USA Swimming YouTube) Recaps Prelims: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3Day 4 Prelims Heat Sheet
Day 4 Prelims Preview/Scratch Report
Welcome to the final preliminary session of the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships! On the docket this morning are the 200 IM, 50 freestyle, and 200 breaststroke for both men and women, in addition to slower/early heats of the women’s 800 free and men’s 1500 free, with the fastest eight seeded swimmers set to take to the pool tonight.
Follow along below for live updates as the action unfolds this morning.
Women’s 200m IM – Heats
World Record: 2:05.70, Summer McIntosh (CAN) – 2025 World Junior Record: 2:06.56, Summer McIntosh (CAN) – 2024 Championship Record: 2:08.16, Yui Ohashi (JPN) – 2018‘A’ Final Qualifiers:
Alex Walsh (USA) – 2:08.57 Summer McIntosh (CAN) – 2:09.34 Ella Ramsay (AUS) – 2:09.69 Regan Smith (USA) – 2:10.21 Mio Narita (JPN) – 2:10.63 Leah Hayes (USA) – 2:10.69 (two-per country rule) Phoebe Bacon (USA) – 2:10.77 (two-per country rule) Yu Yiting (CHN) – 2:11.15 Tara Kinder (AUS) – 2:11.27 Shiho Matsumoto (JPN) – 2:11.58The United States’ Alex Walsh clocked a season-best time of 2:08.57 to lead the women’s 200m IM field by nearly a full second heading into tonight’s final.
Walsh, the 2022 World Champion who boasts a lifetime-best of 2:07.13, will go head-to-head in the final with world record holder Summer McIntosh of Canada, who clocked the second-quickest time of the morning at 2:09.34. McIntosh, the defending world champion, boasts a PB and WR of 2:05.70 from the 2025 Canadian Trials, and owns a season-best of 2:08.21 from the Westmont Pro Swim Series in March.
Australia’s Ella Ramsay was the only other competitor to dip under the 2:10 threshold this morning, courtesy of her 2:09.69 outing; she narrowly missed her season-best 2:09.40 from the Australian Trials in June.
Notably, Australian Jenna Forrester, the silver medalist in the 400m IM earlier in the meet, missed out on the final with a 2:12.27 that was only good enough for 11th. She’s been as quick as 2:09.07 so far this season and owns a PB of 2:08.98 from her breakthrough Worlds in 2023.
Of note, Team USA’s Leah Hayes (2:10.69) and Phoebe Bacon (2:10.77) posted the sixth- and seventh-fastest times of the session but will have to swim in the “B” final due to the two-per-country rule for each final.
Men’s 200m IM – Heats
World Record: 1:52.69, Leon Marchand (FRA) – 2025 World Junior Record: 1:56.53, Yumeki Kojima (JPN) – 2026 Championship Record: 1:54.43, Ryan Lochte (USA) – 2010‘A’ Final Qualifiers:
William Petric (AUS) – 1:57.72 Yumeki Kojima (JPN) – 1:57.83 Tomoyuki Matsushita (JPN) – 1:57.84 Carson Foster (USA) – 1:57.90 Tristan Jankovics (CAN) – 1:58.73 Finlay Knox (CAN) – 1:59.03 Rex Maurer (USA) – 1:59.20 Asaki Nishikawa (JPN) – 1:59.21 (two-per country rule) Lewis Clareburt (NZL) – 1:59.47The main storyline of the men’s 200 IM wasn’t necessarily lightning-quick times but rather the heavy favorite missing out on the championship final. The reigning world championship silver medalist and #3 American all-time, Shaine Casas, was over six seconds off his career best with a 2:01.08 for 12th place this morning.
A quadruple of 1:57s led a tightly-packed prelims, with Australian William Petric leading the way in 1:57.72 ahead of Japanese teammates Yumeki Kojima (1:57.83) and Tomoyuki Matsushita (1:57.84), and American Carson Foster (1:57.90).
With Casas out, Matsushita will likely start as a slight favorite over Foster, as the two own PBs in the 1:55-range. Matsushita’s PB of 1:55.60 was set back in November, while Foster’s 1:55.65 dates back to the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials; he owns a season-best of 1:57.39 from the Westmont Pro Swim Series earlier in the season.
Due to the two-per-country rule, Japan’s Asaki Nishikawa (1:59.21) was shut out of the “A” final despite posting the eighth-quickest time of the morning.
Women’s 50m Freestyle – Heats
World Record: 23.55, Gretchen Walsh (USA) – 2026 World Junior Record: 24.17, Claire Curzan (USA) – 2021 Championship Record: 23.81, Cate Campbell (AUS) – 2018‘A’ Final Qualifiers:
Kate Douglass (USA) – 23.49 *WORLD RECORD* Gretchen Walsh (USA) – 23.78 Meg Harris (AUS) – 24.22 Torri Huske (USA) – 24.30 (two-per country rule) Simone Manuel (USA) – 24.46 (two-per country rule) Taylor Ruck (CAN) – 24.67 Rylee Erisman (USA) – 24.69 (two-per country rule) Claire Curzan (USA) – 24.70 (two-per country rule) Olivia Wunsch (AUS) – 24.81 Alexandria Perkins (AUS) – 24.83 (two-per country rule) Kayla Noelle Sanchez (PHI) – 24.90 Hannah Casey (AUS) – 24.98 (two-per country rule) Yujie Cheng (CHN) – 25.01 Brittany Castelluzzo (AUS) – 25.10 (two-per country rule) Rikako Ikee (JPN) – 25.18Team USA’s Kate Douglass threw down a blistering 23.49 to reclaim the world record in the women’s 50m freestyle.
Douglass, who set a world record time of 23.59 at the Indianapolis Pro Series in June, had her record usurped by American teammate Gretchen Walsh at the Sette Colli meet a few weeks ago, when Walsh swam 23.55 — but Douglass found even more time to drop this morning.
Look for a more detailed, separate article on Douglass’ mind-boggling swim within the hour.
Walsh was second-quickest this morning with a time of 23.78, setting up a showdown with a potential fourth world record in the 50 free in as many weeks on the table for tonight’s final.
Australian Meg Harris, the reigning world champion, will be the clear bronze-medal favorite tonight after her solid 24.22 performance this morning.
The field was full of Americans and Australians this morning, with many cut from the final due to the two-per-country rule.
Men’s 50m Freestyle – Heats
World Record: 20.88, Cameron McEvoy (AUS) – 2026 World Junior Record: 21.75, Michael Andrew (USA) – 2017 Championship Record: 21.44, Bruno Fratus (BRA) – 2014‘A’ Final Qualifiers:
Jamie Jack (AUS) – 21.42 *PAN PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD* Quintin McCarty (USA) – 21.56 Guilherme Caribe (BRA) – 21.63 Jack Alexy (USA) – 21.66 Chris Guiliano (USA) – 21.67 (two-per country rule) Michael Andrew (USA) – 21.72 (two-per country rule) Isaac Cooper (AUS) – 21.82 Santo Condorelli (USA) – 21.91 (two-per country rule) Calvyn Justus (RSA) – 21.99 Patrick Sammon (USA) – 22.05 (two-per country rule) Yuri Kisil (CAN) – 22.07 Ruslan Gaziev (CAN) – 22.27Australian Jamie Jack posted a new Pan Pacific Championship Record of 21.42 to lead the men’s 50m freestyle prelims.
Jack’s time this morning sliced one one-hundredth off his personal-best time of 21.43, set in this very pool last summer when he had a breakout time-trial swim in the event. Now he’ll have the opportunity to come full circle and win his first individual senior international title.
In a tight battle to see which two Americans would get the “A” final nod, Quintin McCarty (21.56) and Jack Alexy (21.66) got the upper hand over Chris Guiliano (21.67), Michael Andrew (21.72), Santo Condorelli (21.91), and Patrick Sammon (22.05), putting them in a prime position to contend for medals this evening.
McCarty has been 21.43 so far this season at the Mare Nostrum series in May, his current PB, while Alexy, whose time this morning was a season best, boasts a PB of 21.32 from last summer’s World Championships.
Not to be overlooked is Brazilian Guilherme Caribe, who swam 21.63 and is well in contention for not just a medal but the win tonight. His personal best remains the 21.46 he threw down at the Campeonato Brasileiro Absoluto de Natação in April 2025.
Women’s 200m Breaststroke – Heats
World Record: 2:17.55, Evgeniia Chikunova (RUS) – 2023 World Junior Record: 2:19.64, Viktoria Gunes (TUR) – 2015 Championship Record: 2:20.69, Rebecca Soni (USA) – 2010‘A’ Final Qualifiers:
Kotomi Kato (JPN) – 2:23.38 Kate Douglass (USA) – 2:23.42 Kaylene Corbett (RSA) – 2:23.54 Ella Ramsay (AUS) – 2:23.73 Alexanne Lepage (CAN) – 2:24.63 Alex Walsh (USA) – 2:24.68 Satomi Suzuki (JPN) – 2:26.72 Sophie Angus (CAN) – 2:26.98Japan’s Kotomi Kato threw down a new personal-best time of 2:23.38 en route to notching the quickest time in the women’s 200m breast prelims. It was a PB by nearly a full second, as her former best stood at the 2:24.24 she swam at the Japanese National Championships in April 2025.
The newly minted 50m free world record holder, Kate Douglass, the reigning world and Olympic champion and American record holder in the 200m breast, glided to a very easy-looking 2:23.42 to comfortably advance through to the final. She’ll start as a heavy favorite despite the tight double.
The reigning Worlds bronze medalist, South Africa’s Kaylene Corbett, rounded out the top three with her 2:23.54.
For the first time this morning, no swimmers fell victim to the two-per-country rule.
Men’s 200m Breaststroke – Heats
World Record: 2:05.48, Haiyang Qin (CHN) – 2023 World Junior Record: 2:06.59, Shin Ohashi (JPN) – 2026 Championship Record: 2:07.75, Ippei Watanabe (JPN) – 2018‘A’ Final Qualifiers:
Shin Ohashi (JPN) – 2:08.90 Yamato Fukasawa (JPN) – 2:09.00 Ippei Watanabe (JPN) – 2:09.72 (two-per country rule) Josh Matheny (USA) – 2:09.90 AJ Pouch (USA) – 2:10.01 Zac Stubblety-Cook (AUS) – 2:10.57 Campbell McKean (USA) – 2:10.70 (two-per country rule) Bailey Lello (AUS) – 2:10.76 Oliver Dawson (CAN) – 2:11.00 Apollo Hess (CAN) – 2:13.82It was all about Team Japan in the men’s 200m breaststroke prelims, with the country posting the three fastest times of the session.
World Junior Record holder Shin Ohashi led the way with a time of 2:08.90, a tenth ahead of teammate Yamato Fukasawa (2:09.72), with former world record holder Ippei Watanabe (2:09.90) relegated to the ‘B’ final.
Outside of the Japanese swimmers, Team USA had the next two quickest, with Josh Matheny (2:09.90) and AJ Pouch (2:10.01) beating out former world record holder and 2021 Olympic champion Zac Stubblety-Cook (2:10.57) for the next two qualifying spots.
Though he had the seventh-fastest time of the morning and hit a new PB, American Campbell McKean (2:10.70) will be in the ‘B’ final.
Women’s 800m Freestyle – Slower Heats
World Record: 8:04.12, Katie Ledecky (USA) – 2025 World Junior Record: 8:11.00, Katie Ledecky (USA) – 2014 Championship Record: 8:09.13, Katie Ledecky (USA) – 2018Current Results:
Men’s 1500m Freestyle – Slower Heats
World Record: 14:30.67, Bobby Finke (USA) – 2024 World Junior Record: 14:41.22, Kuzey Tuncelli (TUR) – 2024 Championship Record: 14:41.65, Grant Hackett (AUS) – 2002Current Results:
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