How Much Did American Swimmers Earn in Operation Gold Payouts at Pan Pacs? ...Middle East

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2026 PAN PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPS

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University of Virginia post-grad teammates Gretchen Walsh and Kate Douglass continue to rack up rewards. The two were the leading U.S. earners from the various Operation Gold programs available to American swimmers at the 2026 Pan Pac Championships, earning $93,750 and $73,750, respectively, across the four day meet.

Learn more about how the different ways athletes earned money at Pan Pacs.

In total, US swimmers earned over $1.1 million in payouts from the USOPC and USA Swimming for the meet. Comparing these payouts to, for example, the ones earned at meets like the World Championships aren’t exactly apples-to-apples: those earnings are from meet organizers, and don’t include Operation Gold payouts from those years, whereas this money is from internal sources.

But still, in a year without a global long course championship paying out significant prize money, this is some earning and incentive for American swimmers at Pan Pacs.

The top male earner was Van Mathias, who won three gold medals and two silver medals at the meet. That included an individual title in the 100 meter breaststroke.

Athlete Base ($5k) Standard Funds Enhanced — Individual Enhanced — Relay TOTAL WALSH Gretchen $5,000 $6,250 $60,000 $22,500 $93,750 DOUGLASS Kate $5,000 $6,250 $40,000 $22,500 $73,750 MATHIAS Van $5,000 $6,250 $40,000 $15,000 $66,250 BERKOFF Katharine $5,000 $6,250 $40,000 $7,500 $58,750 ALEXY Jack $5,000 $6,250 $30,000 $15,000 $56,250 LEDECKY Katie $5,000 $6,250 $40,000 $5,000 $56,250 SMITH Regan $5,000 $6,250 $40,000 – $51,250 SIROKY McKenzie $5,000 $6,250 $30,000 $7,500 $48,750 URLANDO Luca $5,000 $6,250 $25,000 $7,500 $43,750 FOSTER Carson $5,000 $5,000 $30,000 – $40,000 MODGLIN Will $5,000 $5,000 $15,000 $15,000 $40,000 HOBSON Luke $5,000 $6,250 $20,000 $7,500 $38,750 SAMMON Patrick $5,000 $5,000 $10,000 $15,000 $35,000 McCARTY Quintin $5,000 $6,250 $20,000 – $31,250 FINKE Bobby $5,000 $5,000 $20,000 – $30,000 JETT Gabriel $5,000 $5,000 $10,000 $7,500 $27,500 MATHENY Josh $5,000 $5,000 $10,000 $2,500 $22,500 SHACKELL Aaron $5,000 $4,375 $5,000 $7,500 $21,875 CURZAN Claire $5,000 $5,000 $10,000 – $20,000 AIKINS Jack $5,000 $4,375 $5,000 $2,500 $16,875 HUSKE Torri $5,000 $3,750 – $7,500 $16,250 MANUEL Simone $5,000 $3,750 – $7,500 $16,250 GUILIANO Chris $5,000 – – $10,000 $15,000 HOWLEY Tess $5,000 $4,375 $5,000 – $14,375 SMITH Skyler $5,000 $4,375 $5,000 – $14,375 WALSH Alex $5,000 $4,375 $5,000 – $14,375 PEPLOWSKI Anna $5,000 $3,750 – $5,000 $13,750 GEMMELL Erin $5,000 $3,125 – $5,000 $13,125 LASCO Destin $5,000 – – $7,500 $12,500 ERISMAN Rylee $5,000 – – $5,000 $10,000 ANDREW Michael $5,000 $3,750 – – $8,750 DOBSON Kennedi $5,000 $3,750 – – $8,750 GRIMES Katie $5,000 $3,750 – – $8,750 JONES Keaton $5,000 $3,750 – – $8,750 CASAS Shaine $5,000 $3,125 – – $8,125 DIEHL Daniel $5,000 $3,125 – – $8,125 MAURER Rex $5,000 $3,125 – – $8,125 POUCH A J $5,000 $3,125 – – $8,125 SHACKELL Alex $5,000 $3,125 – – $8,125 COX Jillian $5,000 $2,500 – – $7,500 HEILMAN Thomas $5,000 – – $2,500 $7,500 TEPPER Joey $5,000 $2,500 – – $7,500 BACON Phoebe $5,000 – – – $5,000 BRICKER Caroline $5,000 – – – $5,000 CONDORELLI Santo $5,000 – – – $5,000 DENIGAN Mariah $5,000 – – – $5,000 HAYES Leah $5,000 – – – $5,000 MANN Becca $5,000 – – – $5,000 McFADDEN Henry $5,000 – – – $5,000 McKEAN Campbell $5,000 – – – $5,000 PUSKOVITCH Ivan $5,000 – – – $5,000 ROSE Dare $5,000 – – – $5,000 SHACKLEY Leah $5,000 – – – $5,000 TWICHELL Ashley $5,000 – – – $5,000 WEBER Emma $5,000 – – – $5,000 WEYANT Emma $5,000 – – – $5,000 TOTAL — 56 athletes $280,000 $175,625 $515,000 $210,000 $1,180,625

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