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• 2026 Junior Pan Pacs: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

  18-08-2026 01:43 via swimswam.com
  
  By Terin Frodyma on SwimSwam
  2026 Junior Pan Pacific ChampionshipsAugust 17-20, 2026
  UBC Aquatic Centre, Vancouver, Canada
  LCM 50 Meters
  Event Page
  Live Results
  Psych Sheets
  Live Stream
  RecapsPrelims: Day 1It’s the first night of finals in Vancouver for the 2026 Junior Pan Pacific Championships, where we will see our first champions crowned of the competition in the 50 butterfly, 200 freestyle, 100 backstroke, 200 butterfly, women’s 1500 free, men’s 800 free, and the mixed 4&ti
  
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• Luka Mijatovic Becomes Fastest 17-Year-Old Ever in 800m Free, Breaks US 17-18 Age Group Record

  18-08-2026 04:55 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  2026 Junior Pan Pacific ChampionshipsAugust 17-20, 2026
  UBC Aquatic Centre, Vancouver, Canada
  LCM 50 Meters
  Event Page
  Live Results
  Psych Sheets
  Live Stream
  RecapsPrelims: Day 1
  Finals: Day 1American swimmer Luka Mijatovic has broken the 17-18 National Age Group Record in the boys’ 800 meter freestyle.
  Swimming in the first finals session of the 2026 Junior Pan Pac Championships in Vancouver, Mijatovic dropped a 7:44.52. That won the race by about 7.5
  
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• United States Leads Medal Table Through Night 1 Of Junior Pan Pacs

  18-08-2026 04:47 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  2026 Junior Pan Pacific ChampionshipsAugust 17-20, 2026
  UBC Aquatic Centre, Vancouver, Canada
  LCM 50 Meters
  Event Page
  Live Results
  Psych Sheets
  Live Stream
  RecapsPrelims: Day 1
  Finals: Day 1The United States of America leads the medal table through night one of competition at the 2026 Junior Pan Pac Championships with 7 gold and 15 total medals. Japan sits behind with 4 gold and 8 total medals. Australia sits 3rd on the medal table with seven total but none of t
  
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• How Much Did American Swimmers Earn in Operation Gold Payouts at Pan Pacs?

  18-08-2026 04:11 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  2026 PAN PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPSAugust 12-15, 2026
  Irvine, California
  William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center
  LCM (50 meters)
  Meet Central
  Psych Sheets
  Live Results
  Live Stream (USA Swimming YouTube)
  RecapsPrelims: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4
  Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4University of Virginia post-grad teammates Gretchen Walsh and Kate Douglass continue to rack up rewards. The two were the leading
  
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• College Swimming League Announces Locations For Inaugural Season, Final To Take Place In Indianapolis

  18-08-2026 02:05 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  The College Swimming League (CSL) has announced its locations for the league’s inaugural season. The league’s first season consists of six regular-season matches and a two-day championship with the wild-card meet on day 1 and the championship meet on day 2.Match
  Date
  Teams
  Venue & City
  Match 1
  Sept. 24
  Indiana, Louisville, Ohio State, Michigan
  FMC Natatorium, Westmont, IL
  Match 2
  Sept. 25
  Georgia, Alabama, NC State, Virginia
  FMC Natatorium, Westmont, I
  
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• Jamie Jack After Career Season: “I’ll humbly accept 2nd behind Cam anytime”

  17-08-2026 22:25 via swimswam.com
  
  By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwam
  2026 PAN PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPSAugust 12-15, 2026
  Irvine, California
  William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center
  LCM (50 meters)
  Meet Central
  Psych Sheets
  Live Results
  Australia’s Jamie Jack came into this post-season with zero international medals and walked away with five. This included individual gold at the Pan Pacific Champs in the 50 free, where he hit a PB of 21.35, setting a championship record. Jack has been training with Dean Boxall as well as Cam McEvoy, th
  
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• Leon Marchand on SC World Champs in December: “It’s Something I Really want to Achieve.”

  17-08-2026 21:52 via swimswam.com
  
  By Terin Frodyma on SwimSwam
  Leon Marchand, who is widely regarded as the best male swimmer on the planet today, is coming off a somewhat modified European Championships, meaning he was not able to race his signature 200 and 400 IM. However, he still made major waves each time he dove into the pool. Now the focus begins to shift to the end of the calendar year and the World Short Course Championships in Beijing.
  After a pair of individual golds in Paris at the European Championships, which inclu
  
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• Olympic Champion Joseph Schooling Launches Scholarship for Singaporean Swimmers

  17-08-2026 20:03 via swimswam.com
  
  By Terin Frodyma on SwimSwam
  On the 10th anniversary of his golden moment at the 2016 Rio Olympics, when he won the 100-meter butterfly, Joseph Schooling, Singapore’s first-ever Olympic Champion, has launched the Joseph Schooling Award to help fund the next generation of swimmers in his home nation.
  According to The Straits Times, the new program will kick-start with two swimmers receiving $10,000 in scholarships over the next two years. Schooling initially established a $200,000 fund, rep
  
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• USA Swimming Releases Time Standards for Short Course Worlds Trials

  17-08-2026 19:57 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  USA Swimming has released the time standards for the 2026 Short Course World Championship Trials, which include standards across all three courses (yards, short course meters, long course meters) and separate standards for 18 & under swimmers and 19 & over swimmers.
  2026 Short Course Worlds Trials:October 28-31, 2026
  FMC Natatorium, Westmont, Illinois
  The meet is a new addition to the annual calendar, and the first time that USA Swimming has used short course
  
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• 2026 Euros & Pan Pacific REVIEW | SWIMSWAM BREAKDOWN

  17-08-2026 19:45 via swimswam.com
  
  By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwamJoin as we go IN DEPTH and discuss everything European and Pan Pacific Championships.
  Read the full story on SwimSwam: 2026 Euros & Pan Pacific REVIEW | SWIMSWAM BREAKDOWN
  
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• Carson Foster: “I want our anthem to be played when I swim… I’m continuing to chase that”

  17-08-2026 19:38 via swimswam.com
  
  By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwam
  2026 PAN PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPSAugust 12-15, 2026
  Irvine, California
  William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center
  LCM (50 meters)
  Meet Central
  Psych Sheets
  Live Results
  Carson Foster, by his standards, had a pretty darn good meet at the Pan Pacific Champs. Silver in the 200 fly, silver in the 400 IM, and ended it with silver in the 200 IM. But Foster is still chasing one thing that has eluded him on the international stage – an individual gold medal. After the meet, Fo
  
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• 2026 European Championships: Women’s Swammy Awards

  17-08-2026 19:36 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sam Blacker on SwimSwam
  2026 European Swimming ChampionshipsAugust 10-16, 2026
  Paris, France – Olympic Aquatics Centre
  LCM (50 Meters)
  Meet Information
  Meet Central
  Entries
  Results
  Live Results
  SwimSwam Preview Index
  Live Stream
  Recaps:Prelims: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7
  Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5| Day 6 | Day 7Swimmer of the Me
  
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• 2026 Junior Pan Pacs: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

  17-08-2026 18:03 via swimswam.com
  
  By Spencer Penland on SwimSwam
  2026 Junior Pan Pacific ChampionshipsAugust 17-20, 2026
  UBC Aquatic Centre, Vancouver, Canada
  LCM 50 Meters
  Event Page
  Live Results
  Psych Sheets
  Live StreamThe 2026 Junior Pan Pacific Championships is now underway at the UBC Aquatic Centre in Vancouver, Canada. Following the excitement of Pan Pacs last week in Irvine, we’re surely in for a great meet.
  This morning’s session is scheduled to last only an hour and 10 minutes, and features the 50 fly, 200 f
  
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• IMG Academy Names Jason Bowes As First Ever High School/Middle School Head Coach

  17-08-2026 17:59 via swimswam.com
  
  By Keith Dunlap on SwimSwam
  Building a program from scratch usually can be both an exciting and scary endeavor.
  But Jason Bowes knows doing so at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida can have more advantages than others.
  “Walking around IMG Academy, you can’t help but be motivated by what surrounds you every day,” Bowes said. “There is an incredible amount of knowledge, experience and resources and energy already here.”
  After nearly 20 years as Head Coach/Director of O
  
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• Agostina Hein: South America’s Swimming Sensation and a Rising Olympic Medal Contender

  17-08-2026 15:48 via swimswam.com
  
  By Daniel Takata on SwimSwam
  Argentina’s Agostina Hein has been the biggest standout in South American swimming in recent times. On the second day of finals at the Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine, she finished third in the women’s 400 IM, behind world-record holder Summer McIntosh of Canada and Australia’s Jenna Forrester. Her time of 4:32.54 set a new South American record in the event, improving on her own 4:34.34 from the 2025 World Junior Championships, where she won go
  
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• 53 Years Ago: What Swimming Taught Me About Not Being The Best

  17-08-2026 14:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By SwimSwam Contributors on SwimSwam
  Courtesy: Charles Hartley
  Just over 53 years ago I competed in the season finale of Divisional Championship Meet for the Mohican Hills Swimming Pool in Bethesda, Maryland.
  I was 10 years old on the 8th of August in 1973, long before my high school baseball teammate and friend died in a car accident, long before my Mom and Dad died, long before I got Ds on college exams, long before I got fired from jobs for incompetence or socially annoying behaviors or
  
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• The Bengali Coach Who Saw Something in Me – My Swim Journey Part 3

  17-08-2026 14:00 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sanuj Srivastava on SwimSwam
  By this point, my fear of deep water had almost disappeared. The boy who had once cried and screamed for help in the deep end was now comfortable enough to jump in and swim toward the shallow side on his own. And for the first time, I found myself on the other side of the situation. Now it was my friend Satyam’s turn to face the fear that I had just overcome.
  The problem was that Satyam didn’t want to come back to the pool. I had to convince him someho
  
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• Summer McIntosh Gives Overall Thoughts on Pan Pacs

  17-08-2026 13:19 via swimswam.com
  
  By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwam
  2026 PAN PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPSAugust 12-15, 2026
  Irvine, California
  William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center
  LCM (50 meters)
  Meet Central
  Psych Sheets
  Live Results
  After she didn’t have the meet that she had hoped for this week at the Pan Pacific Champs, Summer McIntosh reflected on how to move forward. Her last individual race of the meet, the 200 IM, was one of her best of the weekend, in her eyes, where she placed 2nd by .02 in 2:07.47. After the race, McIntosh
  
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• 2026 European Swimming Championship: Day 7 Photo Vault

  17-08-2026 05:10 via swimswam.com
  
  By Giusy Cisale on SwimSwam
  2026 EUROPEAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPSAugust 10-16, 2026
  Paris, France – Olympic Aquatics Centre
  LCM (50 Meters)
  Meet Information
  Meet Central
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  Results
  Live Results
  SwimSwam Preview Index
  Live Stream
  Recaps:Prelims: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7
  Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5| Day 6The seventh and final da
  
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• 2026 Pan Pacific Championships Records Roundup

  17-08-2026 02:43 via swimswam.com
  
  By Terin Frodyma on SwimSwam
  2026 PAN PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPSAugust 12-15, 2026
  Irvine, California
  William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center
  LCM (50 meters)
  Meet Central
  Psych Sheets
  Live Results
  Live Stream (USA Swimming YouTube)
  RecapsPrelims: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4
  Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4With the recently concluded Pan Pacific Championships in the books, it’s time to take a look back at all of the champi
  
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• Alex Walsh on Pan Pacs Results: “Goes to show the amount of endurance training I’ve been doing”

  17-08-2026 02:40 via swimswam.com
  
  By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwam
  2026 PAN PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPSAugust 12-15, 2026
  Irvine, California
  William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center
  LCM (50 meters)
  Meet Central
  Psych Sheets
  Live Results
  Alex Walsh had a handful of promising swims at the Pan Pacific Champs this week. The Virginia pro clocked a lifetime best in the 400 IM (4:33.73) while finishing 3rd in the 200 IM (2:07.66) and 6th in the 200 Breast (2:24.28) later in the same session. Walsh said the last couple of months have felt like a goo
  
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• 2026 European Championships: Day 7 Relay Analysis – Men’s 4×100 Medley

  17-08-2026 02:03 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sam Blacker on SwimSwam
  2026 European Swimming ChampionshipsAugust 10-16, 2026
  Paris, France – Olympic Aquatics Centre
  LCM (50 Meters)
  Meet Information
  Meet Central
  Entries
  Results
  Live Results
  SwimSwam Preview Index
  Live Stream
  Recaps:Prelims: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7
  Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5| Day 6Men’s 4x100m Medley
  
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• Luka Mijatovic, Audrey Derivaux Headline Psych Sheets for 2026 Junior Pan Pacific Championships

  17-08-2026 01:50 via swimswam.com
  
  By Terin Frodyma on SwimSwam
  2026 Junior Pan Pacific ChampionshipsAugust 17-20, 2026
  UBC Aquatic Centre, Vancouver, Canada
  LCM 50 Meters
  Event Page
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  Psych SheetsJunior Pan Pacs Psych Sheets
  If you thought that the conclusion of the senior Pan Pacs in Irvine was the end of the craziness, you thought WRONG, because the psych sheets for this week’s Junior Pan Pacific Championships have been released. Several young stars are set to compete at the UBC Aquatic Center in Vancouver.
  Am
  
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• Sam Short on Pan Pacs Campaign: “I talked the talk and hopefully I walked the walk”

  17-08-2026 01:39 via swimswam.com
  
  By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwam
  2026 PAN PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPSAugust 12-15, 2026
  Irvine, California
  William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center
  LCM (50 meters)
  Meet Central
  Psych Sheets
  Live Results
  Coming into Pan Pacific Champs, Australia’s Sam Short was not shy about the fact that he wanted to come to the USA and beat the top distance swimmers, namely Bobby Finke, on home soil. And when the dust settled, Short had done just that.
  Sweeping the 400, 800, and 1500 freestyle, there was nothing that
  
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• 2026 European Championships: Day 7 Relay Analysis – Women’s 4×100 Medley

  17-08-2026 00:43 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sam Blacker on SwimSwam
  2026 European Swimming ChampionshipsAugust 10-16, 2026
  Paris, France – Olympic Aquatics Centre
  LCM (50 Meters)
  Meet Information
  Meet Central
  Entries
  Results
  Live Results
  SwimSwam Preview Index
  Live Stream
  Recaps:Prelims: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7
  Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5| Day 6Women’s 4x100m Medl
  
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• Keanna MacInnes Helps Great Britain To Top Final Medal Table At 2026 European Championships

  16-08-2026 23:29 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sam Blacker on SwimSwam
  2026 European Swimming ChampionshipsAugust 10-16, 2026
  Paris, France – Olympic Aquatics Centre
  LCM (50 Meters)
  Meet Information
  Meet Central
  Entries
  Results
  Live Results
  SwimSwam Preview Index
  Live Stream
  Recaps:Prelims: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7
  Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5| Day 6Denmark, Serbia, and Ukra
  
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• 2026 Pan Pacific Championships Men’s Swammy Awards

  16-08-2026 23:18 via swimswam.com
  
  By Terin Frodyma on SwimSwam
  2026 PAN PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPSAugust 12-15, 2026
  Irvine, California
  William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center
  LCM (50 meters)
  Meet Central
  Psych Sheets
  Live Results
  Live Stream (USA Swimming YouTube)
  RecapsPrelims: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4
  Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4Swimmer of the Meet: Sam Short – Australia
  Despite many of Australia’s top stars being out of these championships, Sam Sho
  
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• Junior Nationals Qualifier Sienna Ramirez To Swim For Denver Beginning In The Fall Of 2027

  16-08-2026 22:27 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sean Griffin on SwimSwam
  Fitter and Faster Swim Camps is the proud sponsor of SwimSwam’s College Recruiting Channel and all commitment news. For many, swimming in college is a lifelong dream that is pursued with dedication and determination. Fitter and Faster is proud to honor these athletes and those who supported them on their journey.
  Junior Nationals qualifier Sienna Ramirez has announced her verbal commitment to swim and study at the University of Denver beginning in the fall
  
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• World Junior Record Holder Nathan Muratory Flips Commitment From Michigan To Arizona State

  16-08-2026 22:21 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  Fitter and Faster Swim Camps is the proud sponsor of SwimSwam’s College Recruiting Channel and all commitment news. For many, swimming in college is a lifelong dream that is pursued with dedication and determination. Fitter and Faster is proud to honor these athletes and those who supported them on their journey.
  World Junior Record holder Nathan Muratory of France has flipped his commitment from Michigan to Arizona State. The news has been confirmed as Ari
  
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• Sara Curtis Tops Prize Money Standings At 2026 European Championships

  16-08-2026 22:18 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sam Blacker on SwimSwam
  2026 European Swimming ChampionshipsAugust 10-16, 2026
  Paris, France – Olympic Aquatics Centre
  LCM (50 Meters)
  Meet Information
  Meet Central
  Entries
  Results
  Live Results
  SwimSwam Preview Index
  Live Stream
  Recaps:Prelims: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7
  Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5| Day 6Braden Keith contributed
  
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