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• Notable Absences From 2026 Pan Pacific Championships

  11-08-2026 00:21 via swimswam.com
  
  By Terin Frodyma on SwimSwam
  2026 PAN PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPSAugust 12-15, 2026
  Irvine, California
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  Live ResultsWith the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships just two days away, the competition is headlined by several massive names in the sport. However, there are several athletes who, coming into this season, were ones that fans were very excited to see take center stage in Irvine.
  Kaylee McKeown – Australia
  One of the b
  
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• 2026 European Championships: Day 6 Prelims Live Recap

  15-08-2026 09:22 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anne Lepesant on SwimSwam
  2026 European Swimming ChampionshipsAugust 10-16, 2026
  Paris, France – Olympic AQ
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  Recaps:Prelims: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5
  Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5Day 6 Prelims Start List
   
  Men’s 50m Freestyle HeatsWorld Record: 20.88 – Cam McEvoy, Australia (2026)
  European Record: 20.94 – Fred Bous
  
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• Van Mathias Had Back Spasm Before Prelims of 50 Breast: “I couldn’t walk… 6 hours ago”

  15-08-2026 09:06 via swimswam.com
  
  By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwam
  2026 PAN PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPSAugust 12-15, 2026
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  Van Mathias was elated after his 50 Breast silver medal performance in Irvine tonight, and with good reason. Before his prelims swim, Mathias suffered a back spasm, saying he wasn’t able to walk in the early afternoon after the prelims. Luckily, Mathias an
  
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• 2026 European Championships: Day 6 Prelims Relay Lineups – Mixed 4×200 Free

  15-08-2026 09:04 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sam Blacker on SwimSwam
  2026 European Swimming ChampionshipsAugust 10-16, 2026
  Paris, France – Olympic Aquatics Centre
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  Recaps:Prelims: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5
  Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5Lithuania use European Junior silver medalist Tajus Juska, who split 1:45.30 on the
  
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• 2026 European Championships: Day 6 Prelims Preview

  15-08-2026 08:00 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sam Blacker on SwimSwam
  2026 European Swimming ChampionshipsAugust 10-16, 2026
  Paris, France – Olympic Aquatics Centre
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  Recaps:Prelims: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5
  Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5DAY 6 PRELIMS START LIST
  Day 6 Prelims ScheduleMen’s 50 Freestyle
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• Kate Douglass Misses World Record in 100 Free By .01; Team USA Clips National Record

  15-08-2026 07:37 via swimswam.com
  
  By Claire Wong on SwimSwam
  2026 PAN PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPSAugust 12-15, 2026
  Irvine, California
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  RecapsPrelims: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3
  Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3Women’s 4×100 Freestyle Relay — FinalWorld Record: 3:27.96, Australia — 2023
  U.S. Open Record: 3:35.11, United States — 2010
  Pan Pac Champions
  
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• Isaac Cooper After Hitting Lane Line: “I don’t believe that an A-Grade meet should be outside”

  15-08-2026 06:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwam
  2026 PAN PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPSAugust 12-15, 2026
  Irvine, California
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  After running into the lane line in the final of the 50 Back, Australia’s Isaac Cooper was less than thrilled. He did end up clocking a 24.59 and earning silver, but he felt he had more to give, given the circumstances. Per his own words, there is no worse
  
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• Sam Short Breaks US Open Record, Ian Thorpe’s Pan Pac Record From 1999 With 3:40.52 400 Free

  15-08-2026 04:56 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  2026 PAN PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPSAugust 12-15, 2026
  Irvine, California
  William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center
  LCM (50 meters)
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  RecapsPrelims: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3
  Finals: Day 1 | Day 2MEN’S 400 FREESTYLE – FinalWorld Record: 3:39.96, Lukas Märtens (GER) – 2025
  U.S. Open Record: 3:43.33, Rex Maurer (USA) – 2025
  Pan Pac Cham
  
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• Meg Harris on 100 Free Gold at Comm Games and Now Pan Pacs: “Definitely a new experience for me”

  15-08-2026 04:42 via swimswam.com
  
  By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwam
  2026 PAN PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPSAugust 12-15, 2026
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  Olympic silver medalist in the 50 free, Meg Harris, is proving this summer that she can get it done in the 100 free as well. After taking a win at the Commonwealth Games just weeks ago, Harris came into California as an underdog and performed in the final once a
  
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• Three-Quarters of Men’s Gold-Medal 800 Free Relay Will Swim on USA’s 400 Free ‘B’ Relay (Relay Lineups)

  15-08-2026 04:19 via swimswam.com
  
  By Robert Gibbs on SwimSwam
  2026 PAN PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPSAugust 12-15, 2026
  Irvine, California
  William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center
  LCM (50 meters)
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  RecapsPrelims: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3
  Finals: Day 1 | Day 2The third finals session of the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships is underway, and the 400 free relay lineups indicate swim fans should be in for a treat. Perhaps most surprisingly, the US men
  
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• 2026 European Swimming Championship: Day 5 Photo Vault

  15-08-2026 04:05 via swimswam.com
  
  By Giusy Cisale on SwimSwam
  2026 EUROPEAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPSAugust 10-16, 2026
  Paris, France – Olympic Aquatics Centre
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  Recaps:Prelims: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5
  Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5The fifth day of swimming at the 2026 European Aquatics Championships in Paris fea
  
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• David Popovici: “I Swim For The Sake Of Excellence” — Day 5 European Championship Quotes

  15-08-2026 03:47 via swimswam.com
  
  By Giusy Cisale on SwimSwam
  2026 EUROPEAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPSAugust 10-16, 2026
  Paris, France – Olympic Aquatics Centre
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  Recaps:Prelims: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5
  Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5The fifth night of swimming at the 2026 European Aquatics Championships included v
  
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• 2026 Pan Pacific Championship: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

  15-08-2026 03:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By Madeline Folsom on SwimSwam
  2026 PAN PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPSAugust 12-15, 2026
  Irvine, California
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  RecapsPrelims: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3
  Finals: Day 1 | Day 2There are just two days left of the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships, and the meet has been full of surprises already.
  The women’s 400 freestyle will open the meet, and world record
  
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• Gabriel Jett, Yu Yiting Among 2026 Pan Pacs Night 3 Scratches

  15-08-2026 02:34 via swimswam.com
  
  By Will Baxley on SwimSwam
  2026 PAN PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPSAugust 12-15, 2026
  Irvine, California
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  Finals: Day 1 | Day 2Day 3 Finals Start List
  The night three heat sheet is in for the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships. World record holder Summer McIntosh stayed ahead of the speculation already by announcing tha
  
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• Quintin McCarty After Gold for USA: “Don’t think. Have fun. Smile. That’s my biggest advice”

  15-08-2026 02:25 via swimswam.com
  
  By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwam
  2026 PAN PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPSAugust 12-15, 2026
  Irvine, California
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  In a battle that came down to the finish, Quintin McCarty got his hand on the wall first in the 50 Back, winning in 24.51. This is McCarty’s first major international title. After the race, he spoke about how important his perspective is, emphasizing havin
  
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• Ahmed Hafnaoui Withdraws from Mediterranean Games, Increasing Rift with Tunisian Federation

  15-08-2026 02:17 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  Olympic gold medalist Ahmed Hafnaoui has withdrawn from the upcoming Mediterranean Games in Taranto, Italy.
  According to Jawhara FM, the decision came after a meeting between representatives of the Tunisian Swimming Federation, the Minisrty of Youth and Sports, and Hafnaoui’s personal representatives, where a doctor cited his “lack of mental and physical readiness to participate.”
  The Mediterranean Games will be held from August 20 to September
  
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• 2026 European Championships: Day 5 Mixed 4×100 Free Relay Analysis

  15-08-2026 01:17 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sam Blacker on SwimSwam
  2026 European Swimming ChampionshipsAugust 10-16, 2026
  Paris, France – Olympic Aquatics Centre
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  Recaps:Prelims: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5
  Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5Mixed 4×100 Freestyle Relay — FinalWorld Record: 3:18.48 – USA (2
  
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• McIntosh Acknowledges 400 Free ‘A’ Final Miss, Will Swim Tonight’s ‘B’ Final

  15-08-2026 00:52 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sam Blacker on SwimSwam
  2026 PAN PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPSAugust 12-15, 2026
  Irvine, California
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  RecapsPrelims: Day 1 | Day 2
  Finals: Day 1 | Day 2Having missed the 400 free ‘A’ final at the Pan Pacific Championships today, placing 9th in this morning’s heats, McIntosh announced via Instagram that she had misjudged the heats
  
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• China’s Tang Qianting Breaks Lilly King’s U.S. Open Record in Prelims

  14-08-2026 23:43 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
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  RecapsPrelims: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3
  Finals: Day 1 | Day 2Chinese swimmers have been relatively quiet so far this week in Irvine, with their primary meet of 2026 still to come at the Asian Games in September, but Tang Qianting had one of thei
  
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• Katharine Berkoff on 50-100 Backstroke Gold: “Really happy to be fulfilling that (goal)”

  14-08-2026 23:42 via swimswam.com
  
  By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwam
  2026 PAN PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPSAugust 12-15, 2026
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  Katharine Berkoff won the 100 back on night 1 in Irvine and didn’t stop there. 24 hours later, Berkoff, the American record holder in the 50 back, won her signature event in 26.90, a new PB and American standard. After the race, Berkoff revealed it had bee
  
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• Steenbergen Clocks Fastest Split In History But NAB Reset Championship Record In Mixed 4×100 Free

  14-08-2026 22:41 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sam Blacker on SwimSwam
  2026 European Swimming ChampionshipsAugust 10-16, 2026
  Paris, France – Olympic Aquatics Centre
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  Recaps:Prelims: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5
  Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5Mixed 4×100 Freestyle Relay — FinalWorld Record: 3:18.48 – USA (2
  
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• Gabriel Jett on Anchoring Team USA to Gold: “It was just such an emotional swim”

  14-08-2026 22:36 via swimswam.com
  
  By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwam
  2026 PAN PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPSAugust 12-15, 2026
  Irvine, California
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  Team USA got the job done last night in the men’s 4×200 free relay, touching for gold in 6:59.37. This clocks in as the #4 fastest time in history for the event. Gabriel Jett anchored the Red, White, and Blue in 1:44.09, the fastest split in the enti
  
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• WATCH: Steenbergen Splits 50.74, Knedla Upsets Kolesnikov In The 50 Back & More On Day 5 of 2026 Euros

  14-08-2026 22:29 via swimswam.com
  
  By Claire Wong on SwimSwam
  2026 European Swimming ChampionshipsAugust 10-16, 2026
  Paris, France – Olympic Aquatics Centre
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  Recaps:Prelims: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5
  Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5Linked below are the videos to the fifth final session of the 2026 European Champio
  
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• Eastern Michigan’s Pool Is “Financially Unsustainable Beyond 2027” The School Says

  14-08-2026 21:36 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  Eastern Michigan University has said that “continued operation is financially unsustainable beyond 2027” for the school’s pool. The school has also said that unless external funding is secured, the pool will close on May 9th.
  In addition, if the school cannot find an alternative facility that is NCAA compliant, the EMU women’s swim team would “likely be discontinued.” EMU cut its men’s program in 2018.
  The school said in an em
  
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• Quadarella Of Italy Logs New European Championships Record In 1500 Freestyle

  14-08-2026 21:33 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2026 European Swimming ChampionshipsAugust 10-16, 2026
  Paris, France – Olympic Aquatics Centre
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  Recaps:Prelims: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5
  Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5Italian national record holder Simona Quadarella got it done for European
  
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• SwimSwam Pulse: Popovici v. Kornev In 100 Free Most Anticipated Storyline of Euros (And Lived Up To It)

  14-08-2026 21:25 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  SwimSwam Pulse is a recurring feature tracking and analyzing the results of our periodic A3 Performance Polls. You can cast your vote in our newest poll on the SwimSwam homepage, about halfway down the page on the right side.
  Our most recent poll asked SwimSwam readers what intrigued them most heading into Euros:
  Question: Which storyline interests you the most entering the 2026 European Championships?
  RESULTSPopovici/Kornev clash in 100 free –&nbs
  
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• Four-Time Maine HS State Champion Mackenzie Shields Verbals To Buffalo For Fall 2027

  14-08-2026 21:22 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.
  Four-time Maine high school state champion Mackenzie Shields has announced her verbal commitment to swim and study at the University at Buffalo be
  
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• NAB Collects 5 Medals, Knedla’s 50 Back Gold Shoots Czechia Up To 6th On Medal Table (2026 Euros)

  14-08-2026 21:13 via swimswam.com
  
  By Claire Wong on SwimSwam
  2026 European Swimming ChampionshipsAugust 10-16, 2026
  Paris, France – Olympic Aquatics Centre
  LCM (50 Meters)
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  Recaps:Prelims: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5
  Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5Only one new name joined the medal table here on Day 5 of the 2026 European Champio
  
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• Knedla Lowers Czech Record, Christou Nabs Greek Mark In Men’s 50 Back At Euros

  14-08-2026 21:03 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2026 European Swimming ChampionshipsAugust 10-16, 2026
  Paris, France – Olympic Aquatics Centre
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  Meet Central
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  Recaps:Prelims: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5
  Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5We’ve seen multiple national and European records and even an individual
  
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• World Record Holder Summer McIntosh Misses 400 Free Final At Pan Pacific Championships

  14-08-2026 20:41 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sam Blacker 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
  Finals: Day 1 | Day 2WOMEN’S 400 FREESTYLE – PRELIMSWorld Record: 3:54.18, Summer McIntosh (CAN) – 2025
  U.S. Open Record: 3:55.37, Summer McIntosh (CAN) – 2025
  Pan Pac Champio
  
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