2024 Junior Pan Pacs: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

2024 JUNIOR PAN PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPS

• August 21-24, 2024
• Canberra, Australia
• LCM (50 meters)
• Live Results
• Live Stream
• All Days Prelims Heat Sheet

The first session of the 2024 Junior Pan Pacs are about to start in Canberra, Australia. If you’re local, it’s Wednesday morning, and for those in the Americas, it’s Tuesday evening. This day 1 prelims session will be a fairly short one, featuring heats of the 200 free, 100 back, and 200 fly. There will also be timed finals of the boys 800 free and girls 1500 free today. There is only 1 heat of the girls mile, so that will be swum during finals. There are 2 heats of the boys 800 free, with the slower of the 2 taking place this morning at the end of the prelims session.

DAY 1 PRELIMS SCHEDULE

• Girls 200 Freestyle – Prelims
• Boys 200 Freestyle – Prelims
• Girls 100 Backstroke – Prelims
• Boys 100 Backstroke – Prelims
• Girls 200 Butterfly – Prelims
• Boys 200 Butterfly – Prelims
• Boys 800 Freestyle – Slow Heat

If you need a refresher on how Junior Pan Pacs is run, each country is only able to see 2 of its swimmers advance to the ‘A’ final, which means that it won’t necessarily (or often) be the top 8 swimmers from prelims who make it into the ‘A’ final. There will be a ‘B’ final, where swimmers won’t be competing for a medal, but will get another chance to swim in finals. For example, the USA has 6 swimmers entered in the girls 200 free this morning. Only the top 2 Americans will be able to make it into the ‘A’ final.

Speaking of, it’s American Madi Mintenko who enters as the top seed in the girls 200 free this morning. She entered with a 1:58.07, which makes her the only girls under 1:59 in the field, however, she has her work cut out for her, as 6 other swimmers in the field are seeded under 2:00.

Not one, but two Americans come in seeded under the meet record in the girls 100 back this morning. Leah Shackley is the top seed, coming in with a 59.25, while fellow American Teagan O’Dell is the #2 seed with a 59.51. Both entrants are under the JPP Record of 59.59, which American Katharine Berkoff set back in 2018. That’s an event where the US girls will have to battle their teammates. There are 4 girls in the field seeded under 1:00 this morning, all 4 of whom are American, which means 2 of those girls are going to bumped out of medal contention by their teammates.

Canadian Aiden Norman comes in as the top seed by a sizeable margin in the boys 100 back. Norman enters with a 53.99, putting him at the top coming in by nearly a full second.

American 15-year-old Audrey Derivaux comes in seeded under the Junior Pan Pac Record in the girls 200 fly. Derivaux’s seed time of 2:07.70 comes in just under the meet record of 2:07.82, which Japan’s Airi Mitsui set back in 2022. Additionally, Derivaux is the top seed by nearly 3 seconds.

While the heat of the boys 800 free is the slower of the 2 this morning, there will be some great swimming in it. American Luka Mijatovic is the #3 seed in the event, but he’s also the #3 American seed, so he has to race in the slower heat this morning. His entry time of 7:57.94 is one of only 4 entries under 8:00 in the event.

GIRLS 200 FREESTYLE – PRELIMS

• World Junior Record: 1:53.65 – Summer McIntosh, CAN (2023)
• Meet Record: 1:56.15 – Erin Gemmell, USA (2022)
• All Comers Record: 1:52.23 – Ariarne Titmus, AUS (2024)

TOP 8 QUALIFIERS

1. Madi Mintenko (USA) – 1:58.81
2. Kennedi Dobson (USA) – 1:58.90
3. Inez Miller (AUS) – 1:58.94
4. Milla Jansen (AUS) – 1:59.70
5. Ella Cosgrove (CAN) – 2:01.84
6. Jenna Walters (CAN) – 2:02.45
7. Won Lee (KOR) – 2:02.51
8. Milana Tapper (NZL) – 2:02.53

The girls 200 free kicked off with a bang, seeing 4 girls go under 2:00, including 3 who went 1:58. It was top-seeded Madi Mintenko (USA) who led the way, swimming a 1:58.81. She was locked in a battle with American teammate Kennedi Dobson in the final heat this morning, and the duo pushed each other to the top 2 times in the event. Mintenko was a touch off her career best of 1:58.07, meanwhile, Dobson’s performance marks her first time under 1:59 in the event.

Behind the American duo was the Australian duo of Inez Miller and Milla Jansen. Miller had a phenomenal race in the penultimate heat this morning, clocking a new personal best of 1:58.94. Like Dobson, that swim marks Miller’s first time under 1:59 in the event. Jansen was just off her personal best of 1:59.52, coming in 4th with a 1:59.70.

Australia also saw Amelia Weber put up an impressive 2:00.29. Though that was the 5th-fastest time of the morning, Weber was the 3rd-fastest Australian, therefore, she is relegated to the ‘B’ final.

BOYS 200 FREESTYLE – PRELIMS

• World Junior Record: 1:42.97 – David Popovici, ROU (2022)
• Meet Record: 1:47.11 – Flynn Southam, AUS (2022)
• All Comers Record: 1:43.86 – Michael Phelps, USA (2007)

TOP 8 QUALIFIERS

1. Luka Mijatovic (USA) – 1:47.96
2. Gregg Enoch (USA) – 1:48.97
3. Ethan Ekk (CAN) – 1:49.29
4. Marcus Da Silva (AUS) – 1:49.39
5. Lucas Fackerell (AUS) – 1:49.71
6. Laon Kim (CAN) – 1:49.82
7. Kazusa Kuroda (JPN) – 1:50.63
8. Kaito Tsujimori (JPN) – 1:50.87

GIRLS 100 BACKSTROKE – PRELIMS

• World Junior Record: 57.57 – Regan Smith, USA (2019)
• Meet Record: 59.59 – Katharine Berkoff, USA (2018)
• All Comers Record: 57.41 – Kaylee McKeown, AUS (2024)

TOP 8 QUALIFIERS

BOYS 100 BACKSTROKE – PRELIMS

• World Junior Record: 52.34 – Miron Lifincev, RUS (2024)
• Meet Record: 53.27 – Daniel Diehl, USA (2022)
• All Comers Record: 52.38 – Mitch Larkin, AUS (2019)

TOP 8 QUALIFIERS

GIRLS 200 BUTTERFLY – PRELIMS

• World Junior Record: 2:03.03 – Summer McIntosh, CAN (2024)
• Meet Record: 2:07.82 – Airi Mitsui, JPN (2022)
• All Comers Record: 2:05.20 – Elizabeth Dekkers, AUS (2024)

TOP 8 QUALIFIERS

BOYS 200 BUTTERFLY – PRELIMS

• World Junior Record: 1:53.79 – Kristof Milak, HUN (2017)
• Meet Record: 1:55.81 – Aaron Shackell, USA (2022)
• All Comers Record: 1:52.09 – Michael Phelps, USA (2007)

TOP 8 QUALIFIERS

BOYS 800 FREESTYLE – SLOW HEAT

• World Junior Record: 7:43.37 – Lorenzo Galossi, ITA (2022)
• Meet Record: 7:55.16 – Bobby Finke, USA (2016)
• All Comers Record: 7:40.39 – Sam Short, AUS (2023)