Articles by Charlotte Wells

American swim fans re: gold medal count (@swimswam48/X)

After a tumultuous past few seasons by many of the top U.S. swimmers, the young rising stars at the Junior Pan Pacs are a shining light for USA Swimming.

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Leah Shackley Breaks 200 Back Junior Pan Pacs Record to Claim Her 2nd Record of the Meet

Shackley completed her sweep of the backstroke events now holds claim to the Junior Pan Pacs meet records in both the 100 and 200 back.

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Team USA Adds 5 More Golds on Day 3 to Lengthen Lead Over Junior Pan Pacs Medal Table

Team USA’s five new gold medals brings them up to 16 in all with a total medal count of 30, over twice as many as Japan who is the next closest nation.

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Erisman on Breaking a Record, “It’s Just Amazing to be here and Race Everyone” (Day 2 Quotes)

Erisman had a hand in taking down two meet records during day two’s finals session, shattering both the 100 free record and the 4×200 free relay record.

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Japan Jumps Up Junior Pan Pacs Medal Table After Adding Three Golds on Competition Day 2

Japan secured three gold medals to climb the rankings following the conclusion of day 2; the U.S. still leads the medal count with 11 golds.

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Team USA Takes Down Junior Pan Pacs Meet Record in Girls 4×200 Freestyle Relay

The relay team of Kennedi Dobson, Rylee Erisman, Teagan O’Dell and Madi Mintenko posted a time of 7:53.56 to take down the old record by over a second.

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Kotomi Kato Breaks Junior Pan Pacs Meet Record in the 100 Breast to Snag Japan’s First Gold

After initially being disqualified in prelims, Kato came back in spectacular fashion to take down the meet record and claim Japan’s first gold of the meet.

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Rylee Erisman Posts First Sub-54 Swim to Shatter Junior Pan Pacs 100 Freestyle Meet Record

Erisman threw down a time of 53.76, dropping almost half a second from her personal best time and shattering the previous record of 54.13.

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Luke Ellis on Team USA’s Performance So Far, “We Are The People to Beat” (Day 1 Quotes)

After winning seven out of nine events on day one, Team USA’s Junior Pan Pacs swimmers reflected on their performances and the competition experience.

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United States Dominates Junior Pan Pacs Medal Table After Gaining an Early Lead During Day 1

Team USA racked up seven gold medals during the finals session on day one of competition, giving them a wide lead over all the other countries present.

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Luke Ellis Takes Down 8-Year-Old Junior Pan Pacs Meet Record In 800 Free

The 18-year-old’s time of 7:52.40 shattered Bobby Finke’s old standard of 7:55.16, knocking down a record that had stood since 2016.

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USA’s Leah Shackley Breaks Junior Pan Pacs Meet Record in 100-Meter Backstroke

Shackley lowered the record by 0.13 during day one of competition as she took home the gold medal in finals with a time of 59.46.

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NCSA Championship Qualifier Ryan Lipnick to Compete for SCAD Beginning This Fall (2024)

Lipnick is poised to make an impact on the team from early on, as he is projected to place well at the conference championships in several of his top events.

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Ohio State Champion Bella Pfeil Set to Dive for Florida Gulf Coast This Fall (2024)

An Ohio state champion diver on the 1-meter springboard, Pfeil is poised to be one of FGCU’s top-scoring divers as she joins the Eagles.

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Cameroon NADO Declared Non-Compliant with World Anti-Doping Code

The decision was released in the midst of the Paris Olympics after Cameroon’s NADO failed to rectify outstanding non-conformities.

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