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Yui Ohashi Breaks Countrymate’s Meet Record in 200 IM Finals

2018 PAN PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPS Thursday, August 9 – Tuesday, August 14, 2018 Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center, Tokyo, Japan Meet…

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Rikako Ikee Lowers Own Japanese, Pan Pac Records In Women’s 100 Fly

Rikako Ikee broke her own Japanese and Pan Pacific Championship meet record to win gold in the women’s 100 fly, becoming the 4th-fastest performer in history.

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2018 Pan Pacs: Kathleen Baker Scratches 200 IM B Final

Baker is the fastest American this year with her 2:08.32 from Nationals. The scratch moves Bethany Galat up into the B final for a second swim.

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2018 Pan Pacs: Ikee Chasing 100 Fly Gold in Front of the Home Crowd

Japan’s Rikako Ikee has been heaving a great year. She’s the Japanese Record holder in this event after putting up a lifetime best 56.23 this season.

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Rikako Ikee Breaks Jess Schipper’s 2006 Pan Pacs Record in 100 Fly

Japanese teenager Rikako Ikee has taken out the Meet Record in the women’s 100 fly.

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Miho Teramura’s 200 IM Gives Japan Another Championship Record

Teramura (above) used a ripper of a breaststroke leg to break the old Championship Record in the 200 IM that belonged to Australian Emily Seebohm.

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2018 Pan Pacific Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Caeleb Dressel races for the win and a Worlds spot in the men’s 100 free tonight.

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After Day 2 of Pan Pacs How Do European Championships Stack Up?

Adam Peaty and the European breaststrokers would’ve swept the Pan Pacs in a dual meet scenario.

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Japan Women Break National Record in 800 Free Relay Thanks to Ikee

Rikako Ikee (above) split a 1:54 to carry Japan to a new National Record in the women’s 800 free relay.

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USA Still Leads the Medals Table, but Australia Wins the Day

There’s no double individual winners so far through 2 days of the 2018 Pan Pac Championships, but Ryan Murphy (above) broke the Championship Record in the 100 back.

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Natsumi Sakai Breaks Decade-Old Japan Junior Record in 100 Back

2018 PAN PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPS Thursday, August 9 – Tuesday, August 14, 2018 Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center, Tokyo, Japan Meet…

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2018 Pan Pacific Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

After an upset gold on day 1 in the 200 freestyle, Taylor Ruck will compete in both the 100 free and 100 back on day 2 in Tokyo.

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2018 Pan Pacific Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Japan’s Yui Ohashi is the heavy favorite for the women’s 400 IM victory, while World Champion Chase Kalisz battles Japanese Olympic champion Kosuke Hagino in the men’s race.

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2018 Pan Pacs: Dressel Set for 100 Free in Day 2 Prelims

Though Caeleb Dressel has already swum at this meet, taking on the 200 free prelims and helping the U.S. to bronze in the mixed medley relay, this is the first of his main events this meet.

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2018 Pan Pac Pick’em Day 1 Update

2018 PAN PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPS Thursday, August 9 – Tuesday, August 14, 2018 Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center, Tokyo, Japan Meet…

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