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USA Takes 5 Golds, Medals Table Lead After Day 1 of Pan Pacs

Katie Ledecky won 2 of the 11 American medals from day 1 of the meet, including gold in a championship record in the 800 free.

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Rikako Ikee Drops 200 Free Asian Record In 1:54.85

Rikako Ikee lowered her own 200 free Asian Record to win silver at the Pan Pacific Championships.

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2018 Pan Pacs: Kalisz, Hagino Set for 400 IM Showdown

One of the most anticipated races tonight is the men’s 400 IM, which will feature World Champion Chase Kalisz, Olympic Champion Kosuke Hagino, and Olympic medalist Daiya Seto.

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2018 Pan Pacs: Groves, Chalmers Join Cartwright in Scratching 200 Free

The Aussies made a similar scratch in the women’s 200 free, as Madeline Groves opted out, making way for teammate Brianna Throssell to swim in the A final.

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Follow Along with Your Pan Pac Pick’em Entries

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

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Follow The 2018 Japan Pan Pacs Team On Social Media

Find links to the Twitter and Instagram accounts of the 2018 Japanese Pan Pacific Championships team.

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2018 Pan Pacs Previews: Dressel & Horomura Rising In Men’s Butterfly

Caeleb Dressel is one of three men ever to break 50 seconds in the 100 fly, and he’s the heavy favorite at Pan Pacs even without approaching his best time so far this year.

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2018 Pan Pacs Previews: Kalisz vs. The Home Team in Men’s IMs

It’s 2-time World Champion Chase Kalisz of the USA vs. Japanese stars Kosuke Hagino and Daiya Seto for the IM titles.

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Smile! Tokyo 2020 Confirms Use Of Facial Recognition Software

Smile! Facial recognition software is confirmed for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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Facts and Figures about the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships

Read up on the history of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships which begin Thursday, August 9 in Tokyo, Japan.

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Entry Lists for 2018 Pan Pacs Open Water Races Posted

Erica Sullivan (above) was the only American pool swimmer to take advantage of the option to swim open water as well.

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Typhoon Shanshan Looms over Japan as Pan Pacs Approach

Typhoon Shanshan is bearing down on Tokyo as Pan Pacs are set to begin.

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‘Exposure Therapy’ As Aussies Are Without Psychologist In Tokyo

“If you’re in competition, there’s basically nothing a psychologist can do for you anymore,” says Aussie Head Coach Jacco Verhaeren.

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Olympic Medalist Emma McKeon Drops 200 Free From Pan Pacs

Australian Olympic bronze medalist in the 200m free will be dropping the event from her Pan Pacs line-up.

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2018 Pan Pacific Championships Psych Sheets Released

The 2018 Pan Pacific Championships are set to begin in one week and the psych sheets have just been released on the official meet website. 

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