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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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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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2018 Pan Pacs Preview: Murphy Eyes Sweep In Men’s Backstroke

Ryan Murphy is in position to sweep the men’s backstroke events at the Pan Pacific Championships.

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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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Follow The 2018 Australian Pan Pacs Team On Social Media

Follow the 2018 Australian Pan Pacific Championships team on Twitter and Instagram.

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2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships Pick ‘Em Contest is Live

Will Caeleb Dressel bounce back from Nationals for a big performance at Pan Pacs? Guess right, and some sweet Speedo gear could be yours.

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Aussie Coach Dean Boxall Sees Pan Pacs As 2020 Olympics Preview

“This is very, very important..this meet (the Pan Pacs)….for the next two years,” says St. Peters Western coach Dean Boxall.

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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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World #1 Alys Thomas’ preparation for European Champs 200fly

Courtesy BlueSeventy: A SwimSwam Partner. Alys Thomas has sat proudly at the top of the 200m butterfly FINA world rankings…

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Cameron McEvoy Makes Unexpected Choice For New Training Home

Earlier this year speedster Cameron McEvoy of Australia announced he would be changing training homes, leaving Richard Scarce at Bond. He has now made his unexpected decision on where he’ll see out the remainder of the Olympic quad.

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Aussies Get Acclimatized In Nagaoka Ahead Of Pan Pacs

Australian swimmers arrived in Japan this week, spending time in Nagaoka before heading to Tokyo for the 2018 Pan Pacific Championships.

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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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At Least 19 Nations, Including Oman, Confirmed for Pan Pacs

The United States returns just one individual gold medalist from the 2014 Pan Pac Championships, Katie Ledecky, for this year’s meet.

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