Laon Kim

Olympian Kayla Sanchez Crushes School Record in Her UBC Debut

2020 Olympian Kayla Sanchez is settling in to her new training grounds in Vancouver, back in Canada after swimming for the Philippines at the 2024 Olympics.

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Junior Pan Pacs Medalist Laon Kim commits to Texas (2026)

Laon Kim, a Junior Pan Pac silver medalist and Canadian age group record holder, will bring his mid-distance freestyle talents to Austin in 2026.

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Canada Wins 16 Medals At Junior Pan Pacs, Setting New Best-Ever Medal Total

Canada won 16 medals over the four-day competition, breaking their record for best medal total at a Junior Pan Pacific Championships by one.

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United States Boys Break Junior Pan Pacs Record in 4×100 Medley to Close Out the Meet

After battling it out with Canada for much of the race, the U.S. boys managed to pull away to claim the victory and shatter the meet record.

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2024 Junior Pan Pacs: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

American Lilla Bognar will be looking to complete her sweep of the girls IMs tonight.

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2024 Junior Pan Pacs: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

American 15-year-old Luka Mijatovic, the winner of the boys 400 free last night, will be competing in his last race of the meet this morning.

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Aiden Norman: “I Had To Be At My Absolute Best” To Win JPP 200 Back (Team Canada Day 3 Quotes)

Hear what 200 backstroke Junior Pan Pac Champion Aiden Norman and the other Day 3 Canadian medalists had to say after the penultimate day of the meet.

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2024 Junior Pan Pacs: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Welcome to the day 2 finals session of the 2024 Junior Pan Pacs in Canberra, Australia.

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2024 Junior Pan Pacs: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

American 17-year-old Madi Mintenko is the top seed in the girls 200 free final tonight after clocking a 1:58.81 in prelims this morning.

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2024 Junior Pan Pacs: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

American 15-year-old Audrey Derivaux enters as the top seed in the girls 200 fly by nearly 3 seconds.

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Top 5 Storylines To Follow At The 2024 Junior Pan Pacific Championships

After a sensational U.S. Olympic Trials, Audrey Derivaux makes her international debut at Junior Pan Pacs, which is one of the major storylines at the meet.

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UCSC Wins Championship Banner, Two More National Records Fall to End Canadian Championships

Helping to secure the overall team banner for UCSC was the men’s 4×100 medley relay team of Aiden Norman, Laon Kim, Nicholas Duncan, and Paul Dardis.

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14-Year-Old Evan Pan-Wang Rips 52.12 100 Free at TAGS, No. 9 in NAG Rankings

Metroplex Aquatics 14-year-old Evan Pan-Wang posted a time of 52.12 in the 100 free, dropping almost a second off his previous-best 53.03 from May.

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Massabie Upgrades to Breaking World Records at Canadian Championships

The men’s 50-metre butterfly S4 world record was already Massabie’s, but he returned Sunday to lower his mark by 0.2 seconds with a 38.48 swim.

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arena Swim of the Week: Laon Kim Becomes Fastest 16-Year-Old Canadian With 49.65 100 Free

Kim broke 50 seconds for the first time and overtook Josh Liendo for the #1 spot among 16 & unders in Canadian history.

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