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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 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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Campbell Splits 50.93 As Aussies Post 2nd Fastest Mixed Medley Ever

Cate Campbell anchored the Australians in 50.93, the fastest female freestyle leg in history, as they won gold in the 400 mixed medley relay in a new Commonwealth Record.

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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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Pickrem Out, Dressel Scratches 100 Breast For Day 1 of Pan Pacs

Start lists for the first day of Pan Pacs show a number of notable scratches, including third and fourth seeds Ariarne Titmus and Emma McKeon following up on their hints at dropping the 200 free, #3 400 IM seed Sydney Pickrem scratching all three of her events for Canada and American Caeleb Dressel opting out of the 100 breast.

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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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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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2018 Pan Pacs Preview: Tricky Lineup Decisions For Day 1’s Mixed Medley

Coming before the individual events of all legs but the 100 breast, the mixed medley relay will set each federation up for some tricky ‘blind’ lineup decisions as the U.S. chases its own world record and Australia closes in on the Americans.

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2018 Pan Pacs Previews: US/Brazil Battle Highlights Men’s Relays

The Americans should battle Brazil for the men’s 4×100 free relay gold… but we don’t know who will be on the American team. Even the status of 2017 World champ Caeleb Dressel (pictured) is in the wind.

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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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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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Rottura Con Larkin-Emily Seebohm Assente Al Collegiale Australiano

La campionessa del mondo  Emily Seebohm non parteciperà al collegiale di allenamento in Australia che si terrà a Cairns questa settimana….

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After Larkin Break-up, Seebohm Missing From Australian Training Camp

World champion Emily Seebohm is notably absent from Australia’s training camp taking place in Cairns this week, part of a one-month series of team training stints leading up to this summer’s Pan Pacific Championships in Tokyo.

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Australian Swim Team to Raise Awareness of Great Barrier Reef

Members of the Australian Dolphins Swim Team training in Cairns will soon swap the pool for the coral covered ocean as they explore the outer Reef on a Citizens of the Great Barrier Reef expedition on Saturday July 21.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 76% Betting On American Legacy in Men’s 100 Back

More than three-quarters of voters expressed confidence that the Americans would keep their historic levels of dominance in the men’s 100 backstroke, with no other country getting more than 11% of the total votes.

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