Pan Pacific Championships: Day Three Prelims – Coverage Sponsored by TYR

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IRVINE, California, August 20. THE third day of preliminary qualifying is complete at the 2010 Pan Pacific Championships.

Women's 400 free
After a strong second-place finish in the 800 free provided her an extra boost in confidence, USA's Chloe Sutton turn on the afterburners in the final heat of the middle distance event to qualify first in 4:07.64. That swim is not far off her 10th-ranked season best of 4:06.33 from the U.S. Nationals.

Australia's Katie Goldman took the second qualifying spot in 4:08.04 from the final heat as well as Sutton and Goldman pushed each other to stronger times.

USA's Allison Schmitt picked up the second transfer spot for the U.S. in 4:08.47, while 800 free victor Kate Ziegler of the U.S. was bumped to the B final with a 4:08.63 due to the two-per-country rule. USA's Katie Hoff posted a 4:08.93 for fifth overall, but will be bumped completely out of finals due to the three-per-country-per-event rule.

Australia's Blair Evans qualified sixth in 4:09.96, while teammate Kylie Palmer (4:10.27) was bumped to the B final after taking seventh overall. New Zealand's Lauren Boyle finished eighth overall in 4:10.68.

Canada's Alexandra Komarnycky (4:11.39), Japan's Yurie Yano (4:12.72) and Canada's Barbara Jardin (4:13.23) picked up the other A final spots due to the bump vacancies.

Men's 400 free
Korea's Tae Hwan Park (3:47.58) and China's Zhang Lin (3:47.80) both cleared 3:48 to take the top two spots in the finale. That sets up a head-to-head battle of the top two ranked swimmers in the world as Zhang owns the fastest time with a 3:44.91 from Chinese Nationals in April and Park clocked a 3:45.03 in February.

USA's Charlie Houchin (3:48.00) and Peter Vanderkaay (3:48.39) finished third and fourth, while teammate Michael Klueh was bumped to the B final after a fifth-place 3:48.85.

Australia's Ryan Napoleon claimed sixth in 3:49.69, while Canada's Ryan Cochrane finished seventh in 3:49.69. Japan's Takeshi Matsuda touched eighth in 3:49.89, while Australia's Robert Hurley earned the B final bump vacancy with a ninth-place 3:50.02.

Women's 100 fly
USA went 1-2-3 in qualifying with Christine Magnuson clocking a strong top-seeded time of 57.82. Dana Vollmer checked in with a second-seeded effort of 57.89, while teammate Kathleen Hersey was bumped to the B final with a third-place 58.32.

Australia claimed the next four spots with Alicia Coutts (58.44) and Yolane Kukla (58.46) taking fourth and fifth, while Felicity Galvez (58.61) drew the B final bump and Jessicah Schipper (58.63) completely missed finals due to the three-per-country finals rule.

Canada's Katerine Savard picked up the eighth qualifying spot in 58.84, while Japan's Yuka Kato (59.16), Japan's Tomoya Fukuda (59.19) and Canada's Audrey Lacroix (59.29) slotted into the bump vacancies.

Men's 100 fly
The U.S. swept the top two spots with Michael Phelps (51.48) and Tyler McGill (51.69) both clearing 52 seconds. Phelps already owns the top time in the world this year with a 50.65 from the U.S. Nationals, but McGill jumped to second in the world ahead of Evgeny Korotyshkin's 51.70.

Japan's Takuro Fujii qualified third in 52.20, while Australia's Geoff Huegill took fourth in 52.21. USA's Tim Phillips was bumped to the B final with a fifth-place 52.25, while Japan's Masayuki Kishida earned sixth in 52.32.

Australia's Chris Wright clocked a 52.51 for seventh, while teammate Andrew Lauterstein was bumped to the B final with a 52.55. 7 Papua New Guinea's Ryan Pini (52.77) and China's Wu Peng (52.80) moved up from 10th and 12th to take the bump openings.

Women's 200 back
The dominant U.S. morning continued in this event with Elizabeth Pelton (2:07.48) and Elizabeth Beisel (2:07.90) qualifying 1-2 and moving to second and fourth in the world rankings in the event with the times. Only Elizabeth Simmonds (2:06.79), Belinda Hocking (2:07.89) and Shiho Sakai (2:07.99) have cleared 2:08 so far this year.

Australia's Emily Seebohm finished third in 2:08.45, while Sakai took fourth in 2:08.86. Hocking qualified fifth in 2:08.96, while Missy Franklin was bumped to the B final with a 2:09.22. Australia's Meagen Nay took seventh in 2:09.78, but was also bumped to the B final due to the two-per-country rule. Japan's Marie Kamimura finished eighth in 2:10.28.

7 Canada's Genevieve Saumur (2:10.84) and New Zealand's Melissa Ingram (2:11.25) moved up from ninth and 10th into the bump vacancies.

Men's 200 back
Another strong outing from the U.S. contingent occurred in the distance back with Ryan Lochte (1:55.26) and Tyler Clary (1:55.56) pushing each other to the second and third-fastest times in the world. Only Ryosuke Irie has been faster with a 1:55.11 in February in his home country.

Aaron Peirsol finished third overall with a 1:56.22 in the final heat, but will be bumped to the B final due to the two-per-country rule. Irie, meanwhile, qualified fourth in 1:56.65.

Australia's Ashley Delaney (1:58.12), New Zealand's Gareth Tune (1:58.62) and South Africa's George Du Rand (1:58.69) finished fifth through seventh, while USA's Nick Thoman took eighth in 1:59.16 but will miss finals due to the three-per-country rule.

Canada's Tobias Oriwol (1:59.56), Canada's Charles Francis (1:59.63) and Japan's Kuninori Tada (1:59.93) took the openings due to the various bumps.

Women's 50 breast
In her specialty event, USA's Jessica Hardy put up a swift time in the morning with a 30.39 to pace prelims. That swim moved her to second in the world behind only Russian youngster Yuliya Efimova, who clocked a 30.29 at the European Championships last week.

Australia's Leisel Jones (30.61) and Leiston Pickett (30.80) qualified second and third to move to third and fifth in the world, while USA's Annie Chandler claimed fourth in 30.90 to improve to sixth in the world rankings.

USA's Rebecca Soni, who stands fourth in the world with a 30.63 from the Mara Nostrum circuit, took fifth this morning in 31.02 and was bumped to the B final. Australia's Sarah Katsoulis finished sixth in 31.05 and also was bumped to the B final.

Canada's Chelsey Salli touched seventh in 31.27, while Australia's Samantha Marshall took eighth in 31.66 but will be on the outside looking in during finals due to the three-per-country rule. Canada's Ashley McGregor (31.90), Japan's Satomi Suzuki (31.90) and Canada's Tianna Rissling (32.00) moved up into the open spots in the finale.

Men's 50 breast
Brazil's Felipe Silva raced to the top seed with a 27.34 in the sprint breast qualifying to move to second in the world behind Kosuke Kitajima's top-ranked 27.30 from Japan Nationals in April. Kitajima qualified second in 27.64, while teammate Ryo Tateishi took third in 27.74.

USA's Mark Gangloff (27.75), Australia's Brenton Rickard (27.77) and USA's Mike Alexandrov (27.78) finished fourth through sixth, while USA's Scott Spann was bumped to the B final after a seventh-place 27.82. Brazil's Joao Gomes Jr. (27.83) and Canada's Scott Dickens (27.89) will comprise the rest of the championship field.

Day Three Prelims Results

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