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IRVINE, California, August 20. WITH Australian youngster Yolane Kukla setting the early pace with a 26.76 at the 50 (under world-record pace), USA's Dana Vollmer had to turn on the jets down the stretch to capture the women's 100 fly – and that's just what she did at the Pan Pacific Championships.
Vollmer blazed through the backhalf with a final 57.56 for the win, while teammate Christine Magnuson took second in 57.95. Vollmer has been faster this year with a third-ranked 57.39 in July, while Magnuson is tied with Sarah Sjostrom for the top-ranked time with matching 57.32s. Vollmer returned the Pan Pac title to the U.S. after Australia's Jessicah Schipper (57.30) took the title in 2006. Natalie Coughlin captured the 2002 title in 57.88.
Australia's Alicia Coutts finished third overall to complete the podium with a 57.99, while Kukla faded to fourth in 58.22 as both moved into the top 15 in the world.
Japan's Yuka Kato (58.75), Canada's Katerine Savard (58.92), Canada's Audrey Lacroix (59.22) and Japan's Tomoyo Fukuda (59.35) also swam in the finale.
Schipper provided some outside smoke in the B final with a 58.26 to win from lane eight. That effort bettered her previous season best of 58.41 set at the Australian Nationals in March.
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August 20, 2010 Why did AUS have two ladies in the B final and two in the A? I thought you could only have 3 per country?? Submitted by: squiggles255
August 20, 2010 Australia's four swimmers is within the rules as meet managers ran out of nominees that could advance into finals.
Not sure about the specific technicalities, but that's the interpretation I am hearing from meet management here. Submitted by: Jason Marsteller
August 20, 2010 Thanks! Saw the US had four in the 200 back too. Submitted by: squiggles255
August 20, 2010 Yes, it comes down to when you only have 20 people swimming an event, and a few people start scratching, you don't have much other choice. Submitted by: Jason Marsteller
August 21, 2010 Hi Jason,
Could you please clarify how both Tunisia and South Africa make the Pan Pacifics? Last time I looked they were in Africa. Submitted by: scotswim
August 21, 2010 Any country that is not part of LEN (League Europeen de Natation) is eligible to enter swimmers for Pan Pacs. Submitted by: jjswim
August 21, 2010 Hi jjswim,
Thanks your response. Seems a strange requirement since the competition is called Pan Pacifics though, and why bar LEN countries only?
Scott Submitted by: scotswim
August 21, 2010 Because the European countries have European Championships this year. Because this is an off year with no World Champs or Olympics those other countries are looking for an international event to stack themselves up against other countries. Submitted by: squiggles255
August 22, 2010 There are still the Commonwealth Games coming up and the British team swam at European Champs while aiming for the Commonwealths. We can expect some time improvements there. Look out for Lizzie Simmonds in the back events and Fran Halsall in the sprint free. Haven't heard too much about whether Australia is fully tapered for Pan Pacs or whether they are also aiming for Commonwealths. Also Canada will be aiming for a good showing there. So still some top flight int. competition to come not to mention Asian Games which the Chinese are preparing for in Nov. Submitted by: scotswim
September 1, 2010 The times in the fly are under-whelming, Halsall went quicker unrested, 57.40 unrested, what could she swim?
maybe 57.10, I think Simmonds will go under 2.06.62, Only just, New CW record, Halsall will defo beat 53.30 by steffen, Just a matter of time, Also watch Gandy. Submitted by: Doodledo
September 1, 2010 Why do you think Halsall was unrested?
I think some of the UK team wasn't fully rested but I do believe some of them were tapered. You see this each year with swimmers everywhere. People do great times at a given meet and then there's talk of them not being tapered. Then during their supposedly peak meet later on they do the same times. There was ample time between meets to rest for both. We can look at Tancock's and Adlington's performances (esp. in the 800) to infer that they're probably not fully rested. Many of the other top swimmers were close to or beyond personal bests and near their times from British Nationals so it really remains to be seen.
Submitted by: ShortChange
September 2, 2010 We will see in Delhi, Adlington swam her fastest ever textile 400m Free, faster than the trials where she swam 8.21 for 800m, If you followed halsall on twitter (as i do) you would see her taper started just before budapest, Halsall swam 54.7 at nationals, (Had swam 54.5 at 16) and off that swam 57.83, At euros she swam 53.58 (57.40), She and most of the british team have made it clear they are not fully tapered for this meet, Including halsall, she said "I did not expect to go that fast this early in the year", Major hint she is tapering more for Delhi and fully expects to go faster, Halsall is probably the best 100m Free/Fly swimmer around right now.
I am sure she will improve all he times in Delhi. Submitted by: Doodledo
September 2, 2010 The women's fly events were really slow...great job USA! Submitted by: purple haze
September 2, 2010 The women's fly events for the US are certainly not slow. The US has two out of the top three swimmers in the world this year, including Magnuson who is tied for first in the world. Vollmer has posted more 57sec flys this year than any other swimmer by some margin. The 200 fly is not quite as strong. But a 2:06.9 and a 2:07.00 swimmer are hardly "slow." Submitted by: ShortChange
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