Junior Pan Pacs – Day 3 Finals: Erin Gemmell Completes Freestyle Triple; Alex Shackell Is Golden

Junior Pan Pacs – Day 3 Finals: Erin Gemmell Completes Freestyle Triple With Meet Record in 400 Free

Three events. Three gold medals. Three meet records.

As the Junior Pan Pacific Championships wrapped up their third evening of competiton on Friday night, Team USA’s Erin Gemmell put together a spectacular effort in the 400-meter freestyle. Adding to her previous victories and meet records in the 100 freestyle and 200 freestyle, Gemmell won over eight laps in a personal-best time of 4:05.07. That effort shattered the previous Junior Pan Pacs standard of 4:07.10, set by Leah Smith in 2012.

Gemmell had the company of Australian Jamie Perkins for the opening 300 meters, but the University of Texas recruit was dominant over the last 100 and pulled away to a convincing decision. Gemmell closed in 1:00.27 and finished more than a second ahead of Perkins, who registered a mark of 4:06.64 for the silver medal. With her 4:05-low clocking, Gemmell became the 11th-fastest American in the history of the event.

 Event 18  Women 400 LC Meter Freestyle
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     Jr World: J 3:58.37  8/23/2014 Katie Ledecky, USA
  Jr. Pan Pac: M 4:07.10  8/25/2012 Leah SMITH, USA
    Name           Year Team              Prelims     Finals  FINA Points
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                            === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Gemmell, Erin    04 USA-US-           4:08.53    4:05.07M  898    9  
             28.13        59.23 (31.10)
        1:30.96 (31.73)     2:02.16 (31.20)
        2:33.44 (31.28)     3:04.80 (31.36)
        3:35.50 (30.70)     4:05.07 (29.57)
  2 Perkins, Jamie   05 Australia-        4:11.68    4:06.64M  881    7  
             28.62        59.47 (30.85)
        1:30.79 (31.32)     2:02.17 (31.38)
        2:33.57 (31.40)     3:05.00 (31.43)
        3:36.50 (31.50)     4:06.64 (30.14)
  3 Cox, Jillian     05 USA-US-           4:10.83    4:06.84M  879    6  
             29.26      1:00.18 (30.92)
        1:31.83 (31.65)     2:03.38 (31.55)
        2:34.96 (31.58)     3:06.25 (31.29)
        3:37.42 (31.17)     4:06.84 (29.42)
  4 Takezawa, Ruka   06 Japan-            4:15.46    4:10.13   844    5  
             29.28      1:00.51 (31.23)
        1:32.21 (31.70)     2:03.99 (31.78)
        2:35.50 (31.51)     3:07.23 (31.73)
        3:39.32 (32.09)     4:10.13 (30.81)
  5 Okuzono, Misa    06 Japan-            4:11.95    4:12.26   823    4  
             29.52      1:00.94 (31.42)
        1:32.99 (32.05)     2:05.14 (32.15)
        2:37.08 (31.94)     3:08.99 (31.91)
        3:40.98 (31.99)     4:12.26 (31.28)
  6 Weber, Amelia    06 Australia-        4:15.88    4:13.14   815    3  
             28.41        59.18 (30.77)
        1:30.51 (31.33)     2:02.55 (32.04)
        2:35.05 (32.50)     3:07.77 (32.72)
        3:41.17 (33.40)     4:13.14 (31.97)
  7 Hazle, Kathryn   04 Canada-           4:14.62    4:18.18   768    2  
             29.72      1:01.53 (31.81)
        1:33.86 (32.33)     2:06.87 (33.01)
        2:39.93 (33.06)     3:13.23 (33.30)
        3:46.15 (32.92)     4:18.18 (32.03)
  8 Slee, Naomi      04 Canada-           4:18.06    4:18.59   764    1  
             29.94      1:01.97 (32.03)
        1:34.51 (32.54)     2:07.31 (32.80)
        2:40.09 (32.78)     3:12.98 (32.89)
        3:45.88 (32.90)     4:18.59 (32.71)

Men’s 400 Freestyle

Australia’s Joshua Staples moved into the lead at the 250-meter mark and never looked back, as he broke the 12-year-old meet record by more than two seconds. Staples touched the wall in 3:48.26 to better Nicholas Caldwell’s former record of 3:50.51. Staples was joined on the podium by a pair of Americans, as Rex Maurer also cracked the 3:50 barrier and finished in 3:49.86. Grabbing the bronze medal was Alec Enyeart in 3:51.07.

 Event 19  Men 400 LC Meter Freestyle
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     Jr World: J 3:44.60  4/1/2014  Mack Horton, AUS
  Jr. Pan Pac: M 3:50.51  8/28/2010 Nicholas Caldwell, USA
    Name           Year Team              Prelims     Finals  FINA Points
=========================================================================
                            === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Staples, Joshua  04 Australia-        3:53.18    3:48.36M  894    9  
             26.44        54.68 (28.24)
        1:23.49 (28.81)     1:52.78 (29.29)
        2:22.20 (29.42)     2:51.44 (29.24)
        3:20.09 (28.65)     3:48.36 (28.27)
  2 Maurer, Rex      04 USA-US-           3:53.75    3:49.86M  877    7  
             26.16        54.40 (28.24)
        1:23.53 (29.13)     1:52.85 (29.32)
        2:22.48 (29.63)     2:52.01 (29.53)
        3:21.61 (29.60)     3:49.86 (28.25)
  3 Enyeart, Alec    04 USA-US-           3:51.44    3:51.07   863    6  
             26.17        54.14 (27.97)
        1:23.09 (28.95)     1:52.63 (29.54)
        2:22.48 (29.85)     2:52.26 (29.78)
        3:21.77 (29.51)     3:51.07 (29.30)
  4 Wu, Adam         04 Canada-           3:56.80    3:53.62   835    5  
             26.42        54.99 (28.57)
        1:24.52 (29.53)     1:54.18 (29.66)
        2:24.01 (29.83)     2:54.16 (30.15)
        3:24.49 (30.33)     3:53.62 (29.13)
  5 Kiriyama, Maki   05 Japan-            3:55.43    3:54.00   831    4  
             26.63        56.13 (29.50)
        1:25.79 (29.66)     1:55.86 (30.07)
        2:25.57 (29.71)     2:55.66 (30.09)
        3:25.31 (29.65)     3:54.00 (28.69)
  6 Goedemans, Benj  04 Australia-        3:54.71    3:55.62   814    3  
             27.16        56.75 (29.59)
        1:26.57 (29.82)     1:56.89 (30.32)
        2:26.86 (29.97)     2:56.81 (29.95)
        3:26.66 (29.85)     3:55.62 (28.96)
  7 Wigginton, Lorn  05 Canada-           3:59.74    3:56.32   807    2  
             27.18        56.52 (29.34)
        1:26.42 (29.90)     1:56.58 (30.16)
        2:26.53 (29.95)     2:56.45 (29.92)
        3:26.39 (29.94)     3:56.32 (29.93)
  8 Yamaguchi, Riku  05 Japan-            3:56.01    3:57.52   795    1  
             26.70        56.29 (29.59)
        1:26.30 (30.01)     1:56.57 (30.27)
        2:27.14 (30.57)     2:57.44 (30.30)
        3:28.04 (30.60)     3:57.52 (29.48)

Women’s 100 Butterfly

Two days after her brother captured the title in the 200 butterfly, Alex Shackell went wire to wire to top the field in the 100 fly. Shackell posted a time of 58.58 and held off a late charge by Japan’s Airi Mitsui, who picked up the silver medal in 58.67. Shackell went out in 27.30 and her .75 edge at the midway point was enough of a cushion. American Bailey Hartman claimed the bronze medal in 58.71.

 Event 20  Women 100 LC Meter Butterfly
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     Jr World: J 56.43  5/14/2021 Claire Curzan, USA
  Jr. Pan Pac: M 58.38  8/25/2018 Maggie MACNEIL, Canada
    Name           Year Team              Prelims     Finals  FINA Points
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                            === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Shackell, Alex   06 USA-US-             58.56      58.58   849    9  
             27.30        58.58 (31.28)
  2 Mitsui, Airi     04 Japan-              59.25      58.67   845    7  
             28.05        58.67 (30.62)
  3 Hartman, Bailey  05 USA-US-             59.37      58.71   843    6  
             27.70        58.71 (31.01)
  4 Hasegawa, Hazuk  04 Japan-              59.55      58.97   832    5  
             27.82        58.97 (31.15)
  5 Jansen, Ella     05 Canada-             59.77      59.40   814    4  
             27.67        59.40 (31.73)
  6 Cannings, Kamry  05 Canada-           1:00.70    1:00.11   786    3  
             28.18      1:00.11 (31.93)
  7 Grant, Bella     05 Australia-        1:00.49    1:00.47   772    2  
             28.59      1:00.47 (31.88)
  8 Boyd, Isabella   05 Australia-        1:00.72    1:00.63   766    1  
             28.87      1:00.63 (31.76)

Men’s 100 Butterfly

Thomas Heilman, the American 15-year-old standout, put together a spectacular back half of his race and set a National Age Group record (15-16) of 51.98 to defeat Australian Jesse Coleman (52.23). Heilman closed in 27.25 and got to the wall plenty faster than the former record of 52.40, which was held by Luca Urlando. The record is Heilman’s second of the meet, joining his mark in the 100 freestyle.

 Event 21  Men 100 LC Meter Butterfly
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     Jr World: J 50.62  6/30/2017 Kristof Milak, HUN
  Jr. Pan Pac: M 52.37  1/10/2009 Daniel Bell, New Zealand
    Name           Year Team              Prelims     Finals  FINA Points
=========================================================================
                            === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Heilman, Thomas  07 USA-US-             52.75      51.98M  863    9  
             24.73        51.98 (27.25)
  2 Coleman, Jesse   04 Australia-          52.43      52.23M  851    7  
             24.57        52.23 (27.66)
  3 Matsushita, Tom  05 Japan-              54.10      53.38   797    6  
             25.31        53.38 (28.07)
  4 Shackell, Aaron  04 USA-US-             53.96      53.54   790    5  
             25.07        53.54 (28.47)
  5 Senc-Samardzic,  05 Canada-             54.55      53.82   778    4  
             25.47        53.82 (28.35)
  6 Petric, William  04 Australia-          54.67      53.86   776    3  
             25.34        53.86 (28.52)
  7 Shinkai, Seiya   04 Japan-              54.32      54.14   764    2  
             25.55        54.14 (28.59)
  8 Dongfang, Bill   05 Canada-             54.80      54.49   749    1  
             25.94        54.49 (28.55)

Women’s 200 Backstroke

The Japanese tandem of Yuzuki Mizuno and Mio Narita dominated the final of the 200 backstroke, with Mizuno collecting the gold medal in 2:09.17. Mizuno built a sizable lead at the halfway mark and withstood a late surge by her countrywoman to get to the wall first. Narita came through with a time of 2:09.67 while American Kennedy Noble checked in at 2:11.32 to take the bronze medal.

 Event 22  Women 200 LC Meter Backstroke
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     Jr World: J 2:03.35  7/26/2019 Regan Smith, USA
  Jr. Pan Pac: M 2:08.81  8/25/2018 Isabelle STADDEN, USA-US
    Name           Year Team              Prelims     Finals  FINA Points
=========================================================================
                            === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Mizuno, Yuzuki   05 Japan-            2:10.04    2:09.17   870    9  
             30.04      1:02.66 (32.62)
        1:35.72 (33.06)     2:09.17 (33.45)
  2 Narita, Mio      06 Japan-            2:10.79    2:09.67   860    7  
             30.45      1:04.06 (33.61)
        1:37.13 (33.07)     2:09.67 (32.54)
  3 Noble, Kennedy   04 USA-US-           2:11.63    2:11.32   828    6  
             31.12      1:04.19 (33.07)
        1:37.96 (33.77)     2:11.32 (33.36)
  4 Wanezek, Maggie  05 USA-US-           2:11.26    2:11.43   826    5  
             30.89      1:04.22 (33.33)
        1:37.82 (33.60)     2:11.43 (33.61)
  5 Rathwell, Regan  04 Canada-           2:13.86    2:12.47   807    4  
             30.75      1:03.97 (33.22)
        1:38.04 (34.07)     2:12.47 (34.43)
  6 Barclay, Jaclyn  06 Australia-        2:18.30    2:14.84   765    3  
             31.55      1:04.91 (33.36)
        1:39.64 (34.73)     2:14.84 (35.20)
  7 Greber, Jordan   06 Canada-           2:15.43    2:15.73   750    2  
             31.85      1:05.89 (34.04)
        1:40.83 (34.94)     2:15.73 (34.90)
  8 Anderson, Iona   05 Australia-        2:16.43    2:16.67   735    1  
             31.55      1:06.02 (34.47)
        1:41.38 (35.36)     2:16.67 (35.29)

Men’s 200 Backstroke

Hidekazu Takehara led from start to finish and set a meet record of 1:57.00 to grab victory in the 200 backstroke. Takehara covered his four laps in 1:57.00, which broke the meet record of Jack Conger (1:57.20) from 2012. The United States placed two more athletes on the podium as Josh Zuchowski (1:58.16) and Keaton Jones (1:58.98) were the silver and bronze medalists, respectively.

 Event 23  Men 200 LC Meter Backstroke
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     Jr World: J 1:55.14  7/28/2017 Kliment Kolesnikov, RUS
  Jr. Pan Pac: M 1:57.20  8/25/2012 Jack CONGER, USA
    Name           Year Team              Prelims     Finals  FINA Points
=========================================================================
                            === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Takehara, Hidek  04 Japan-            1:58.39    1:57.00M  875    9  
             27.66        57.13 (29.47)
        1:27.12 (29.99)     1:57.00 (29.88)
  2 Zuchowski, Josh  04 USA-US-           1:58.98    1:58.16   849    7  
             27.95        57.91 (29.96)
        1:28.48 (30.57)     1:58.16 (29.68)
  3 Jones, Keaton    04 USA-US-           1:58.75    1:58.98   832    6  
             28.15        57.76 (29.61)
        1:28.40 (30.64)     1:58.98 (30.58)
  4 Loewen, Benjami  04 Canada-           2:01.07    2:00.33   804    5  
             28.56        59.13 (30.57)
        1:30.46 (31.33)     2:00.33 (29.87)
  5 Magnussen, Matt  04 Australia-        2:02.52    2:01.72   777    4  
             28.83        59.81 (30.98)
        1:31.37 (31.56)     2:01.72 (30.35)
  6 Norman, Aiden    06 Canada-           2:01.73    2:02.38   764    3  
             28.85        59.64 (30.79)
        1:31.10 (31.46)     2:02.38 (31.28)
  7 Chee, Evan       04 Australia-        2:02.33    2:03.85   737    2  
             29.50      1:01.06 (31.56)
        1:32.19 (31.13)     2:03.85 (31.66)
  8 Harland, Finn    05 New Zealand-      2:06.69    2:06.43   693    1  
             29.50      1:02.16 (32.66)
        1:34.60 (32.44)     2:06.43 (31.83)

Women’s 400 Freestyle Relay

The United States cruised to the title in the 400 freestyle relay as the foursome of Kayla Wilson (54.78), Anna Moesch (54.44), Erin Gemmell (54.29) and Alex Shackell (54.48) turned in a meet-record time of 3:37.99. That performance handed Team USA a comfortable win over Australia, which went 3:39.04. Canada took bronze in 3:40.90.

 Event 24  Women 4x100 LC Meter Freestyle Relay
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     Jr World: J 3:36.19  8/27/2017 Canada
                          T Ruck, P Oleksiak, R Smith, K Snachez
  Jr. Pan Pac: M 3:39.73  8/29/2014 Australia, AUS
                          L McJannett, S Jack, S Taylor, C Gillett
    Team                             Seed     Finals  FINA Points
==================================================================================
                                === A - Final ===                                 
 
  1 USA-US  'A'                   3:39.42    3:37.99M  894   18  
     1) Wilson, Kayla 04              2) Moesch, Anna 05              
     3) Gemmell, Erin 04              4) Shackell, Alex 06            
             26.80        54.78 (54.78)
        1:21.05 (26.27)     1:49.22 (54.44)
        2:15.27 (26.05)     2:43.51 (54.29)
        3:09.81 (26.30)     3:37.99 (54.48)
  2 Australia  'A-AUS'            3:40.00    3:39.04M  881   14  
     1) Wunsch, Olivia 06             2) Casey, Hannah 06             
     3) Perkins, Jamie 05             4) Jansen, Milla 06             
             26.40        54.68 (54.68)
        1:21.18 (26.50)     1:50.07 (55.39)
        2:16.70 (26.63)     2:45.08 (55.01)
        3:11.07 (25.99)     3:39.04 (53.96)
  3 Canada  'A-CAN'               3:42.10    3:40.90   859   12  
     1) Daley, Lilly 05               2) Jansen, Ella 05              
     3) Cannings, Kamryn 05           4) Liang, Christey 04           
             26.95        55.71 (55.71)
        1:22.30 (26.59)     1:51.30 (55.59)
        2:17.48 (26.18)     2:46.17 (54.87)
        3:12.62 (26.45)     3:40.90 (54.73)
  4 Japan  'A-JPN'                3:17.02    3:44.88   814   10  
     1) Ninomiya, Karin 04            2) Umeki, Hinata 04             
     3) Narita, Mio 06                4) Ito, Sakuya 06               
             27.21        56.00 (56.00)
        1:22.99 (26.99)     1:52.68 (56.68)
        2:19.43 (26.75)     2:49.02 (56.34)
        3:15.51 (26.49)     3:44.88 (55.86)
  5 New Zealand  'A-NZL'          3:48.42    3:52.25   739    8  
     1) Littlejohn, Laura 04          2) Osborne, Summer 05           
     3) Allott, Keira 04              4) Crawford, Zoe 05             
             27.02        55.97 (55.97)
        1:23.17 (27.20)     1:53.14 (57.17)
        2:21.59 (28.45)     2:51.94 (58.80)
        3:20.38 (28.44)   3:52.25 (1:00.31)
  6 Singapore  'A-SGP'            3:53.28    3:56.31   702    6  
     1) Yeo, Chiok Sze 04             2) Mak, Elyza 06                
     3) Ng, Ashley 06                 4) Lim, Ashley 05               
             28.14        59.23 (59.23)
        1:27.47 (28.24)     1:58.15 (58.92)
        2:26.26 (28.11)     2:57.34 (59.19)
        3:25.66 (28.32)     3:56.31 (58.97)
  7 Fiji  'A-FJI'                 4:19.63    4:28.50   478    4  
     1) Verebasaga, Patricia 07       2) Lagonilakeba, Ofa 04         
     3) Waqainabete, Eden 07          4) Bai, Vivita 07               
             31.46    1:07.10 (1:07.10)
        1:38.50 (31.40)   2:14.53 (1:07.43)
        2:46.13 (31.60)   3:20.82 (1:06.29)
        3:52.72 (31.90)   4:28.50 (1:07.68)

Men’s 400 Freestyle Relay

The United States quartet of Thomas Heilman, Henry McFadden, Daniel Diehl and Kaii Winkler delivered a performance of 3:15.79 to set a world junior record. Team USA sliced the slimmest of margins off the previous record, which was set by the United States at 3:15.80 in 2019.

Australia grabbed silver in 3:18.06, with Flynn Southam opening in 48.43.

 Event 25  Men 4x100 LC Meter Freestyle Relay
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     Jr World: J 3:15.80  8/20/2019 USA
                          J Magahey, L Urlando, A Chaney, C Foster
  Jr. Pan Pac: M 3:17.67  8/26/2016 USA, USA-US
                          R HOFFER, D KRUEGER, C CRAIG, D KIBLER
    Team                             Seed     Finals  FINA Points
==================================================================================
                                === A - Final ===                                 
 
  1 USA-US  'A'                   3:18.78    3:15.79J  888   18  
     1) Heilman, Thomas 07            2) McFadden, Henry 05           
     3) Diehl, Daniel 05              4) Winkler, Kaii 06             
             23.77        49.14 (49.14)
        1:12.79 (23.65)     1:38.18 (49.04)
        2:01.39 (23.21)     2:26.84 (48.66)
        2:50.08 (23.24)     3:15.79 (48.95)
  2 Australia  'A-AUS'            3:19.50    3:18.06   858   14  
     1) Southam, Flynn 05             2) Da Silva, Marcus 06          
     3) McAlpine, Anders 05           4) Mooney, Jamie 04             
             23.76        48.43 (48.43)
        1:12.47 (24.04)     1:38.63 (50.20)
        2:02.79 (24.16)     2:28.43 (49.80)
        2:52.08 (23.65)     3:18.06 (49.63)
  3 Japan  'A-JPN'                3:17.02    3:19.94   834   12  
     1) Scott, Tatsumi Edward 04      2) Narushima, Yoshitoku 05      
     3) Okadome, Yamato 05            4) Hasunuma, Ryosuke 05         
             24.36        50.42 (50.42)
        1:14.43 (24.01)     1:40.43 (50.01)
        2:03.39 (22.96)     2:30.03 (49.60)
        2:53.52 (23.49)     3:19.94 (49.91)
  4 Canada  'A-CAN'               3:23.86    3:21.99   809   10  
     1) Senc-Samardzic, Filip 05      2) Dagenais, Victor 04          
     3) Wu, Adam 04                   4) Dardis, Paul 06              
             24.74        50.78 (50.78)
        1:15.08 (24.30)     1:41.34 (50.56)
        2:05.52 (24.18)     2:32.12 (50.78)
        2:55.49 (23.37)     3:21.99 (49.87)
  5 New Zealand  'A-NZL'          3:28.46    3:26.52   757    8  
     1) Lutton, Ollie 05              2) Twist, Kale 04               
     3) Shivnan, Gus 04               4) Harland, Finn 05             
             24.72        52.07 (52.07)
        1:16.86 (24.79)     1:44.02 (51.95)
        2:08.18 (24.16)     2:35.35 (51.33)
        2:59.57 (24.22)     3:26.52 (51.17)
  6 Singapore  'A-SGP'            3:29.09    3:29.72   723    6  
     1) Tan, Sage 05                  2) Tan, Sheldon 05              
     3) Neo, Randall 05               4) Loo, Russell 05              
             25.25        52.22 (52.22)
        1:17.20 (24.98)     1:44.78 (52.56)
        2:09.44 (24.66)     2:36.84 (52.06)
        3:01.71 (24.87)     3:29.72 (52.88)
  7 Fiji  'A-FJI'                 3:53.05    3:49.51   551    4  
     1) Taylor, Ethan 04              2) Tokona, Erik 07              
     3) Seruvatu, Maki'uti 05         4) Waqainabete, Zion 06         
             27.42        58.07 (58.07)
        1:25.30 (27.23)     1:55.82 (57.75)
        2:22.79 (26.97)     2:53.48 (57.66)
        3:20.11 (26.63)     3:49.51 (56.03)

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