Junior Pan Pacs – Day 3 Prelims: Erin Gemmell On Track For Triple; Thomas Heilman Chasing Another NAG Record
A pair of gold medals already in her possession, Erin Gemmell will try to complete her freestyle trifecta during the third night of finals at the Junior Pan Pacific Championships in Hawaii. During the Day Three prelims, Gemmell easily posted the fastest time in the 400-meter freestyle, an effort of 4:08.53. If Gemmell wins at night, she will complement earlier titles in the 100 freestyle and 200 freestyle.
Gemmell was followed as the second seed by American teammate Jillian Cox, who clocked in at 4:10.83. The third spot went to Jamie Perkins of Australia in 4:11.68. Earlier this summer, Gemmell was victorious in the 400 freestyle at the United States Nationals, where she was timed in 4:06.17.
In the men’s 400 freestyle, the United States’ Alec Enyeart advanced as the top seed behind a swim of 3:51.44. He was followed in the second and third positions by Australian Joshua Staples (3:53.18) and American Rex Maurer (3:53.75).
The United States’ Alex Shackell and Japan’s Airi Mitsui will duel in the final of the women’s 100 butterfly, where Shackell qualified first in 58.56. Mitsui, the gold medalist in the 200 butterfly from the opening night of action, went 59.25 in the morning. The third seed is American Bailey Hartman (59.37).
The silver medalist in the 200 butterfly and 100 freestyle, Thomas Heilman is positioned for another podium chase. The 15-year-old clocked 52.75 in the 100 fly for the second-fastest time of the morning, trailing the 52.43 of Aussie Jesse Coleman. Heilman is pursuing the National Age Group (15-16) record in the event, which sits at 52.40. American Aaron Shackell, the winner of the 200 fly, advanced in the No. 3 spot in 53.96.
The Japanese tandem of Yuzuki Mizuno (2:10.04) and Mio Narita (2:10.79) led the way into the final of the women’s 200 backstroke, with Americans Maggie Wanezek (2:11.26) and Kennedy Noble (2:11.63) next. For the men, Japan’s Hidekazu Takehara was quickest in prelims in 1:58.39, followed by the United States’ Keaton Jones (1:58.75) and Josh Zuchowski (1:58.98). Daniel Diehl, the winner of the 100 backstroke, was fourth in 1:59.55, but he will be relegated to the B Final due to the two-per-nation rule used at the meet.
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 Seed Prelims FINA
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Gemmell, Erin 04 USA-US- 4:06.17 4:08.53 q861
28.56 59.76 (31.20)
1:31.16 (31.40) 2:03.03 (31.87)
2:34.37 (31.34) 3:06.08 (31.71)
3:37.53 (31.45) 4:08.53 (31.00)
2 Cox, Jillian 05 USA-US- 4:08.27 4:10.83 q837
29.40 1:01.13 (31.73)
1:33.23 (32.10) 2:05.61 (32.38)
2:37.36 (31.75) 3:09.60 (32.24)
3:41.10 (31.50) 4:10.83 (29.73)
3 Perkins, Jamie 05 Australia- 4:09.96 4:11.68 q829
29.14 1:00.59 (31.45)
1:32.54 (31.95) 2:04.78 (32.24)
2:36.75 (31.97) 3:08.70 (31.95)
3:40.95 (32.25) 4:11.68 (30.73)
4 Okuzono, Misa 06 Japan- 4:12.07 4:11.95 q826
29.64 1:01.18 (31.54)
1:33.20 (32.02) 2:05.35 (32.15)
2:37.24 (31.89) 3:09.15 (31.91)
3:41.10 (31.95) 4:11.95 (30.85)
5 Hazle, Kathryn 04 Canada- 4:15.78 4:14.62 q800
29.71 1:00.99 (31.28)
1:33.26 (32.27) 2:05.64 (32.38)
2:37.82 (32.18) 3:10.41 (32.59)
3:42.75 (32.34) 4:14.62 (31.87)
6 Takezawa, Ruka 06 Japan- 4:10.56 4:15.46 q793
29.87 1:01.84 (31.97)
1:34.55 (32.71) 2:07.05 (32.50)
2:39.20 (32.15) 3:11.42 (32.22)
3:43.87 (32.45) 4:15.46 (31.59)
7 Weber, Amelia 06 Australia- 4:11.72 4:15.88 q789
29.15 1:01.00 (31.85)
1:33.52 (32.52) 2:06.40 (32.88)
2:39.05 (32.65) 3:11.88 (32.83)
3:44.13 (32.25) 4:15.88 (31.75)
8 Slee, Naomi 04 Canada- 4:18.41 4:18.06 q769
30.59 1:02.61 (32.02)
1:35.39 (32.78) 2:07.96 (32.57)
2:40.50 (32.54) 3:13.04 (32.54)
3:45.82 (32.78) 4:18.06 (32.24)
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 Seed Prelims FINA
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Enyeart, Alec 04 USA-US- 3:50.18 3:51.44 q859
26.54 54.61 (28.07)
1:23.26 (28.65) 1:52.62 (29.36)
2:22.35 (29.73) 2:52.29 (29.94)
3:22.37 (30.08) 3:51.44 (29.07)
2 Staples, Joshua 04 Australia- 3:50.07 3:53.18 q840
26.49 55.47 (28.98)
1:24.92 (29.45) 1:54.96 (30.04)
2:24.93 (29.97) 2:55.29 (30.36)
3:24.79 (29.50) 3:53.18 (28.39)
3 Maurer, Rex 04 USA-US- 3:51.28 3:53.75 q834
26.40 55.52 (29.12)
1:24.99 (29.47) 1:54.96 (29.97)
2:24.98 (30.02) 2:55.02 (30.04)
3:25.00 (29.98) 3:53.75 (28.75)
4 Goedemans, Benj 04 Australia- 3:52.86 3:54.71 q824
26.73 56.21 (29.48)
1:26.09 (29.88) 1:56.73 (30.64)
2:26.74 (30.01) 2:56.88 (30.14)
3:26.42 (29.54) 3:54.71 (28.29)
5 Kiriyama, Maki 05 Japan- 3:52.77 3:55.43 q816
26.90 56.35 (29.45)
1:26.16 (29.81) 1:56.32 (30.16)
2:26.44 (30.12) 2:56.53 (30.09)
3:26.43 (29.90) 3:55.43 (29.00)
6 Yamaguchi, Riku 05 Japan- 3:59.21 3:56.01 q810
27.25 56.82 (29.57)
1:26.97 (30.15) 1:56.95 (29.98)
2:26.74 (29.79) 2:56.69 (29.95)
3:26.97 (30.28) 3:56.01 (29.04)
7 Wu, Adam 04 Canada- 3:54.81 3:56.80 q802
27.19 56.30 (29.11)
1:26.33 (30.03) 1:56.75 (30.42)
2:26.80 (30.05) 2:56.81 (30.01)
3:27.15 (30.34) 3:56.80 (29.65)
8 Wigginton, Lorn 05 Canada- 3:58.12 3:59.74 q773
27.93 58.15 (30.22)
1:28.64 (30.49) 1:59.67 (31.03)
2:30.22 (30.55) 3:00.54 (30.32)
3:30.62 (30.08) 3:59.74 (29.12)
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 Seed Prelims FINA
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Shackell, Alex 06 USA-US- 58.33 58.56 q850
27.34 58.56 (31.22)
2 Mitsui, Airi 04 Japan- 59.22 59.25 q821
28.05 59.25 (31.20)
3 Hartman, Bailey 05 USA-US- 58.79 59.37 q816
27.92 59.37 (31.45)
4 Hasegawa, Hazuk 04 Japan- 59.22 59.55 q808
27.87 59.55 (31.68)
5 Jansen, Ella 05 Canada- 59.27 59.77 q799
27.96 59.77 (31.81)
6 Grant, Bella 05 Australia- 59.68 1:00.49 q771
28.30 1:00.49 (32.19)
7 Cannings, Kamry 05 Canada- 59.74 1:00.70 q763
28.15 1:00.70 (32.55)
8 Boyd, Isabella 05 Australia- 59.71 1:00.72 q762
28.72 1:00.72 (32.00)
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 Seed Prelims FINA
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Coleman, Jesse 04 Australia- 52.70 52.43 q841
24.58 52.43 (27.85)
2 Heilman, Thomas 07 USA-US- 52.44 52.75 q826
24.97 52.75 (27.78)
3 Shackell, Aaron 04 USA-US- 54.26 53.96 q771
25.59 53.96 (28.37)
4 Matsushita, Tom 05 Japan- 54.15 54.10 q765
25.68 54.10 (28.42)
5 Shinkai, Seiya 04 Japan- 53.71 54.32 q756
25.53 54.32 (28.79)
6 Senc-Samardzic, 05 Canada- 54.80 54.55 q747
25.56 54.55 (28.99)
7 Petric, William 04 Australia- 53.76 54.67 q742
25.87 54.67 (28.80)
8 Dongfang, Bill 05 Canada- 55.01 54.80 q737
26.23 54.80 (28.57)
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 Seed Prelims FINA
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Mizuno, Yuzuki 05 Japan- 2:11.59 2:10.04 q853
30.35 1:02.89 (32.54)
1:36.29 (33.40) 2:10.04 (33.75)
2 Narita, Mio 06 Japan- 2:10.45 2:10.79 q838
30.74 1:03.92 (33.18)
1:37.50 (33.58) 2:10.79 (33.29)
3 Wanezek, Maggie 05 USA-US- 2:11.56 2:11.26 q829
30.91 1:03.89 (32.98)
1:37.87 (33.98) 2:11.26 (33.39)
4 Noble, Kennedy 04 USA-US- 2:10.53 2:11.63 q822
31.43 1:04.69 (33.26)
1:38.51 (33.82) 2:11.63 (33.12)
5 Rathwell, Regan 04 Canada- 2:09.54 2:13.86 q782
31.25 1:04.61 (33.36)
1:40.01 (35.40) 2:13.86 (33.85)
6 Greber, Jordan 06 Canada- 2:15.58 2:15.43 q755
31.74 1:05.90 (34.16)
1:40.69 (34.79) 2:15.43 (34.74)
7 Anderson, Iona 05 Australia- 2:13.74 2:16.43 q739
31.66 1:06.39 (34.73)
1:41.57 (35.18) 2:16.43 (34.86)
8 Barclay, Jaclyn 06 Australia- 2:12.84 2:18.30 q709
31.99 1:07.13 (35.14)
1:42.72 (35.59) 2:18.30 (35.58)
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 Seed Prelims FINA
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Takehara, Hidek 04 Japan- 1:58.06 1:58.39 q844
27.82 57.64 (29.82)
1:28.05 (30.41) 1:58.39 (30.34)
2 Jones, Keaton 04 USA-US- 1:57.97 1:58.75 q837
28.00 57.37 (29.37)
1:27.73 (30.36) 1:58.75 (31.02)
3 Zuchowski, Josh 04 USA-US- 1:58.42 1:58.98 q832
28.28 58.67 (30.39)
1:29.08 (30.41) 1:58.98 (29.90)
4 Loewen, Benjami 04 Canada- 2:02.25 2:01.07 q789
29.15 1:00.03 (30.88)
1:30.70 (30.67) 2:01.07 (30.37)
5 Norman, Aiden 06 Canada- 2:02.23 2:01.73 q777
28.33 59.38 (31.05)
1:30.81 (31.43) 2:01.73 (30.92)
6 Chee, Evan 04 Australia- 2:03.72 2:02.33 q765
29.27 1:00.26 (30.99)
1:31.36 (31.10) 2:02.33 (30.97)
7 Magnussen, Matt 04 Australia- 2:01.33 2:02.52 q762
28.78 59.48 (30.70)
1:30.95 (31.47) 2:02.52 (31.57)
8 Harland, Finn 05 New Zealand- 2:06.73 2:06.69 q689
29.07 1:01.44 (32.37)
1:34.61 (33.17) 2:06.69 (32.08)