Pan Pacific Championships, Results: Cate Campbell Becomes First Aussie Victor in 100 Free in Pan Pacs History

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GOLD COAST, Australia, August 22. THE Campbell sisters dominated the finale as Cate (52.72) and Bronte (53.45) went 1-2 in the 100-meter free tonight. Cate was unable to match her Australian All-Comers and Pan Pacs Championship mark of 52.62 from prelims, but had more than enough to chart a title-winning effort this evening.

That’s the first time since 1989 that an American has not won the title. In fact, 1989 is the only time someone from America has not won the 100 with Zhuang of China taking that title in 55.68. This is the first time an Australian has won the event in the history of Pan Pacs.

Meanwhile, USA’s Simone Manuel edged teammate Missy Franklin at the wall for third, 53.71 to 53.87. Both have been faster this year with Manuel (53.60) and Franklin (53.43) both turning in better times at Nationals.

Canada’s Chantal Van Landeghem (54.55), Canada’s Victoria Poon (54.82), Japan’s Miki Uchida (54.91) and Hong Kong’s Camille Cheng (55.09) also swam in the championship heat.

A Final Results

  1 CAMPBELL, CATE   22 AUSTRALIA           52.62      52.72.  963  
    r:+0.77  25.35        52.72 (27.37)
  2 CAMPBELL, BRONT  20 AUSTRALIA           53.50      53.45.  924  
    r:+0.69  25.91        53.45 (27.54)
  3 MANUEL, SIMONE   18 UNITED STATES       53.91      53.71   911  
    r:+0.68  25.80        53.71 (27.91)
  4 FRANKLIN, MISSY  19 UNITED STATES       53.75      53.87   903  
    r:+0.74  25.99        53.87 (27.88)
  5 VAN LANDEGHEM,   20 CANADA              54.73      54.55   869  
    r:+0.69  26.04        54.55 (28.51)
  6 POON, VICTORIA   29 CANADA              55.06      54.82   856  
    r:+0.74  26.37        54.82 (28.45)
  7 UCHIDA, MIKI     19 JAPAN               54.86      54.91   852  
    r:+0.70  26.42        54.91 (28.49)
  8 CHENG, CAMILLE   21 HONG KONG           55.45      55.09   844  
    r:+0.20  26.49        55.09 (28.60)

Australia’s Melanie Schlanger ran away with the B final win in 53.65, moving to eighth in the world rankings in the process. USA’s Abbey Weitzeil, the American high school sprint queen with national high school records in both the 50 and 100-yard events, stepped up in competition in a big way with a second-place 54.78.

Brazil’s Graciele Herrmann (54.94), Japan’s Misaki Yamaguchi (55.17), Japan’s Yayori Matsumoto (55.60), Canada’s Alyson Ackman (55.79), New Zealand’s Samantha Lucie-Smith (55.97) and New Zealand’s Laura Quilter (56.00) also put up times in the B final.

B Final Results

  9 SCHLANGER, MELA  27 AUSTRALIA           53.65      53.65.  914  
    r:+0.69  25.98        53.65 (27.67)
 10 WEITZEIL, ABBEY  17 UNITED STATES       54.50      54.78   858  
    r:+0.74  26.06        54.78 (28.72)
 11 HERRMANN, GRACI  22 BRAZIL              55.47      54.94   851  
    r:+0.67  26.24        54.94 (28.70)
 12 YAMAGUCHI, MISA  24 JAPAN               55.66      55.17   840  
    r:+0.63  26.73        55.17 (28.44)
 13 MATSUMOTO, YAYO  24 JAPAN               55.74      55.60   821  
    r:+0.69  26.81        55.60 (28.79)
 14 ACKMAN, ALYSON   21 CANADA              55.84      55.79   813  
    r:+0.62  27.08        55.79 (28.71)
 15 LUCIE-SMITH, SA  22 NEW ZEALAND         56.25      55.97   805  
    r:+0.75  27.29        55.97 (28.68)
 16 QUILTER, LAURA   22 NEW ZEALAND         55.87      56.00   803  
    r:+0.68  26.75        56.00 (29.25)

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