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Photo by Griffin Scott<\/p>\n

Editorial coverage for the Pan Pacific Championships is proudly sponsored by Master Spas<\/a>!<\/i><\/p>\n

Each day through August 19 (US), Swimming World will provide medal predictions for the Pan Pacific championships. We invite you to offer your thoughts on who is in line to win medals in the comments section!<\/i><\/p>\n

Commentary by Jeff Commings<\/i><\/p>\n

PHOENIX, Arizona, August 11. LET\u2019S get the medal predictions for Pan Pacs started with three very easy picks in women\u2019s distance freestyles. There is no way Katie Ledecky can lose the 400 or 800 freestyles in Australia. We\u2019re not sure if she will swim the 1500 free, but that seems like a very likely scenario, to give herself the opportunity to swim the race again fully tapered in front of a boisterous crowd and possibly break her two-month-old world record.<\/p>\n

Whether or not Ledecky breaks any of her distance world records in Australia, the margin she\u2019ll have between her and second place will be extreme. Right now, New Zealand\u2019s Lauren Boyle feels like a solid lock for second in all three events. Boyle won bronze medals in the 400, 800 and 1500 at last year\u2019s world championships, and had a great Commonwealth Games to give her momentum to grab silver on the Gold Coast. Canadian Brittany MacLean and Australian Jessica Ashwood will battle for bronze in the 800 and 1500, but Bronte Barratt will have the home crowd on its feet if she can secure bronze in the 400 ahead of Cierra Runge, who is now making a statement in distance freestyle.<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s distance freestyle medal predictions:
\n400:
\nGold<\/b> Katie Ledecky, USA
\nSilver:<\/b> Lauren Boyle, New Zealand
\nBronze:<\/b> Bronte Barratt, Australia<\/p>\n

800:
\nGold:<\/b> Katie Ledecky, USA
\nSilver:<\/b> Lauren Boyle, New Zealand
\nBronze:<\/b> Brittany MacLean, Canada<\/p>\n

1500:
\nGold:<\/b> Katie Ledecky, USA
\nSilver:<\/b> Lauren Boyle, New Zealand
\nBronze:<\/b> Brittany MacLean, Canada<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Ryan Cochrane seems like a sure thing when it comes to winning distance events, and that is likely to happen at the Pan Pacific championships in the 800 and 1500 freestyles. The Canadian won both of those events at the 2010 Pan Pacs, and did so quite comfortably over Chad La Tourette both times. La Tourette is retired, and in his place and Connor Jaeger and Michael McBroom. The two won distance freestyle medals at world championships but didn\u2019t post times at nationals last week that would make Cochrane concerned. Jaeger and McBroom will need to swim much closer to the times they posted last year in Barcelona to be competitive.<\/p>\n

Cochrane will also be challenged in the 800 and 1500 freestyles by Australian Mack Horton, who improves every times he tapers. If Horton learned pacing lessons swimming with Cochrane at the Commonwealth Games, it could affect the longer races<\/p>\n

Kosuke Hagino is the danger in the 400 free. Hagino won silver ahead of Jaeger at worlds, where Cochrane was just a few ticks back in fourth. This could be one of the most epic races of the meet, with these three swimmers battling for medals and the young Aussies challenging as well.<\/p>\n

Men\u2019s distance freestyle medal predictions:
\n400:
\nGold:<\/b> Kosuke Hagino, Japan
\nSilver:<\/b> Ryan Cochrane, Canada
\nBronze:<\/b> David McKeon, Australia<\/p>\n

800:
\nGold:<\/b> Ryan Cochrane, Canada
\nSilver:<\/b> Mack Horton, Australia
\nBronze:<\/b> Jordan Harrison, Australia<\/p>\n

1500:
\nGold:<\/b> Ryan Cochrane, Australia
\nSilver:<\/b> Mack Horton, Australia
\nBronze:<\/b> Jordan Harrison, Australia<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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