{"id":595529,"date":"2024-08-20T19:46:47","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T02:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=595529"},"modified":"2024-08-20T19:50:16","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T02:50:16","slug":"pan-pacific-championships-day-1-prelims-luka-mijatovic-leads-in-both-200-free-800-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/pan-pacific-championships-day-1-prelims-luka-mijatovic-leads-in-both-200-free-800-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Pan Pacific Championships, Day 1 Prelims: Luka Mijatovic Leads in Both 200 Free, 800 Free"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Pan Pacific Championships, Day 1 Prelims: Luka Mijatovic Leads in Both 200 Free, 800 Free<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Two years again in Hawaii, future Olympians like <strong>Thomas Heilman, Tomoyuki Matsushita, Alex Shackell<\/strong> and <strong>Erin Gemmell<\/strong> tested themselves internationally at the Junior Pan Pacific Championships. An early test <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/junior-pan-pacific-championships-teagan-odell-leah-shackley-lead-us-full-entry-lists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">of the emerging depth<\/a> in countries lining the Pacific Ocean that happen to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/\/news\/junior-pan-pacific-championships-canberra-aus-milla-jansen-and-marcus-da-silva-to-carry-the-flag-for-australia\/\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">some of the world\u2019s powers<\/a>, it\u2019s a fitting look, just after the Paris Olympics, at who could be on that stage four years from now in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>The first morning session of the 2024 meet, kicking off in Canberra, Australia, offered a lot of American speed, with <strong>Luka Mijatovic<\/strong> leading the way.<\/p>\n<p>Mijatovic set the top time in prelims of the boys 200 freestyle, nearly taking down a national age-group record, and was quickest in the first of two heats of the 800 free ahead of the timed final later in the day, in the first morning at the Pool at Bruce ACT.<\/p>\n<p>The meet stretches through Saturday, with prelims at 9 a.m. local time (7 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time the night before) and finals at 5 p.m. local (3 a.m. EDT).<\/p>\n<p>A reminder that only two swimmers from each nation can qualify for the top eight in each event. Finals will include the fastest heat of the boys 800 free, timed finals of the girls 1,500 free and the mixed 400 medley relay.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLFFOAngEsCv-K8HZv6xtZmqwo_pNZuCcB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Livestream links<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/liveresults.swimming.org.au\/sal\/2024JPP\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Live Results<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A look at the first prelims session:<\/p>\n<h4>Girls 200 freestyle<\/h4>\n<p>The United States set the top two times in prelims, with <strong>Madi Mintenko<\/strong> leading the way in 1:58.81 and <strong>Kennedi Dobson<\/strong> second in 1:58.90. Two Aussies got under the two-minute mark, with <strong>Inez Miller<\/strong> third and <strong>Milla Jansen<\/strong> fourth. <strong>Amelia Weber<\/strong> of Australia was the fifth overall time but is limited to the B final.<\/p>\n<pre><b>Event 1  Women 13-18 200 LC Metre Freestyle<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n    Name                  Age Team                 Seed    Prelims        \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                      === Preliminaries ===                       <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 MINTENKO, MADI         17 USA               1:58.07    1:58.81  \r\n    r:+0.83  27.83        57.80 (29.97)\r\n        1:28.42 (30.62)     1:58.81 (30.39)\r\n  2 DOBSON, KENNEDI        17 USA               1:59.54    1:58.90  \r\n    r:+0.75  28.10        57.95 (29.85)\r\n        1:28.21 (30.26)     1:58.90 (30.69)\r\n  3 MILLER, INEZ           18 AUS               1:59.72    1:58.94  \r\n    r:+0.80  27.89        57.88 (29.99)\r\n        1:28.40 (30.52)     1:58.94 (30.54)\r\n  4 JANSEN, MILLA          18 AUS               1:59.52    1:59.70  \r\n    r:+0.71  27.67        57.86 (30.19)\r\n        1:28.83 (30.97)     1:59.70 (30.87)\r\n  5 COSGROVE, ELLA         17 CAN               2:00.72    2:01.84  \r\n    r:+0.82  28.63        59.54 (30.91)\r\n        1:30.75 (31.21)     2:01.84 (31.09)\r\n  6 WALTERS, JENNA         18 CAN               2:00.98    2:02.45  \r\n    r:+0.67  28.45        58.63 (30.18)\r\n        1:29.85 (31.22)     2:02.45 (32.60)\r\n  7 LEE, WON               14 KOR               2:02.65    2:02.51  \r\n    r:+0.68  27.66        58.58 (30.92)\r\n        1:30.34 (31.76)     2:02.51 (32.17)\r\n  8 TAPPER, MILANA         18 NZL               2:01.47    2:02.53  \r\n    r:+0.73  28.77      1:00.13 (31.36)\r\n        1:31.23 (31.10)     2:02.53 (31.30)\r\n -----------------------------------------------------------------\r\n  9 WEBER, AMELIA          18 AUS               1:59.41    2:00.29  \r\n    r:+0.73  28.29        58.69 (30.40)\r\n        1:29.59 (30.90)     2:00.29 (30.70)\r\n 10 HAN, KAYLA             16 USA               1:59.95    2:01.20  \r\n    r:+0.69  28.64        59.20 (30.56)\r\n        1:30.57 (31.37)     2:01.20 (30.63)\r\n 11 CASEY, HANNAH          17 AUS               2:00.55    2:01.85  \r\n    r:+0.76  27.45        57.94 (30.49)\r\n        1:29.25 (31.31)     2:01.85 (32.60)\r\n 11 MCPHERSON, LILLIE      16 AUS               2:00.45    2:02.22  \r\n    r:+0.69  28.05        58.47 (30.42)\r\n        1:30.17 (31.70)     2:02.22 (32.05)\r\n 12 KIM, BOMIN             17 KOR               2:02.41    2:02.59  \r\n    r:+0.62  28.35        58.93 (30.58)\r\n        1:30.85 (31.92)     2:02.59 (31.74)\r\n 13 WEST, MIA              18 CAN               2:00.48    2:02.94  \r\n    r:+0.73  28.52        59.47 (30.95)\r\n        1:30.66 (31.19)     2:02.94 (32.28)\r\n 14 KING, LILY             17 USA               2:04.66    2:03.11  \r\n    r:+0.67  28.03        59.15 (31.12)\r\n        1:31.53 (32.38)     2:03.11 (31.58)\r\n 15 DAVEY, GISELLE         18 AUS               1:59.17    2:03.43  \r\n    r:+0.65  27.63        57.85 (30.22)\r\n        1:29.72 (31.87)     2:03.43 (33.71)<\/pre>\n<h4>Boys 200 freestyle<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Luka Mijatovic<\/strong> set a best time in going 1:47.96 to set the pace. That time is just off the 15-16 National Age-Group Record set last year by <strong>Maximus Williamson<\/strong> at 1:47.29. <strong>Gregg Enoch<\/strong> also set a best time by going 1:48.97.<\/p>\n<p>The Americans had the top three times, though team captain <strong>Jason Zhao<\/strong> is in the B final in 1:48.98. Fourth overall is <strong>Ethan Ekk<\/strong> of Canada, off a strong performance at Canadian Trials. <strong>Marcus Da<\/strong> <strong>Silva<\/strong> of Australia was that country\u2019s top qualifier in 1:49.39. The fourth American in the field, <strong>Norvin Clontz,<\/strong> went 1:49.80 to set the seventh fastest time.<\/p>\n<pre><b>Event 2  Men 13-18 200 LC Metre Freestyle<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n    Name                  Age Team                 Seed    Prelims        \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                      === Preliminaries ===                       <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 MIJATOVIC, LUKA        15 USA               1:48.73    1:47.96  \r\n    r:+0.69  25.40        52.90 (27.50)\r\n        1:20.55 (27.65)     1:47.96 (27.41)\r\n  2 ENOCH, GREGG           18 USA               1:50.89    1:48.97  \r\n    r:+0.63  25.46        53.01 (27.55)\r\n        1:20.79 (27.78)     1:48.97 (28.18)\r\n  3 EKK, ETHAN             17 CAN               1:49.15    1:49.29  \r\n    r:+0.72  25.32        53.24 (27.92)\r\n        1:21.24 (28.00)     1:49.29 (28.05)\r\n  4 DA SILVA, MARCUS       18 AUS               1:48.45    1:49.39  \r\n    r:+0.64  24.58        51.55 (26.97)\r\n        1:19.41 (27.86)     1:49.39 (29.98)\r\n  5 FACKERELL, LUCAS       17 AUS               1:51.30    1:49.71  \r\n    r:+0.63  25.94        53.78 (27.84)\r\n        1:22.05 (28.27)     1:49.71 (27.66)\r\n  6 KIM, LAON              16 CAN               1:49.62    1:49.82  \r\n    r:+0.66  25.57        53.17 (27.60)\r\n        1:21.82 (28.65)     1:49.82 (28.00)\r\n  7 KURODA, KAZUSA         17 JPN               1:48.94    1:50.63  \r\n    r:+0.68  25.71        53.41 (27.70)\r\n        1:21.93 (28.52)     1:50.63 (28.70)\r\n  8 TSUJIMORI, KAITO       18 JPN               1:51.93    1:50.87  \r\n    r:+0.66  25.61        53.72 (28.11)\r\n        1:22.60 (28.88)     1:50.87 (28.27)\r\n -----------------------------------------------------------------\r\n  9 ZHAO, JASON            18 USA               1:48.60    1:48.98  \r\n    r:+0.64  25.72        53.30 (27.58)\r\n        1:21.31 (28.01)     1:48.98 (27.67)\r\n 10 CLONTZ, NORVIN         17 USA               1:49.99    1:49.80  \r\n    r:+0.70  26.29        54.09 (27.80)\r\n        1:22.20 (28.11)     1:49.80 (27.60)\r\n 11 CROSS, TEX             17 AUS               1:50.16    1:50.16  \r\n    r:+0.67  25.84        53.56 (27.72)\r\n        1:21.99 (28.43)     1:50.16 (28.17)\r\n 12 COLLINS, XAVIER        18 AUS               1:49.76    1:50.33  \r\n    r:+0.66  25.49        53.77 (28.28)\r\n        1:22.29 (28.52)     1:50.33 (28.04)\r\n 13 MIAO, ALEXANDER        18 CAN               1:50.80    1:51.42  \r\n    r:+0.70  25.87        53.96 (28.09)\r\n        1:22.74 (28.78)     1:51.42 (28.68)\r\n 14 BRENNAN, FRANCIS       17 CAN               1:51.93    1:52.27  \r\n    r:+0.66  25.71        53.67 (27.96)\r\n        1:22.68 (29.01)     1:52.27 (29.59)\r\n 15 WON, JUNE              16 KOR               1:53.06    1:54.34  \r\n    r:+0.70  26.23        54.64 (28.41)\r\n        1:24.45 (29.81)     1:54.34 (29.89)\r\n 16 VISSER, BRENDAN        18 NZL               1:51.24    1:54.61  \r\n    r:+0.68  26.27        54.70 (28.43)\r\n        1:24.50 (29.80)     1:54.61 (30.11)<\/pre>\n<h4>Girls 100 backstroke<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Leah Shackley<\/strong> was the only girl under a minute in leading the way in 59.69 seconds. The Americans posted the top four times in the event, <strong>Charlotte Crush<\/strong> getting the other A final spot in 1:00.10. <strong>Erika Pelaez<\/strong> (1:00.57) and <strong>Rylee Erisman<\/strong> (1:00.87) will contest the B final.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Delia Lloyd<\/strong> of Canada is the fastest non-American in 1:01.01.<\/p>\n<pre><b>Event 3  Women 13-18 100 LC Metre Backstroke<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n    Name                  Age Team                 Seed    Prelims        \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                      === Preliminaries ===                       <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 SHACKLEY, LEAH         18 USA                 59.25      59.69  \r\n    r:+0.64  28.94        59.69 (30.75)\r\n  2 CRUSH, CHARLOTTE       16 USA                 59.86    1:00.10  \r\n    r:+0.67  29.09      1:00.10 (31.01)\r\n  3 LLOYD, DELIA           18 CAN               1:00.43    1:01.01  \r\n    r:+0.74  29.69      1:01.01 (31.32)\r\n  4 KRYGER, MADISON        16 CAN               1:00.73    1:01.16  \r\n    r:+0.64  29.98      1:01.16 (31.18)\r\n  5 YAMAMOTO, CHIAKI       17 JPN               1:01.06    1:01.66  \r\n    r:+0.58  29.86      1:01.66 (31.80)\r\n  6 AMMUNDSEN, ZOE         17 AUS               1:00.46    1:01.88  \r\n    r:+0.57  29.33      1:01.88 (32.55)\r\n  7 WILSON, JESSICA        17 AUS               1:01.90    1:02.25  \r\n    r:+0.64  30.07      1:02.25 (32.18)\r\n  8 GIBSON, ISABELLE       18 NZL               1:02.12    1:02.52  \r\n    r:+0.75  30.35      1:02.52 (32.17)\r\n -----------------------------------------------------------------\r\n  9 PELAEZ, ERIKA          18 USA                 59.94    1:00.57  \r\n    r:+0.66  29.55      1:00.57 (31.02)\r\n 10 ERISMAN, RYLEE         15 USA               1:00.04    1:00.87  \r\n    r:+0.81  29.41      1:00.87 (31.46)\r\n 11 LIU, REINA             14 CAN               1:01.50    1:02.17  \r\n    r:+0.74  30.40      1:02.17 (31.77)\r\n 12 GLINTMEYER, MILAN      16 NZL               1:02.22    1:03.40  \r\n    r:+0.68  29.99      1:03.40 (33.41)\r\n 13 NAGAOKA, MISUZU        16 JPN               1:02.35    1:03.44  \r\n    r:+0.62  30.33      1:03.44 (33.11)\r\n 14 DIELEKE, CECILIA       15 ARG               1:03.20    1:03.71  \r\n    r:+0.63  30.77      1:03.71 (32.94)\r\n 15 TIGERT, LEAH           16 CAN               1:02.40    1:04.14  \r\n    r:+0.69  31.36      1:04.14 (32.78)\r\n 16 KIM, SOJIN             18 KOR               1:04.01    1:04.88  \r\n    r:+0.63  30.91      1:04.88 (33.97)<\/pre>\n<h4>Boys 100 backstroke<\/h4>\n<p>Canada\u2019s <strong>Aiden Norman<\/strong> led the way with a time of 54.53. The 18-year-old has been 53.99. Second was American <strong>Blake Amlicke<\/strong> in 55.31, just .24 up on countryman <strong>Sam Lorenz. Gavin Keogh<\/strong> was fourth in 55.57 but in the B final. <strong>Minjun Kim<\/strong> of South Korea and <strong>Jack Morrow<\/strong> of Australia also broke the 56-second barrier, Morrow for the first time.<\/p>\n<pre><b>Event 4  Men 13-18 100 LC Metre Backstroke<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n    Name                  Age Team                 Seed    Prelims        \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                      === Preliminaries ===                       <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 NORMAN, AIDEN          18 CAN                 53.99      54.53  \r\n    r:+0.65  27.01        54.53 (27.52)\r\n  2 AMLICKE, BLAKE         18 USA                 54.84      55.31  \r\n    r:+0.74  26.63        55.31 (28.68)\r\n  3 LORENZ, SAM            18 USA                 54.91      55.55  \r\n    r:+0.60  26.82        55.55 (28.73)\r\n  4 KIM, MINJUN            18 KOR                 55.79      55.72  \r\n    r:+0.57  26.86        55.72 (28.86)\r\n  5 MORROW, JACK           17 AUS                 56.14      55.96  \r\n    r:+0.64  27.74        55.96 (28.22)\r\n  6 IZUMI, HARUTO          18 JPN                 55.96      56.02  \r\n    r:+0.58  27.76        56.02 (28.26)\r\n  7 BOOTH, THOMAS          18 AUS                 56.88      56.47  \r\n    r:+0.66  27.31        56.47 (29.16)\r\n  8 WINTERBORN, BENJAMIN   18 CAN                 55.78      56.48  \r\n    r:+0.64  27.53        56.48 (28.95)\r\n -----------------------------------------------------------------\r\n  9 KEOGH, GAVIN           17 USA                 55.29      55.57  \r\n    r:+0.68  27.03        55.57 (28.54)\r\n 10 MCKITRICK, BLAIR       18 AUS                 56.85      56.60  \r\n    r:+0.55  27.83        56.60 (28.77)\r\n 11 KERR, JOSHUA           18 AUS                 56.31      56.61  \r\n    r:+0.53  27.14        56.61 (29.47)\r\n 12 SOEDA, SHIGEKI         18 JPN                 56.47      56.82  \r\n    r:+0.67  27.72        56.82 (29.10)\r\n 13 NISHIKAWA, ASAKI       18 JPN                 56.01      56.93  \r\n    r:+0.52  27.34        56.93 (29.59)\r\n 14 CHENG, REAGAN          16 SGP                 57.51      57.85  \r\n    r:+0.65  28.08        57.85 (29.77)\r\n 15 GINZER, WELLS          18 CAN                 57.38      58.06  \r\n    r:+0.68  27.79        58.06 (30.27)\r\n 16 BRENNAN, FRANCIS       17 CAN                 57.17      58.27  \r\n    r:+0.59  28.36        58.27 (29.91)<\/pre>\n<h4>Girls 200 butterfly<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Audrey Derivaux,<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/amazing-audrey-derivaux-earns-400-im-finals-swim-at-age-14\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one of the revelations of Olympic Trials<\/a>, set the pace in the girls 200 fly with a time of 2:09.31. That\u2019s 1.6 off her best from Trials. She\u2019s the clear favorite, the only one in the field who has broken 2:10 before.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Elloise Doolan<\/strong> of Australia was second in prelims in 2:11.75, leading a knot of three swimmers under 2:12. <strong>Kelsey Zhang<\/strong> of the U.S. was fifth in 2:12.86.<\/p>\n<pre><b>Event 5  Women 13-18 200 LC Metre Butterfly<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n    Name                  Age Team                 Seed    Prelims        \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                      === Preliminaries ===                       <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 DERIVAUX, AUDREY       15 USA               2:07.70    2:09.31  \r\n    r:+0.77  29.07      1:01.74 (32.67)\r\n        1:34.92 (33.18)     2:09.31 (34.39)\r\n  2 DOOLAN, ELLOISE        18 AUS               2:11.40    2:11.75  \r\n    r:+0.71  29.80      1:02.72 (32.92)\r\n        1:36.38 (33.66)     2:11.75 (35.37)\r\n  3 COLE, JESSICA          17 AUS               2:11.11    2:11.77  \r\n    r:+0.69  29.29      1:02.49 (33.20)\r\n        1:36.23 (33.74)     2:11.77 (35.54)\r\n  4 OKUZONO, MISA          18 JPN               2:10.58    2:11.91  \r\n    r:+0.70  29.83      1:03.31 (33.48)\r\n        1:37.42 (34.11)     2:11.91 (34.49)\r\n  5 ZHANG, KELSEY          17 USA               2:11.06    2:12.68  \r\n    r:+0.68  29.86      1:03.47 (33.61)\r\n        1:37.55 (34.08)     2:12.68 (35.13)\r\n  6 WATSON, CLARE          17 CAN               2:11.64    2:13.12  \r\n    r:+0.62  29.63      1:03.72 (34.09)\r\n        1:38.86 (35.14)     2:13.12 (34.26)\r\n  7 KIM, DOYEON            16 KOR               2:10.77    2:14.12  \r\n    r:+0.64  29.53      1:03.37 (33.84)\r\n        1:38.16 (34.79)     2:14.12 (35.96)\r\n  8 KAISE, YUIKA           17 JPN               2:13.01    2:14.52  \r\n    r:+0.68  29.95      1:04.24 (34.29)\r\n        1:38.85 (34.61)     2:14.52 (35.67)<\/pre>\n<h4>Boys 200 butterfly<\/h4>\n<p>Japan led the way in the 200 fly with the top two seeds. <strong>Michitora Kono<\/strong> led the way in 1:58.96, followed by <strong>Riki Abe<\/strong> in 1:59.03. That duo was among four swimmers to enter with seed times in the 1:58s to their name.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gregg Enoch<\/strong> completed a complex double by getting into the A final of the 200 fly in 1:59.46. He has been close to a second faster. <strong>Logan Robinson<\/strong> of the U.S. was fourth with the final sub-2-minute time in 1:59.57. Fifth went to <strong>Harrison Smith<\/strong> of Canada.<\/p>\n<pre><b>Event 6  Men 13-18 200 LC Metre Butterfly<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n    Name                  Age Team                 Seed    Prelims        \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                      === Preliminaries ===                       <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 KONO, MICHITORA        18 JPN               1:58.31    1:58.96  \r\n    r:+0.68  26.33        56.76 (30.43)\r\n        1:27.59 (30.83)     1:58.96 (31.37)\r\n  2 ABE, RIKI              18 JPN               1:58.82    1:59.03  \r\n    r:+0.63  26.56        57.09 (30.53)\r\n        1:28.30 (31.21)     1:59.03 (30.73)\r\n  3 ENOCH, GREGG           18 USA               1:58.49    1:59.46  \r\n    r:+0.62  26.82        56.90 (30.08)\r\n        1:28.42 (31.52)     1:59.46 (31.04)\r\n  4 ROBINSON, LOGAN        18 USA               1:58.08    1:59.57  \r\n    r:+0.64  26.35        56.75 (30.40)\r\n        1:27.88 (31.13)     1:59.57 (31.69)\r\n  5 SMITH, HARRISON        18 CAN               2:01.43    2:00.75  \r\n    r:+0.67  26.97        57.47 (30.50)\r\n        1:28.79 (31.32)     2:00.75 (31.96)\r\n  6 MARTINEZ, IKE          18 AUS               2:00.38    2:01.34  \r\n    r:+0.65  26.70        57.45 (30.75)\r\n        1:29.33 (31.88)     2:01.34 (32.01)\r\n  7 MOORE, JOSHUA          18 AUS               2:01.23    2:01.35  \r\n    r:+0.79  27.19        57.84 (30.65)\r\n        1:29.78 (31.94)     2:01.35 (31.57)\r\n  8 DUNCAN, NICHOLAS       18 CAN               2:06.17    2:03.40  \r\n    r:+0.66  26.74        57.77 (31.03)\r\n        1:30.07 (32.30)     2:03.40 (33.33)<\/pre>\n<h4>Boys 800 freestyle<\/h4>\n<p>One distance heat is all that went off, with the fastest heat of the boys 800 free and the timed finals of the girls 1,500 free to come in the night session. That gave <strong>Luka Mijatovic,<\/strong> the third overall seed but the third-fastest American, a second swimmer of the session. He won his heat in a best time of 7:56.91, a second quicker than his seed. 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