﻿{"id":650263,"date":"2026-08-12T10:10:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T17:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=650263"},"modified":"2026-08-12T11:59:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T18:59:24","slug":"pan-pacific-championships-day-1-womens-prelims-live-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/pan-pacific-championships-day-1-womens-prelims-live-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"Pan Pacific Championships Day 1 Women&#8217;s Prelims: Regan Smith, Gretchen Walsh Set Meet Marks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2026 Pan Pacific Championships kicked off from the Wollett Aquatic Center in Irvine, California on Wednesday, Aug. 12.<\/p>\n<p>The Day One events are the 50 butterfly, 200 freestyle, 100 backstroke, 200 butterfly as well as the men&#8217;s 800 and women&#8217;s 1500 free slower heats.<\/p>\n<p>There were several meet records and several tough-luck third-place finishes for some of the world&#8217;s elite swimmers.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a look at the women&#8217;s events on Day One:<\/p>\n<h3>Women&#8217;s 50 Butterfly<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Kate Douglas<\/strong>s became the third woman to break 25 seconds, setting the meet record in 24.99. It stood for one heat as <strong>Gretchen Walsh<\/strong> went a 24.91 in the final prelims heat.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. duo knocked <strong>Torri Huske<\/strong> out as only two can make it from each country as Douglass joined Walsh and Sweden&#8217;s Sarah Sjostrom as the only three to break 25 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>They were the top two finalists.<\/p>\n<p>Australia&#8217;s <strong>Alex Perkins<\/strong> took the third spot in 25.57, while Canada&#8217;s <strong>Taylor Ruck<\/strong> won the first heat to take the fourth seed overall in 25.61.<\/p>\n<p>South Africa&#8217;s <strong>Erin Gallagher<\/strong> was fifth at 25.64, followed by Japan&#8217;s <strong>Rikako Ikee<\/strong> (25.90), Huske (26.19) and Canada&#8217;s Leilani Fack (26.47).<\/p>\n<p>New Zealand&#8217;s <strong>Zoe Pedersen<\/strong> takes the final A final spot.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"650282\" 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https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot_12-8-2026_131133_www.omegatiming.com_-300x166.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot_12-8-2026_131133_www.omegatiming.com_-450x249.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot_12-8-2026_131133_www.omegatiming.com_-533x295.jpeg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1149px) 100vw, 1149px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omegatiming.com\/2026\/2026-pan-pacific-champs-live-results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Live Results<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Pan Pacific: Women&#8217;s 200 Freestyle<\/h3>\n<p>Australia&#8217;s <strong>Lani Pallister<\/strong> pulled away in the final meters to take the top seed in the 200 free in a loaded field.<\/p>\n<p>The Dolphins star got to the wall in 1:55.29.<\/p>\n<p>New Zealand&#8217;s <strong>Erika Fairweather<\/strong> took the second seed in 1:55.53.<\/p>\n<p>The top U.S. performer in the morning was <strong>Anna Peplowski<\/strong> , who took the third seed in 1:55.85, touching out Canada&#8217;s <strong>Summer McIntosh<\/strong> (1:55.85) in their heat.<\/p>\n<p>USA&#8217;s <strong>Erin Gemmell<\/strong> took the second finals spot with the sixth seed (1:55.88), ahead of<strong> Rylee Erisman<\/strong> (1:56.00), who will be in the B final<\/p>\n<p>Australia&#8217;s <strong>Milla Jansen<\/strong> is in the final, along with Brazil&#8217;s <strong>Maria Costa<\/strong> and <strong>Stephanie Balduccini<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"650300\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/pan-pacific-championships-day-1-womens-prelims-live-recap\/screenshot_12-8-2026_135357_www-omegatiming-com\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot_12-8-2026_135357_www.omegatiming.com_.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1138,1160\" 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src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot_12-8-2026_135357_www.omegatiming.com_.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1138\" height=\"1160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot_12-8-2026_135357_www.omegatiming.com_.jpeg 1138w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot_12-8-2026_135357_www.omegatiming.com_-1005x1024.jpeg 1005w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot_12-8-2026_135357_www.omegatiming.com_-196x200.jpeg 196w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot_12-8-2026_135357_www.omegatiming.com_-300x306.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot_12-8-2026_135357_www.omegatiming.com_-450x459.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot_12-8-2026_135357_www.omegatiming.com_-883x900.jpeg 883w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot_12-8-2026_135357_www.omegatiming.com_-533x543.jpeg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1138px) 100vw, 1138px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Pan Pacific: Women&#8217;s 100 Backstroke<\/h3>\n<p>This is the tough part about Pan Pacs. U.S. star <strong>Claire Curzan<\/strong> threw down a 58.21 in the second prelims heat to break the meet record.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Katharine Berkoff<\/strong> responded by breaking the meet record in the next heat, getting to the wall in 58.09.<\/p>\n<p>That also lasted for one heat as <strong>Regan Smith<\/strong> went a 57.86 to break the mark and send Curzan to the B final.<\/p>\n<p>They were the top three finishers.<\/p>\n<p>Canada&#8217;s <strong>Taylor Ruck<\/strong> was fourth but will take the third seed into finals with a very strong 58.58.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leah Shackley, Rylee Erisman<\/strong> and <strong>Phoebe Bacon<\/strong> all were in the top eight but will not swim in the A final, either.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"650308\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/pan-pacific-championships-day-1-womens-prelims-live-recap\/screenshot_12-8-2026_14196_www-omegatiming-com\/\" 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data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot_12-8-2026_14196_www.omegatiming.com_-991x1024.jpeg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-650308 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot_12-8-2026_14196_www.omegatiming.com_.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1076\" height=\"1112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot_12-8-2026_14196_www.omegatiming.com_.jpeg 1076w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot_12-8-2026_14196_www.omegatiming.com_-991x1024.jpeg 991w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot_12-8-2026_14196_www.omegatiming.com_-194x200.jpeg 194w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot_12-8-2026_14196_www.omegatiming.com_-300x310.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot_12-8-2026_14196_www.omegatiming.com_-450x465.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot_12-8-2026_14196_www.omegatiming.com_-871x900.jpeg 871w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot_12-8-2026_14196_www.omegatiming.com_-533x551.jpeg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1076px) 100vw, 1076px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Pan Pacific: Women&#8217;s 200 Butterfly<\/h3>\n<p>Another 1-2-3 event for the U.S., leaving a hard-luck swimmer in the B final.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alex Shackell<\/strong> (2:06.68) took the top seed , while <strong>Tess Howley<\/strong> was second in 2:07.13.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Caroline Bricker<\/strong> was the tough-luck third place for the U.S., going a 2:09.20.<\/p>\n<p>Australia took the next two with <strong>Brittany Castelluzzo<\/strong> (2:09.27) and <strong>Elizabeth Dekkers<\/strong> (2:09.38).<\/p>\n<p><img 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