{"id":651576,"date":"2026-08-15T21:50:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T04:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=651576"},"modified":"2026-08-15T21:50:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T04:50:26","slug":"pan-pacific-championships-meet-record-in-mens-400-medley-relay-caps-week-for-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/pan-pacific-championships-meet-record-in-mens-400-medley-relay-caps-week-for-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"Pan Pacific Championships: Meet Record in Men’s 400 Medley Relay Caps Week for USA"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pan Pacific Championships: Meet Record in Men’s 400 Medley Relay Caps Week for USA<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The final event of the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships was the men’s 400 medley relay.<\/p>\n

It has been a stellar meet for many of the competitors in individual stroke races, but the excitement comes when they all come together for the final relay.<\/p>\n

Each country looked to finish the meet on a high note.<\/p>\n

The backstroke leg kicked off the relay and Canada’s Blake Tierney<\/strong> opened with a narrow lead over Will Modglin<\/strong>. They finished together.<\/p>\n

Van Mathias<\/strong> pushed the U.S. ahead on the breaststroke leg as Japan pulled close.<\/p>\n

Mathias split a 57.72, giving Luca Urlando<\/strong> a lead. Urlando started with a small lead and finished with a small lead, giving way to Alexy.<\/p>\n

Alexy turned first in the freestyle and as Harrison Turner<\/strong> began to close. Alexy saw him and pulled ahead for the win in a new Pan Pacific record at 3:29.06.<\/p>\n

Alexy split a 46.97 on the anchor leg.<\/p>\n

Australia took the silver in 3:30.26, holding off Japan (3:30.99), which took the bronze, closing out the medals for the week in Irvine, California, with a fast medley relay as the teams closed their seasons.<\/p>\n

Now the sights turn to next year as teams prep for the Olympic year back here in L.A.<\/p>\n