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Most notably, the United States&#8217; <strong>Kate Douglass<\/strong> altered the historical hierarchy of three events at Pan Pacs, headlined by her world record of 23.19 in the 50-meter freestyle. Douglass also moved to No. 2 all-time in the 100 freestyle, behind an American record of 51.69, and she jumped to No. 3 in the 50 butterfly, as she cracked the 25-second barrier with a mark of 24.99.<\/p>\n<p>A star at both the Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacs, Australian <strong>Lani Pallister<\/strong> improved her No. 5 ranking in the 400 freestyle to 3:58.42 and upped her standing in the 1500 freestyle to third, behind a mark of 15:38.62.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, the 50 backstroke experienced a massive overhaul of its rankings, with Sara Curtis surging to No. 1 behind a world record of 26.56 and Katharine Berkoff moving to No. 3 with an American record of 26.90. 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