2022 Junior Pan Pacific Championships
The 2022 Junior Pan Pacific Championships, which brings together swimmers from Australia, Canada, Japan, the United States, New Zealand, Samoa, Fiji, and Singapore, is being hosted by the U.S. in Honolulu, Hawaii. It is open to athletes aged 13-18 as of December 31st of the competition year. There will be an A final and a B final for each event, although only the A final will be scored. Each nation is limited to two entrants per A final and two entrants per B final.
Five main story lines – boys
Five main story lines – girls
Girls 200 Meter Freestyle – Heats
- Jr World: 1:54.79 – Summer McIntosh (2022)
- Jr Pan Pac: 1:57.73 – Dagny Knutson (2009)
A-final qualifiers:
- Erin Gemmell, USA – 1:56.66
- Jamie Perkins, Australia – 1:58.65
- Kayla Wilson, USA – 1:58.78
- Amelia Weber, Australia – 2:00.33
- Lilly Daley, Canada – 2:00.52
- Mia West, Canada – 2:01.14
- Misa Okuzono, Japan – 2:01.31
- Hinata Umeki, Japan – 2:01.48
Erin Gemmell of Team USA came within half a second of her entry time to win the final heat of 200 freestyle prelims with 1:56.66. She took more than 1 full second off the previous record of 1:57.73, set by USA’s Dagny Knutson in 2009. Teammate Kayla Wilson finished second in the heat with 1:58.78.
Australia’s Jamie Perkins went 1:58.65 to win heat 4 ahead of teammate Amelia Weber ( 2:00.33) and Misa Okuzono of Japan (2:01.31). Canada’s Lilly Daley had a big swim in heat 3, dropping 1.1 seconds to win the heat with 2:00.52. She touched out Olivia Wunsch of Australia (2:00.93) and USA’s Anna Moesch (2:01.16).
Boys 200 Meter Freestyle – Heats
- Jr World: 1:42.9 – David Popovici (2022)
- Jr Pan Pac: 1:47.65 – Drew Kibler (2018)
A-final qualifiers:
- Flynn Southam, Australia – 1:48.35
- Maximus Williamson, USA – 1:48.45
- Rex Maurer, USA – 1:48.97
- Adam Wu, Canada – 1:50.11
- Anders McAlpine, Australia – 1:50.15
- Yuta Watanabe, Japan – 1:50.53
- Tatsumi Edward Scott, Japan – 1:50.77
- Lorne Wigginton, Canada – 1:52.26
Canada came out swinging in the boys’ 200 free heats, with first Charlie Skalenda (1:54.65), then Adam Wu (1:50.11), winning heats 1 and 2 with big time drops.
USA’s Henry McFadden won heat 3 in 1:49.22 and took over the leaderboard. Behind him were Japan’s Yuta Watanabe (1:50.53) and Australia’s Marcus Da Silva (1:50.80).
The final heat was a thriller, with Australia’s Flynn Southam just touching out 15-year-old Maximus Williamson of Team USA, 1:48.35 to 1:48.45. Williamson dropped 2.1 seconds to finish in 1:48.45. Teammate Rex Maurer kicked it into another gear over the second half of the race; he, too, picked up a PB, touching third with 1:48.97.
Girls 100 Meter Backstroke – Heats
- Jr World: 57.57 – Regan Smith (2019)
- Jr Pan Pac: 59.59 – Katharine BERKOFF (2018)
A-final qualifiers:
- Maggie Wanezek, USA – 1:00.13
- Jaclyn Barclay, Australia – 1:01.36
- Kennedy Noble, USA – 1:01.41
- Iona Anderson, Australia – 1:01.80
- Ashley McMillan, Canada – 1:02.09
- Katie Schroeder, Canada – 1:02.13
- Chiaki Yamamoto, Japan – 1:02.40
- Isabelle Gibson, New Zealand – 1:02.59
Boys 100 Meter Backstroke
- Jr World: 52.53 – Kliment Kolesnikov (2018)
Jr Pan Pac: 54.07 – Jack Conger (2012)
A-final qualifiers:
- Daniel Diehl, USA – 53.40
- Josh Zuchowski, USA – 54.70
- Hidekazu Takehara, Japan – 56.34
- Matthew Magnussen, Australia – 56.45
- Fergus McLachlan, Australia – 56.73
- Tristan Jankovics, Canada – 57.05
- Loic Courville-Fortin, Canada – 57.05
- Gabriel Koo, Singapore – 57.53
Girls 200 Meter Butterfly – Heats
- Jr World: 2:05.20 – Summer McIntosh (2022)
- Jr Pan Pac: 2:08.48 – Cassidy Bayer (2016)
A-final qualifiers:
- Airi Mitsui, Japan – 2:10.18
- Tess Howley, USA – 2:10.19
- Alex Shackell, USA – 2:10.30
- Bella Grant, Australia – 2:11.22
- Yasuki Fujimoto, Japan – 2:12.14
- Ella Jansen, Canada – 2:12.42
- Kamryn Cannings, Canada – 2:13.35
- Sally Vagg, Australia – 2:15.38
Boys 200 Meter Butterfly – Heats
- Jr World: 1:53.79 – Kristof Milak (2017)
- Jr Pan Pac: 1:55.92 – Andrew Seliskar (2014)
A-final qualifiers:
- Aaron Shackell, USA – 1:56.15
- Thomas Heilman, USA – 1:57.58
- Ei Kamikawabata, Japan – 1:58.83
- Seiya Shinkai, Japan – 1:58.89
- Adam Wu, Canada – 2:00.41
- Benjamin Loewen, Canada – 2:00.55
- Ike Martinez, Australia – 2:01.20
- Jesse Coleman, Australia – 2:01.54
Girls 800 Meter Freestyle – Slower Heats
- Jr World: 8:11.00 – Katie Ledecky (2014)
- Jr Pan Pac: 8:28.01 – Leah Smith (2012)
Top 8 finishers:
Boys 1500 Meter Freestyle – Slower Heats
- Jr World: 14:46.09 – Franko Grgic (2019)
- Jr Pan Pac: 15:05.29 – Robert Finke (2016)
Top 8 finishers: