Josh Liendo, Liberty Clark, Baylor Stanton Headline Mel Zajac Jr. International Swim Meet Entries

2026 Mel Zajac Jr. International Swim Meet

The 2026 Mel Zajac Jr. International Swim Meet is simply across the nook, and with it are a number of big-time senior and junior swimmers seeking to make a splash in Vancouver.

Among the notable entries at this meet is Canadian Olympian and NCAA Champion and document holder Josh Liendo, who is about to race the 50 free, 100 free, 200 free, and 50 fly, all as the highest seed. Additionally, he’s entered within the 50 again and 100 again. We have solely seen Liendo race in two long-course meets to date this season, together with the Ft Lauderdale Open, the place he completed fifth within the 50 free (22.39), seventh within the 100 free (49.36), sixth within the 50 fly (23.73), and 2nd within the 100 fly (51.17). He additionally raced on the FAST May Invite final month, the place he clocked 50.38 within the 100 free.

Another NCAA standout at this meet is Liberty Clark, who noticed a slew of success after her freshman season with the Hoosiers at Indiana. Clark enters this meet as the highest within the 50 free (24.67), and the 2nd seed in each the 100 free and the 200 free. Clark is coming off the Indy Spring Cup, the place she clocked a lifetime finest within the 100 free (53.72), which places her inside punching distance of prime seed Kayla Noelle Sanchez at 53.12 at this meet.

Several main junior swimmers may even be in attendance, together with Baylor Stanton, the highest recruit within the boys 2026 recruiting class, rising breaststroke star Grace Koenig-Song, Texas commit Sydney Schoeck, her future Longhorn teammate Sadie Buckley (highschool class of 2027), and butterfly specialist Charlie Cancelmo.

Stanton is about to compete within the 200 IM, 400 IM (prime seed in each), 100 again, 200 again (#6 seed in each), 200 breast (#13 seed), and 100 free (#16 seed). Koenig-Song might be particularly aggressive within the breaststroke races, as she is about to compete within the 50 breast as the highest entered time, and the 100 breast and 200 breast effectively inside the highest eight (2nd and sixth, respectively). Schoeck comes into this meet as the highest seed within the 400 IM, and #2 seed within the 800 free and 1500 free, whereas Buckley is the highest seed within the 200 again, effectively over a full second forward of Alyssa Sagle and Schoeck in 2nd and third. Cancelmo, one of many large tales of the Sacramento Pro Series, notched a win within the 200 fly in 1:59.53, which was nonetheless effectively off his better of 1:58.27 from final june on the Speedo Junior National Championships.

A swarm of Canadian expertise will take heart stage in Vancouver, together with backstroke stars Kylie Masse and Blake Tierney, Finlay Knox, Justice Migneault, Kayla Noelle Sanchez, and Kamryn Cannings, all seeking to make their marks at this meet.