Three-Quarters of Males’s Gold-Medal 800 Free Relay Will Swim on USA’s 400 Free ‘B’ Relay (Relay Lineups)

2026 PAN PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPS

The third finals session of the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships is underway, and the 400 free relay lineups point out swim followers must be in for a deal with. Perhaps most surprisingly, the US males are fielding a ‘B’ relay, and three of the lads in that lineup had been a part of final night time’s gold medal-winning 800 free relay: Aaron Shackell, Gabriel Jett, and Luke Hobson, in addition to Keaton Jones.

There don’t appear to be any main surprises on the lads’s aspect. The US males are going with Chris Guiliano, Patrick Sammon, Destin Lasco, and Jack Alexy on their ‘A’ relay. Alexy gained gold within the particular person occasion final night time, Sammon took silver, and Guilinao and Lasco went 1-2 within the ‘B’ closing with a pair of instances quicker than anybody aside from Alexy and Sammon within the ‘A’ closing.

Australia’s lineup consists of their three particular person finalists, together with Jamie Jack.

MEN’S ‘A’ RELAY LINEUPS

2. New Zealand: Cameron Gray, Lewis Clareburt, Zachary Dell, James Leigh
3. Japan: Tatsuya Murasa, Shoon Mitsunaga, Katsuhiro Matsumoto, Shuya Matsumoto
4. Australia: Kai Taylor, Jamie Jack, Edward Sommerville, Harrison Turner
5. United States: Chris Guiliano, Patrick Sammon, Destin Lasco, Jack Alexy
6. Canada: Ruslan Gaziev, Yuri Kisil, Finlay Knox, Javier Acevedo
7. South Africa: Matthew Caldwell, Arno Kruger, Adrian van Wyk, Kris Mihaylov

MEN’S ‘B’ RELAY LINEUPS

3. Canada: Filip Samardzic, Antoine Sauve, Ethan Ekk, Laon Kim
4. United States: Aaron Shackell, Gabriel Jett, Keaton Jones, Luke Hobson
5. South Africa: Jarden Eaton, Matthew Mann, Michael van Heerden, Kai Whelan

The US ladies are main off with Kate Douglass, who scratched the 100 free in favor of the 100 breast, adopted by Gretchen Walsh, Torri Huske, and Simone Manuel. Australia will lead off with 100 free champ Meg Harris, adopted by Alexandria Perkins, Milla Jansen, and Olivia Wunsch.

WOMEN’S RELAY LINEUPS

1. Canada: Sarah Fournier, Summer Cardwell, Brooklyn Douthwright, Reina Liu
2. Canada: Taylor Ruck, Mary-Sophie Harvey, Leah Tigert, Leilani Fack
3. Japan: Ayu Mizoguchi, Nagisa Ikemoto, Shiho Matsumoto, Rio Suzuki
4. United States: Kate Douglass, Gretchen Walsh, Torri Huske, Simone Manuel
5. Australia: Meg Harris, Alexandria Perkins, Milla Jansen, Olivia Wunsch
6. New Zealand: Erika Fairweather, Chelsey Edwards, Zoe Pedersen, Milan Glintmeyer
7. South Africa: Grace Morris, Erin Gallagher, Morgan Cope, Corne van Schalkwyk