Pan Pacific Championships Day 1 Women’s Prelims: Live Recap

The 2026 Pan Pacific Championships kicked off from the Wollett Aquatic Center in Irvine, California on Wednesday, Aug. 12.

The Day One occasions are the 50 butterfly, 200 freestyle, 100 backstroke, 200 butterfly in addition to the boys’s 800 and ladies’s 1500 free slower heats.

Here is a take a look at the ladies’s occasions on Day One:

Women’s 50 Butterfly

Kate Douglass grew to become the third girl to interrupt 25 seconds, setting the meet document in 24.99. It stood for one warmth as Gretchen Walsh went a 24.91 within the last prelims warmth.

The U.S. duo knocked Torri Huske out as solely two could make it from every nation as Douglass joined Walsh and Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom as the one three to interrupt 25 seconds.

They have been the highest two finalists.

Australia’s Alex Perkins took the third spot in 25.57, whereas Canada’s Taylor Ruck gained the primary warmth to take the fourth seed general in 25.61.

South Africa’s Erin Gallagher was fifth at 25.64, adopted by Japan’s Rikako Ikee (25.90), Huske (26.19) and Canada’s Leilani Fack (26.47).

New Zealand’s Zoe Pedersen takes the ultimate A last spot.

Live Results

Women’s 200 Freestyle

Australia’s Lani Pallister pulled away within the last meters to take the highest seed within the 200 free in a loaded subject.

The Dolphins star received to the wall in 1:55.29.

New Zealand’s Erika Fairweather took the second seed in 1:55.53.

The high U.S. performer within the morning was Anna Peplowski , who took the third seed in 1:55.85, touching out Canada’s Summer McIntosh (1:55.85) of their warmth.

USA’s Erin Gemmell took the second finals spot with the sixth seed (1:55.88), forward of Rylee Erisman (1:56.00), who can be within the B last

Australia’s Milla Jansen is within the last, together with Brazil’s Maria Costa and Stephanie Balduccini.