WATCH: Kate Douglass Swim 51.69 On American Women’s 400 Free Relay Record (Evening 3 Race Movies)

2026 PAN PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPS

The third day of the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships ended with the American girls and American males setting new U.S. Open and Championship Records within the 4×100 freestyle relays.

Kate Douglass led the ladies off in a brand new American file time of 51.69, the 2nd quickest efficiency in historical past and just one hundredth off the world file.

If you missed the motion, or if you wish to rewatch it, we’ve compiled all of the race movies courtesy of the USA Swimming YouTube

WOMEN’S 400 FREESTYLE – Final

Top 8 Finishers

1. Lani Pallister (AUS) — 3:58.42
2. Katie Ledecky (USA) — 4:00.15
3. Erika Fairweather (NZL) — 4:02.35
4. Kennedi Dobson (USA) — 4:03.56
5. Maria Fernanda Costa (BRA) — 4:05.55
6. Yaqi Fan (CHN) — 4:05.87
7. Moesha Johnson (AUS) — 4:05.97
8. Ichika Kajimoto (JPN) — 4:07.47

MEN’S 400 FREESTYLE – Final

• World Record: 3:39.96, Lukas Märtens (GER) – 2025
• U.S. Open Record: 3:43.33, Rex Maurer (USA) – 2025
• Pan Pac Championship Record: 3:41.83, Ian Thorpe (AUS) – 1999

Top 8 Finishers

1. Sam Short (AUS) — 3:40.52 **New Championship and U.S. Open Record
2. Zhang Zhanshuo (CHN) — 3:42.42
3. Aaron Shackell (USA) — 3:43.44
4. Elijah Winnington (AUS) –3 :44.40
5. Kazushi Imafuki (JPN) — 3:56.65
6. Rex Maurer (USA) — 3:45.72
7. Stephan Steverink (BRA) — 3:47.30
8. Tatsuya Murasa (JPN) — 3:50.36

WOMEN’S 100 BUTTERFLY – Final

Top 8 Finishers

1. Gretchen Walsh (USA) — 55.15 **New Championship Record
2. Taylor Ruck (CAN) — 56.71
3. Alexandria Perkins (AUS) — 56.75
4. Torri Huske (USA) — 56.93
5. Yu Yiting (CHN) — 57.17
6. Erin Gallagher (RSA) — 57.24
7. Brittany Castelluzzo (AUS) — 57.99
8. Vanessa Ouwehand (NZL) — 59.87

MEN’S 100 BUTTERFLY – Final

Top 8 Finishers

1. Matthew Temple (AUS) — 50.39 **New Championship Record
2. Ben Armbruster (AUS) — 50.59
3. Luca Urlando (USA) — 50.99
4. Shoon Mitsunaga (JPN) — 51.16
5. Shaine Casas (USA) — 51.34
6. Katsushiro Matsumoto (JPN) — 52.18
7. Finlay Knox (CAN) — 52.27
8. Chen Juner (CHN) — 52.28

WOMEN’S 200 BACKSTROKE – Final

Top 8 Finishers

1. Regan Smith (USA) — 2:05.57
2. Claire Curzan (USA) — 2:06.55
3. Peng Xuwei (CHN) — 2:07.45
4. Hannah Fredericks (AUS) — 2:08.21
5. Jenna Forrester (AUS) — 2:10.05
6. Madison Kryger (CAN) — 2:10.32
7. Daniela Linares Danzos (MEX) — 2:10.39
8. Rio Shirai (JPN) — 2:13.02

MEN’S 200 BACKSTROKE – Final

• World Record: 1:51.92, Aaron Peirsol (USA) – 2009
• U.S. Open Record: 1:53.08, Aaron Peirsol (USA) – 2009
• Pan Pac Championship Record: 1:53.57, Ryan Murphy (USA) – 2018

Top 8 Finishers

1. Yumeki Kojima (JPN) — 1:55.38
2. Blake Tierney (CAN) — 1:56.29
3. Ethan Ekk (CAN) — 1:56.85
4. Keaton Jones (USA) — 1:58.00
5. Stuart Swinburn (AUS) — 1:58.07
6. Daniel Diehl (USA) — 1:58.21
7. Se-Bom Lee (AUS) — 1:58.91
8. Hidekazu Takehara (JPN) — 1:59.45

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Okay-6tqztILTQ

WOMEN’S 50 BREASTSTROKE – Final

Top 8 Finishers

1. Tang Qianting (CHN) — 29.67
2. McKenzie Siroky (USA) — 29.70
3. Skyler Smith (USA) — 29.90
4. Satomi Suzuki (JPN) — 30.40
5. Sophie Angus (CAN) — 30.65
6. Sienna Toohey (AUS) — 30.78
7. Alexanne Lepage (CAN) — 30.93
8. Morgan Cope (RSA) — 31.17

MEN’S 50 BREASTSTROKE – Final

• World Record: 25.95, Adam Peaty (GBR) – 2017
• U.S. Open Record: 26.30, Van Mathias (USA) – 2026
• Pan Pac Championship Record: 26.40, Michael Houlie (RSA) – 2026

Top 7 Finishers

1. Sam Williamson (AUS) — 26.36 *New Championship Record
2. Michael Houlie (RSA)/Van Mathias (USA) — 26.42
3. —
4. Michael Andrew (USA) — 26.78
5. Joao Gomes Jr (BRA) — 26.99
6. Taku Taniguchi (JPN) — 27.08
7. Junjie Liu (CHN) — 27.11
   Yamato Okadome (JPN) — DSQ

Women’s 4×100 Freestyle Relay — Final

• World Record: 3:27.96, Australia — 2023
• U.S. Open Record: 3:35.11, United States — 2010
• Pan Pac Championship Record: 3:31.58, Australia — 2018

Results

1. United States (Douglass, Walsh, Huske, Manuel) — 3:29.32 **New Championship and U.S. Open Record
2. Australia (Harris, Perkins, Jansen, Wunsch) — 3:31.11
3. Canada (Ruck, Harvey, Tigert, Fack) — 3:36.44
4. New Zealand — 3:38.38
5. Japan — 3:40.07
6. Canada 2 — 3:40.80
7. South Africa — 3:50.92

Men’s 4×100 Freestyle Relay — Final

• World Record: 3:08.24, United States — 2008
• U.S. Open Record: 3:11.74, United States — 2010
• Pan Pac Championship Record: 3:11.74, United States — 2010

Top 8 Teams

1. United States (Guiliano, Sammon, Lasco, Alexy) — 3:09.01 **New Championship and U.S. Open Record
2. Australia (Taylor, Jack, Sommerville, Turner) — 3:09.57
3. Japan (Murasa, Mitsunaga, Matsumoto, Matsumoto) — 3:13.53
4. Canada — 3:14.11
5. United States 2 — 3;14.40
6. Canada — 3:14.96
7. New Zealand — 3:17.99
8. South Africa — 3:25.25