Smith, Eastin Scratch 200 Fly On Day 2 Of Pan Pacs
Americans Regan Smith and Ella Eastin have scratched the 200 fly on day 2 prelims of the 2018 Pan Pacific Championships.
Dagny Knutson Wins Appeal In Suit Vs Former Attorney
A California appeals court has ruled in favor of former professional swimmer Dagny Knutson, reinstating the $617,800 in damages she was awarded in 2016 before a judge threw out that verdict and ordered a new trial.
Apple Replaces Conger, Grothe Finke On 2019 Worlds Roster
Zach Apple earned himself a 2019 Worlds relay spot in the 200 freestyle, avenging a Nationals DQ and bumping Jack Conger off that relay. Meanwhile Zane Grothe passed up Robert Finke for both the Pan Pacs silver medal and the 2019 Worlds spot in the 1500.
Official SwimSwam 2018 Pan Pacs Preview Index
Keep tabs on our running discipline-by-discipline previews for the 2018 Pan Pacific Championships below:
2018 Pan Pacs Previews: Dressel & Horomura Rising In Men’s Butterfly
Caeleb Dressel is one of three men ever to break 50 seconds in the 100 fly, and he’s the heavy favorite at Pan Pacs even without approaching his best time so far this year.
Freya Anderson Sets European Junior Record With 53.61 100 Free
Great Britain’s Freya Anderson has snapped a European junior record in the 100 free, going 53.61 in the 2018 Euros final.
Katinka Hosszu Becomes First Woman With 5-Straight Euro Titles
With a win in the 200 IM, Katinka Hosszu has become the first woman to win five consecutive European titles in the same event.
Pickrem Out, Dressel Scratches 100 Breast For Day 1 of Pan Pacs
Start lists for the first day of Pan Pacs show a number of notable scratches, including third and fourth seeds Ariarne Titmus and Emma McKeon following up on their hints at dropping the 200 free, #3 400 IM seed Sydney Pickrem scratching all three of her events for Canada and American Caeleb Dressel opting out of the 100 breast.
Nearly Half of 2018-2019 Division II Cuts Are Unchanged Or Slower
The NCAA has released its official Division II time standards for the 2018-2019 season, with nearly half of the cuts either staying the same or getting slower compared to the 2017-2018 cuts.
2018 Pan Pacs Previews: Clash of WR-Holders In Women’s Backstrokes
Kylie Masse spent a year and three days as owner of the 100 backstroke world record. Now, she gets to compete against her usurper to retake that throne.
Russia Sweeps 8 of 9 Synchro Golds At 2018 European Championships
Russia won gold in 8 of 9 synchronized swimming events in a dominant 2018 European Championships.
2018 Pan Pacs Previews: Ohashi Looks For Home Sweep In Women’s IMs
Japan’s Yui Ohashi will look for an IM sweep in a set of Pan Pacs events that have seen major turnover from the 2014 edition.
Top 4 Teams Make Single-Swimmer Swaps For Euro Women’s 4×200 Final
Each of the top four qualifying teams have made swaps of one swimmer from the prelims lineup heading into finals of the women’s 4×200 free relay.
2018 Pan Pacs Previews: World Records at Risk in Women’s Relays
Australia (4×1 free) and the U.S. (4×1 medley) are already world record-holders, and the American 4×2 could also have a shot at a world record in Tokyo.
2018 Pan Pacs Previews: The Race Behind Ledecky in 800/1500
While our preview of the 200 and 400 frees focused on challengers to world power Katie Ledecky (mostly in the 200), the 800 and 1500 are a more familiar story for Ledecky: total domination.