There have been a flurry of record-setting swims in Pasadena at the Pan Pacific Para-Swimming Championships. 39 records fell on Day One, 39 on Day Two, and 36 on Day Three. Day Four produced 26 records.
World Records
American Becca Meyers smashed the world record in women’s 200 IM SM13 on Saturday with 2:26.86. The previous world mark of 2:27.64 was set by Valérie Grand’Maison in London 2012. Meyers came into the meet with a 2:30.04 entry time, from her gold-medal performance at 2013 World Championships in Montréal.
American Records
Ian Silverman set an American record in the men’s 200 IM SM10 with 2:13.77, while Cody Bureau’s 2:20.13 for the 200 IM SM9 set both the American and PanAm marks for the event.
Alyssa Gialamas went 48.61 in the 50 back S5 to set the new standards in both the American and PanAm record books.
PanAm Records
In prelims, Mariana Diaz de la Vega of Mexico set the PanAm record for 200IM SM14 with 2:46.94. In finals, that same record changed hands: Leslie Cichocki of the US went 2:46.31 to claim it back.
Canadians Adam Rahier and Gordie Michie both picked up two PanAm records. Rahier went 2:21.73 in prelims of the men’s 200 IM SM14, then 2:20.87 in finals to lower the mark further. Michie swam to a 1:08.15 in the 100 back S14 in the morning; he dropped another 1.2 to settle the record at 1:06.98 in finals.
Talisson Glock of Brazil went 1:14.72 in the men’s 100 back S6 final and picked up the PanAm record in the process.
Oceana Records
Kayla Clarke of Australia broke the 200 IM SM14 record twice when she swam 2:36.18 in prelims and then 2:33.55 in finals. Her teammate Daniel Fox called her and raised her one: Fox doubled in the 100 back S14 (1:09.19 in prelims, 1:07.18 in finals) and picked up a third record with his 2:23.60 prelims swim in the 200 IM SM14.
In finals, Mitchell Kilduff of Australia promptly broke Fox’s 200 IM S14 Oceana record with a 2:22.39 silver medal performance.
Australia’s Michael Anderson set a new Oceana record when he went 1:00.87 in finals of the men’s 100 back S10.
Africa Records
Five more African records fell on Saturday, beginning with South Africa’s Adri Visser in the 200 IM SM5. She went 4:48.58 for a first record in prelims, then 4:46.18 to set the new standard in finals.
Hendrick Herbst of South Africa also doubled: his eclipsed his 100 back S11 of 1:18.88 in prelims with a huge swim of 1:14.95 in finals to settle the record for the Africas at a sub-1:15.
Charles Bouwer of South Africa picked up an African record of his own when he turned in a 59.41 in finals to win the men’s 100 back S13.