2022 Junior Pan Pacific Championships
The 2022 Junior Pan Pacific Championships, which brings collectively swimmers from Australia, Canada, Japan, america, New Zealand, Samoa, Fiji, and Singapore, is being hosted by the U.S. in Honolulu, Hawaii. It’s open to athletes aged 13-18 as of December thirty first of the competitors yr. Every nation is proscribed to 2 athletes within the scored A ultimate and two within the B ultimate.
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We’ve come to the ultimate session of the meet, with champions to be topped within the women’ and boys’ 200 IM, 50 free, 200 breast, and 400 medley relay, in addition to the women’ 1500 free and boys’ 800 free.
Within the 200 IM, Japan’s Mio Narita was the highest qualifier this morning with 2:13.59. She received the 400 IM with a meet report and is favored to brush the IMs. Canada’s Ashley McMillan and USA’s Gracie Weyant certified second and third, 1 and a couple of seconds behind Narita, respectively. Within the boys’ ultimate, Maximus Williamson of america, the silver medalist within the 400 IM, will occupy the center lane, having posted the highest qualifying time of two:00.90. Japan’s Tomoyuki Matsushita, who received the B ultimate within the 400 IM, ranked second this morning with 2:01.01.
USA’s Erin Gemmell, who has up to now received the 100/200/400 free –with meet-record occasions in every of them– goes for a full set of dash and mid-distance freestyle titles. She went a lifetime better of 25.42 in heats for the second-fastest time of the morning. Australia’s Milla Jansen went 25.39 to steer the sector headed into tonight’s ultimate. USA’s Anna Moesch and Australia’s Hannah Casey have been additionally sub-26 this morning and will come away with the title. Australia’s Flynn Southam, who has damaged meet data to date within the 100 free and 200 free, is –like Gemmell– in the hunt for the ultimate jewel for his crown: the 50 free gold. He put up the third-fastest time of the morning (22.75), behind USA’s Diggory Dillingham (22.69) and Kaii Winkler (22.74).
Three Japanese breaststrokers got here into the meet with 2:27s within the women’ 200 breast however solely two of them may make the ultimate. Kotomi Kato (2:28.35) and Yuri Matsumoto (2:29.46) certified first and third, whereas USA’s Piper Enge, the 100 breast champion, and Gracie Weyant swam the second and fourth occasions of the morning. Within the boys’ race, Japan’s Yamato Okadome (2:13.77) and Asahi Kawashima (2:14.05) have been first and third in heats, whereas top-seeded Nicholas Mahabir of Singapore certified second (2:13.86).
Australia’s Tiana Kritzinger is available in with the quickest seed time within the women’ 1500 free, 16:20.96. Niko Aoki (16:23.02) and Michael Mattes of USA (16:23.44) will problem her on both aspect. USA’s Jillian Cox swam the time to beat within the earlier heats (16:29.16) and will conceivably make the rostrum. Australia’s Joshua Staples, who has already received the 1500 free and 400 free –the latter with a meet report– will search to finish his assortment of distance free titles within the boys’ 800 ultimate. Seeded first with 7:58.26, he should fend off challenges from USA’s Alec Enyeart (7:58.68) and Japan’s Hiroyoshi Miyaki (8:00.80).
Ladies 200 Meter Particular person Medley – Remaining
- Pending WJR: 2:08.70 – Summer time McIntosh, CAN (2022)
- Jr Pan Pac: 2:10.79 – Dagny Knutson, USA (2009)
Podium:
- Mio Narita, Japan – 2:11.22
- Ashley McMillan, Canada – 2:13.31
- Gracie Weyant, USA – 2:14.36
Mio Narita of Japan made it a sweep of the IM occasions along with her 2:11.22 come-from-behind victory within the 200 IM. In fifth place after the butterfly, Narita moved into fourth place on the backstroke, then surged into second place on the breast. Her cut up of 37.5 was the quickest within the ultimate by two seconds. She then got here residence in 30.6 and declare the win by nearly two physique lengths.
Canada’s Ella Jansen had been first to show fly-to-back, adopted by teammate Ashley McMillan. McMillan tore by means of the backstroke, splitting 32.5 to take the lead. USA’s Teagan O’Dell additionally swam an excellent backstroke leg; she moved previous Jansen into second place. Her teammate Gracie Weyant shot previous O’Dell and Jansen on the breaststroke and turned for residence in third place behind McMillan and Narita.
After Narita, McMillan completed second with 2:13.31, whereas Weyant (2:14.36), O’Dell (2:14.45), and Jansen (2:14.55) had a photograph end for third.
Boys 200 Meter Particular person Medley – Remaining
- Jr World: 1:56.99 – Hubert Kos, HUN (2021)
Jr Pan Pac: 1:59.51 – Chase Kalisz, USA (2012)
Podium:
- Maximus Williamson, USA – 1:59.01
- Tomoyuki Matsushita, Japan – 2:00.64
- William Petric, Australia – 2:00.82
William Petric of Australia was first out with a fast butterfly leg; he was the one sub-26 with 25.80. USA’s Maximus Williamson was second, adopted by Canada’s Benjamin Loewen and Evan Chee of Australia. Williamson blasted a 29.5 on the backstroke leg to take over the lead from Petric, who remained in second place forward of Loewen.
Tomoyuki Matsushita surged on the breaststroke and joined the chief pack with a 34.5 cut up. Williamson led Petric by half a second; Matsushita was about eight-tenths additional again.
Williamson and Matsushita picked up the tempo on the freestyle, coming residence with 27.8 and 28.1 respectively. Williamson stopped the clock at 1:59.01 to ascertain a brand new meet report. He additionally took down the American 15-16 Nationwide Age Group report, beforehand held by Carson Foster (1:59.45). Matsushita was second in 2:00.64, simply touching out Petric (2:00.82).
Ladies 50 Meter Freestyle – Remaining
- Jr World: 24.17 – Claire Curzan, USA (2021)
- Jr Pan Pac: 24.74 – Yolane Kukla, Australia (2010)
Podium:
- Milla Jansen, Australia – 25.19
- Anna Moesch, USA – 25.32
- Erin Gemmell, USA – 25.46
Australia’s Milla Jansen took .10 off her seed time to win the women’ 50 free in 25.19. Jansen was a nostril forward the complete race, holding off challenges from USA’s Anna Moesch (25.32) and Erin Gemmell (25.46).
Jansen was second to Gemmell within the ultimate of the 100 free on Day 2 and he or she received the comfort ultimate of the 200 free on Day 1.
Boys 50 Meter Freestyle – Remaining
- Jr World: 21.75 – Michael Andrew, USA (2017)
- Jr Pan Pac: 22.20 – Paul Powers, USA (2014)
Podium:
- Flynn Southam, Australia – 22.36
- (tie) Diggory Dillingham, USA / Kaii Winkler, USA – 22.50
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Australia’s Flynn Southam accomplished his sweep of the dash freestyles with a 22.36 win within the 50. After having certified third for the ultimate, Southam left nothing to probability. He went out rapidly and established a few head-and-shoulders lead over the sector by the midway mark.
USA teammates Diggory Dillingham and Kaii Winkler tried to chase down Southam however pulled brief by .14; they tied for second place with 22.50.
Ladies 200 Meter Breaststroke – Remaining
- Jr World: 2:19.64 – Viktoria Gunes, TUR (2015)
- Jr Pan Pac: 2:25.46 – Zoe Bartel, USA (2016)
Podium:
- Kotomi Kato, Japan – 2:26.55
- Yuri Matsumoto, Japan – 2:27.46
- Piper Enge, USA – 2:27.93
It seemed like musical chairs within the center lanes of the pool, as Japan’s Kotomi Kato and Yuri Matsumoto and USA’s Piper Enge circled by means of the management of the race, every holding the lead sooner or later. Kato went out first in 33.98 and led by about four-tenths on the 50. Enge took over on the 100 wall because of a second 50 of 37.1. Matsumoto’s 37.6 was the quickest third 50, which propelled her to the entrance of the pack.
The final 50 may have gone both method, nevertheless it was Kato who took management and acquired her hand to the wall practically a full second forward of the others. She received the gold medal with a 2:26.55, avenging her second-place end within the 100 breast.
Matsumoto and Enge each got here residence in 38.0s. That gave Matsumoto the silver medal with 2:27.46. Enge earned the bronze with 2:27.93.
Boys 200 Meter Breaststroke – Remaining
- Jr World: 2:09.39 – Haiyang Qin, CHN (2017)
- Jr Pan Pac: 2:08.03 – Akihiro Yamaguchi, Japan (2012)
Podium:
- Asahi Kawashima, Japan – 2:11.18
- Yamato Okadome, Japan – 2:12.19
- Nicholas Mahabir, Singapore – 2:12.50
As within the women’ race, the boys’ 200 breast was a three-way contest with a couple of twists and turns alongside the best way. Yamato Okadome of Japan led on the 50 with 29.80; he was adopted intently by Singapore’s Nicholas Mahabir. Asahi Kawashima of Japan was half a physique behind.
Mahabir made his transfer on the second 50, splitting 33.4 and taking on the lead from Okadome. Mahabir and Okadome went 34.2 and 34.3 on the third 50, however Kawashima wasn’t out of the sport but. His third 50 was even sooner than his second, and he outsplit the leaders by over half a second with 33.7.
Kawashima (2:11.18) got here residence in 33.7 to grab the victory away from Mahabir. Okadome (2:12.19) additionally acquired previous Mahabir to provide Japan a 1-2 end. Mahabir earned a second medal for Singapore together with his third-place end (2:12.50).
Ladies 1500 Meter Freestyle – Quickest Warmth
- Jr World: 15:28.36 – Katie Ledecky, USA (2014)
- Jr Pan Pac: 16:08.09 – Lani Pallister, Australia (2018)
Podium:
- Michaela Mattes, USA – 16:24.02
- Ruka Takezawa, Japan – 16:25.19
- Tiana Kritzinger, Australia – 16:26.63
Third-seeded Michaela Mattes of USA jumped out entrance to steer the sector on the first wall. She constructed up a big lead by the midway mark, main by 4.4 seconds. Behind her, Tiana Kritzinger of Australia and Japan’s Ruka Takezawa have been matching stroke for stroke in a battle for second place.
Mattes moved from 32-highs to 33-lows as she began the second half of the race. Takezawa, in the meantime, started her descent. She started outsplitting Mattes by a number of tenths per 50 and by the 1100, she had lower the result in simply over 2 seconds. She gained one other second on Mattes by the 1300, and was lower than a second behind the American on the 1400. As they heard the bells announce the final 100 meters, Mattes dug in and located one other gear. She got here residence in 32.1/32.0 to safe the win. Takezawa’s ultimate hundred was 32.9/31.4 nevertheless it wasn’t sufficient to run down Mattes.
Kritzinger, who had been inside hanging distance of the leaders, sprinted residence in 31.8/30.6, nevertheless it was too late to catch them. Mattes received with 16:24.02, forward of Takezawa (16:25.19) and Kritzinger (16:26.63).
Boys 800 Meter Freestyle – Quickest Warmth
- Jr World: 7:45.67 – Mack Horton, AUS (2013)
- Jr Pan Pac: 7:55.16 – Robert Finke, USA (2016)
Podium:
- Joshua Staples, Australia – 7:56.29
- Hiroyoshi Miyaki, Japan – 7:57.64
- Alex Enyeart, USA – 8:02.92
Australia’s Joshua Staples accomplished the trifecta of distance freestyle gold medals with a 7:56.29 win within the 800 free. Staples swam a affected person race, letting Japan’s Hiroyoshi Miyaki set the tempo. Miyaki led from the opening bell to the 650, with Staples at his heels all through.
USA’s Alec Enyeart was swimming even with Japan’s Riku Yamaguchi in third place, a few physique size behind Miyaki and Staples.
Staples started his descent on the 500. He cut up 29.6/30.2, 29.3/29.5, and 29.0/28.1 to complete. He pulled even with Miyaki on the 650 and was half a physique forward by the 700. Staples wound up successful by simply over a physique size, 7:56.29 to 7:57.64.
Enyeart, in the meantime, pulled away from Yamaguchi on the 600 and held on at third place till the tip.
Ladies 4×100 Meter Medley Relay – Timed Finals
- Jr World: 3:58.38 – Canada (J Hannah, F Knelson, P Oleksiak, T Ruck) (2017)
Jr Pan Pac: 4:02.33 – USA (P Bacon, E Weiss, L Nordmann, G Walsh) (2018)
Podium:
- United States – 4:02.14
- Japan – 4:04.01
- Australia – 4:05.84
Crew USA concluded the women’ meet with a championship report within the 400 medley relay. Maggie Wanezek led off with 1:00.66. Piper Enge, the 100 breast champion, went 1:09.30 on the second leg. 100 fly gold medalist Alex Shackell cut up a 58.45 on the third leg. And 100 free champion and meet record-holder Erin Gemmell anchored in 53.73. The Individuals took .19 off the earlier meet mark that had stood since 2018.
Japan got here in second place with 4:04.01. Australia was third with 4:05.84.
Boys 4×100 Meter Medley Relay – Timed Finals
- Jr World: 3:33.19 – Russian Federation (N Zuev, V Gerasimenko, A Minakov, A Shchegolev) (2019)
Jr Pan Pac: 3:37.67 – Japan (T Kawamoto, A Yamaguchi, D Seto, Okay Hirai) (2012)
Podium:
- United States – 3:36.65
- Australia – 3:36.96
- Japan – 3:40.35
Daniel Diehl (54.24), Zhier Fan (1:01.52), Thomas Heilman (51.71), and Kaii Winkler (49.18) mixed to win the 400 medley relay take down the meet report with 3:36.65.
Australia practically caught the Individuals on the finish, because of a 47.87 anchor from Flynn Southam, however they completed second with 3:36.96 – additionally beneath the earlier meet mark of three:37.67 from 2012.
Japan positioned third with 3:40.35.
