Junior Pan Pacs – Day 3 Finals: Erin Gemmell Completes Freestyle Triple With Meet Record in 400 Free
Three events. Three gold medals. Three meet records.
As the Junior Pan Pacific Championships wrapped up their third evening of competiton on Friday night, Team USA’s Erin Gemmell put together a spectacular effort in the 400-meter freestyle. Adding to her previous victories and meet records in the 100 freestyle and 200 freestyle, Gemmell won over eight laps in a personal-best time of 4:05.07. That effort shattered the previous Junior Pan Pacs standard of 4:07.10, set by Leah Smith in 2012.
Gemmell had the company of Australian Jamie Perkins for the opening 300 meters, but the University of Texas recruit was dominant over the last 100 and pulled away to a convincing decision. Gemmell closed in 1:00.27 and finished more than a second ahead of Perkins, who registered a mark of 4:06.64 for the silver medal. With her 4:05-low clocking, Gemmell became the 11th-fastest American in the history of the event.
Event 18 Women 400 LC Meter Freestyle
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Jr World: J 3:58.37 8/23/2014 Katie Ledecky, USA
Jr. Pan Pac: M 4:07.10 8/25/2012 Leah SMITH, USA
Name Year Team Prelims Finals FINA Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Gemmell, Erin 04 USA-US- 4:08.53 4:05.07M 898 9
28.13 59.23 (31.10)
1:30.96 (31.73) 2:02.16 (31.20)
2:33.44 (31.28) 3:04.80 (31.36)
3:35.50 (30.70) 4:05.07 (29.57)
2 Perkins, Jamie 05 Australia- 4:11.68 4:06.64M 881 7
28.62 59.47 (30.85)
1:30.79 (31.32) 2:02.17 (31.38)
2:33.57 (31.40) 3:05.00 (31.43)
3:36.50 (31.50) 4:06.64 (30.14)
3 Cox, Jillian 05 USA-US- 4:10.83 4:06.84M 879 6
29.26 1:00.18 (30.92)
1:31.83 (31.65) 2:03.38 (31.55)
2:34.96 (31.58) 3:06.25 (31.29)
3:37.42 (31.17) 4:06.84 (29.42)
4 Takezawa, Ruka 06 Japan- 4:15.46 4:10.13 844 5
29.28 1:00.51 (31.23)
1:32.21 (31.70) 2:03.99 (31.78)
2:35.50 (31.51) 3:07.23 (31.73)
3:39.32 (32.09) 4:10.13 (30.81)
5 Okuzono, Misa 06 Japan- 4:11.95 4:12.26 823 4
29.52 1:00.94 (31.42)
1:32.99 (32.05) 2:05.14 (32.15)
2:37.08 (31.94) 3:08.99 (31.91)
3:40.98 (31.99) 4:12.26 (31.28)
6 Weber, Amelia 06 Australia- 4:15.88 4:13.14 815 3
28.41 59.18 (30.77)
1:30.51 (31.33) 2:02.55 (32.04)
2:35.05 (32.50) 3:07.77 (32.72)
3:41.17 (33.40) 4:13.14 (31.97)
7 Hazle, Kathryn 04 Canada- 4:14.62 4:18.18 768 2
29.72 1:01.53 (31.81)
1:33.86 (32.33) 2:06.87 (33.01)
2:39.93 (33.06) 3:13.23 (33.30)
3:46.15 (32.92) 4:18.18 (32.03)
8 Slee, Naomi 04 Canada- 4:18.06 4:18.59 764 1
29.94 1:01.97 (32.03)
1:34.51 (32.54) 2:07.31 (32.80)
2:40.09 (32.78) 3:12.98 (32.89)
3:45.88 (32.90) 4:18.59 (32.71)
Men’s 400 Freestyle
Australia’s Joshua Staples moved into the lead at the 250-meter mark and never looked back, as he broke the 12-year-old meet record by more than two seconds. Staples touched the wall in 3:48.26 to better Nicholas Caldwell’s former record of 3:50.51. Staples was joined on the podium by a pair of Americans, as Rex Maurer also cracked the 3:50 barrier and finished in 3:49.86. Grabbing the bronze medal was Alec Enyeart in 3:51.07.
Event 19 Men 400 LC Meter Freestyle
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Jr World: J 3:44.60 4/1/2014 Mack Horton, AUS
Jr. Pan Pac: M 3:50.51 8/28/2010 Nicholas Caldwell, USA
Name Year Team Prelims Finals FINA Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Staples, Joshua 04 Australia- 3:53.18 3:48.36M 894 9
26.44 54.68 (28.24)
1:23.49 (28.81) 1:52.78 (29.29)
2:22.20 (29.42) 2:51.44 (29.24)
3:20.09 (28.65) 3:48.36 (28.27)
2 Maurer, Rex 04 USA-US- 3:53.75 3:49.86M 877 7
26.16 54.40 (28.24)
1:23.53 (29.13) 1:52.85 (29.32)
2:22.48 (29.63) 2:52.01 (29.53)
3:21.61 (29.60) 3:49.86 (28.25)
3 Enyeart, Alec 04 USA-US- 3:51.44 3:51.07 863 6
26.17 54.14 (27.97)
1:23.09 (28.95) 1:52.63 (29.54)
2:22.48 (29.85) 2:52.26 (29.78)
3:21.77 (29.51) 3:51.07 (29.30)
4 Wu, Adam 04 Canada- 3:56.80 3:53.62 835 5
26.42 54.99 (28.57)
1:24.52 (29.53) 1:54.18 (29.66)
2:24.01 (29.83) 2:54.16 (30.15)
3:24.49 (30.33) 3:53.62 (29.13)
5 Kiriyama, Maki 05 Japan- 3:55.43 3:54.00 831 4
26.63 56.13 (29.50)
1:25.79 (29.66) 1:55.86 (30.07)
2:25.57 (29.71) 2:55.66 (30.09)
3:25.31 (29.65) 3:54.00 (28.69)
6 Goedemans, Benj 04 Australia- 3:54.71 3:55.62 814 3
27.16 56.75 (29.59)
1:26.57 (29.82) 1:56.89 (30.32)
2:26.86 (29.97) 2:56.81 (29.95)
3:26.66 (29.85) 3:55.62 (28.96)
7 Wigginton, Lorn 05 Canada- 3:59.74 3:56.32 807 2
27.18 56.52 (29.34)
1:26.42 (29.90) 1:56.58 (30.16)
2:26.53 (29.95) 2:56.45 (29.92)
3:26.39 (29.94) 3:56.32 (29.93)
8 Yamaguchi, Riku 05 Japan- 3:56.01 3:57.52 795 1
26.70 56.29 (29.59)
1:26.30 (30.01) 1:56.57 (30.27)
2:27.14 (30.57) 2:57.44 (30.30)
3:28.04 (30.60) 3:57.52 (29.48)
Women’s 100 Butterfly
Two days after her brother captured the title in the 200 butterfly, Alex Shackell went wire to wire to top the field in the 100 fly. Shackell posted a time of 58.58 and held off a late charge by Japan’s Airi Mitsui, who picked up the silver medal in 58.67. Shackell went out in 27.30 and her .75 edge at the midway point was enough of a cushion. American Bailey Hartman claimed the bronze medal in 58.71.
Event 20 Women 100 LC Meter Butterfly
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Jr World: J 56.43 5/14/2021 Claire Curzan, USA
Jr. Pan Pac: M 58.38 8/25/2018 Maggie MACNEIL, Canada
Name Year Team Prelims Finals FINA Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Shackell, Alex 06 USA-US- 58.56 58.58 849 9
27.30 58.58 (31.28)
2 Mitsui, Airi 04 Japan- 59.25 58.67 845 7
28.05 58.67 (30.62)
3 Hartman, Bailey 05 USA-US- 59.37 58.71 843 6
27.70 58.71 (31.01)
4 Hasegawa, Hazuk 04 Japan- 59.55 58.97 832 5
27.82 58.97 (31.15)
5 Jansen, Ella 05 Canada- 59.77 59.40 814 4
27.67 59.40 (31.73)
6 Cannings, Kamry 05 Canada- 1:00.70 1:00.11 786 3
28.18 1:00.11 (31.93)
7 Grant, Bella 05 Australia- 1:00.49 1:00.47 772 2
28.59 1:00.47 (31.88)
8 Boyd, Isabella 05 Australia- 1:00.72 1:00.63 766 1
28.87 1:00.63 (31.76)
Men’s 100 Butterfly
Thomas Heilman, the American 15-year-old standout, put together a spectacular back half of his race and set a National Age Group record (15-16) of 51.98 to defeat Australian Jesse Coleman (52.23). Heilman closed in 27.25 and got to the wall plenty faster than the former record of 52.40, which was held by Luca Urlando. The record is Heilman’s second of the meet, joining his mark in the 100 freestyle.
Event 21 Men 100 LC Meter Butterfly
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Jr World: J 50.62 6/30/2017 Kristof Milak, HUN
Jr. Pan Pac: M 52.37 1/10/2009 Daniel Bell, New Zealand
Name Year Team Prelims Finals FINA Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Heilman, Thomas 07 USA-US- 52.75 51.98M 863 9
24.73 51.98 (27.25)
2 Coleman, Jesse 04 Australia- 52.43 52.23M 851 7
24.57 52.23 (27.66)
3 Matsushita, Tom 05 Japan- 54.10 53.38 797 6
25.31 53.38 (28.07)
4 Shackell, Aaron 04 USA-US- 53.96 53.54 790 5
25.07 53.54 (28.47)
5 Senc-Samardzic, 05 Canada- 54.55 53.82 778 4
25.47 53.82 (28.35)
6 Petric, William 04 Australia- 54.67 53.86 776 3
25.34 53.86 (28.52)
7 Shinkai, Seiya 04 Japan- 54.32 54.14 764 2
25.55 54.14 (28.59)
8 Dongfang, Bill 05 Canada- 54.80 54.49 749 1
25.94 54.49 (28.55)
Women’s 200 Backstroke
The Japanese tandem of Yuzuki Mizuno and Mio Narita dominated the final of the 200 backstroke, with Mizuno collecting the gold medal in 2:09.17. Mizuno built a sizable lead at the halfway mark and withstood a late surge by her countrywoman to get to the wall first. Narita came through with a time of 2:09.67 while American Kennedy Noble checked in at 2:11.32 to take the bronze medal.
Event 22 Women 200 LC Meter Backstroke
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Jr World: J 2:03.35 7/26/2019 Regan Smith, USA
Jr. Pan Pac: M 2:08.81 8/25/2018 Isabelle STADDEN, USA-US
Name Year Team Prelims Finals FINA Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Mizuno, Yuzuki 05 Japan- 2:10.04 2:09.17 870 9
30.04 1:02.66 (32.62)
1:35.72 (33.06) 2:09.17 (33.45)
2 Narita, Mio 06 Japan- 2:10.79 2:09.67 860 7
30.45 1:04.06 (33.61)
1:37.13 (33.07) 2:09.67 (32.54)
3 Noble, Kennedy 04 USA-US- 2:11.63 2:11.32 828 6
31.12 1:04.19 (33.07)
1:37.96 (33.77) 2:11.32 (33.36)
4 Wanezek, Maggie 05 USA-US- 2:11.26 2:11.43 826 5
30.89 1:04.22 (33.33)
1:37.82 (33.60) 2:11.43 (33.61)
5 Rathwell, Regan 04 Canada- 2:13.86 2:12.47 807 4
30.75 1:03.97 (33.22)
1:38.04 (34.07) 2:12.47 (34.43)
6 Barclay, Jaclyn 06 Australia- 2:18.30 2:14.84 765 3
31.55 1:04.91 (33.36)
1:39.64 (34.73) 2:14.84 (35.20)
7 Greber, Jordan 06 Canada- 2:15.43 2:15.73 750 2
31.85 1:05.89 (34.04)
1:40.83 (34.94) 2:15.73 (34.90)
8 Anderson, Iona 05 Australia- 2:16.43 2:16.67 735 1
31.55 1:06.02 (34.47)
1:41.38 (35.36) 2:16.67 (35.29)
Men’s 200 Backstroke
Hidekazu Takehara led from start to finish and set a meet record of 1:57.00 to grab victory in the 200 backstroke. Takehara covered his four laps in 1:57.00, which broke the meet record of Jack Conger (1:57.20) from 2012. The United States placed two more athletes on the podium as Josh Zuchowski (1:58.16) and Keaton Jones (1:58.98) were the silver and bronze medalists, respectively.
Event 23 Men 200 LC Meter Backstroke
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Jr World: J 1:55.14 7/28/2017 Kliment Kolesnikov, RUS
Jr. Pan Pac: M 1:57.20 8/25/2012 Jack CONGER, USA
Name Year Team Prelims Finals FINA Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Takehara, Hidek 04 Japan- 1:58.39 1:57.00M 875 9
27.66 57.13 (29.47)
1:27.12 (29.99) 1:57.00 (29.88)
2 Zuchowski, Josh 04 USA-US- 1:58.98 1:58.16 849 7
27.95 57.91 (29.96)
1:28.48 (30.57) 1:58.16 (29.68)
3 Jones, Keaton 04 USA-US- 1:58.75 1:58.98 832 6
28.15 57.76 (29.61)
1:28.40 (30.64) 1:58.98 (30.58)
4 Loewen, Benjami 04 Canada- 2:01.07 2:00.33 804 5
28.56 59.13 (30.57)
1:30.46 (31.33) 2:00.33 (29.87)
5 Magnussen, Matt 04 Australia- 2:02.52 2:01.72 777 4
28.83 59.81 (30.98)
1:31.37 (31.56) 2:01.72 (30.35)
6 Norman, Aiden 06 Canada- 2:01.73 2:02.38 764 3
28.85 59.64 (30.79)
1:31.10 (31.46) 2:02.38 (31.28)
7 Chee, Evan 04 Australia- 2:02.33 2:03.85 737 2
29.50 1:01.06 (31.56)
1:32.19 (31.13) 2:03.85 (31.66)
8 Harland, Finn 05 New Zealand- 2:06.69 2:06.43 693 1
29.50 1:02.16 (32.66)
1:34.60 (32.44) 2:06.43 (31.83)
Women’s 400 Freestyle Relay
The United States cruised to the title in the 400 freestyle relay as the foursome of Kayla Wilson (54.78), Anna Moesch (54.44), Erin Gemmell (54.29) and Alex Shackell (54.48) turned in a meet-record time of 3:37.99. That performance handed Team USA a comfortable win over Australia, which went 3:39.04. Canada took bronze in 3:40.90.
Event 24 Women 4x100 LC Meter Freestyle Relay
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Jr World: J 3:36.19 8/27/2017 Canada
T Ruck, P Oleksiak, R Smith, K Snachez
Jr. Pan Pac: M 3:39.73 8/29/2014 Australia, AUS
L McJannett, S Jack, S Taylor, C Gillett
Team Seed Finals FINA Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 USA-US 'A' 3:39.42 3:37.99M 894 18
1) Wilson, Kayla 04 2) Moesch, Anna 05
3) Gemmell, Erin 04 4) Shackell, Alex 06
26.80 54.78 (54.78)
1:21.05 (26.27) 1:49.22 (54.44)
2:15.27 (26.05) 2:43.51 (54.29)
3:09.81 (26.30) 3:37.99 (54.48)
2 Australia 'A-AUS' 3:40.00 3:39.04M 881 14
1) Wunsch, Olivia 06 2) Casey, Hannah 06
3) Perkins, Jamie 05 4) Jansen, Milla 06
26.40 54.68 (54.68)
1:21.18 (26.50) 1:50.07 (55.39)
2:16.70 (26.63) 2:45.08 (55.01)
3:11.07 (25.99) 3:39.04 (53.96)
3 Canada 'A-CAN' 3:42.10 3:40.90 859 12
1) Daley, Lilly 05 2) Jansen, Ella 05
3) Cannings, Kamryn 05 4) Liang, Christey 04
26.95 55.71 (55.71)
1:22.30 (26.59) 1:51.30 (55.59)
2:17.48 (26.18) 2:46.17 (54.87)
3:12.62 (26.45) 3:40.90 (54.73)
4 Japan 'A-JPN' 3:17.02 3:44.88 814 10
1) Ninomiya, Karin 04 2) Umeki, Hinata 04
3) Narita, Mio 06 4) Ito, Sakuya 06
27.21 56.00 (56.00)
1:22.99 (26.99) 1:52.68 (56.68)
2:19.43 (26.75) 2:49.02 (56.34)
3:15.51 (26.49) 3:44.88 (55.86)
5 New Zealand 'A-NZL' 3:48.42 3:52.25 739 8
1) Littlejohn, Laura 04 2) Osborne, Summer 05
3) Allott, Keira 04 4) Crawford, Zoe 05
27.02 55.97 (55.97)
1:23.17 (27.20) 1:53.14 (57.17)
2:21.59 (28.45) 2:51.94 (58.80)
3:20.38 (28.44) 3:52.25 (1:00.31)
6 Singapore 'A-SGP' 3:53.28 3:56.31 702 6
1) Yeo, Chiok Sze 04 2) Mak, Elyza 06
3) Ng, Ashley 06 4) Lim, Ashley 05
28.14 59.23 (59.23)
1:27.47 (28.24) 1:58.15 (58.92)
2:26.26 (28.11) 2:57.34 (59.19)
3:25.66 (28.32) 3:56.31 (58.97)
7 Fiji 'A-FJI' 4:19.63 4:28.50 478 4
1) Verebasaga, Patricia 07 2) Lagonilakeba, Ofa 04
3) Waqainabete, Eden 07 4) Bai, Vivita 07
31.46 1:07.10 (1:07.10)
1:38.50 (31.40) 2:14.53 (1:07.43)
2:46.13 (31.60) 3:20.82 (1:06.29)
3:52.72 (31.90) 4:28.50 (1:07.68)
Men’s 400 Freestyle Relay
The United States quartet of Thomas Heilman, Henry McFadden, Daniel Diehl and Kaii Winkler delivered a performance of 3:15.79 to set a world junior record. Team USA sliced the slimmest of margins off the previous record, which was set by the United States at 3:15.80 in 2019.
Australia grabbed silver in 3:18.06, with Flynn Southam opening in 48.43.
Event 25 Men 4x100 LC Meter Freestyle Relay
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Jr World: J 3:15.80 8/20/2019 USA
J Magahey, L Urlando, A Chaney, C Foster
Jr. Pan Pac: M 3:17.67 8/26/2016 USA, USA-US
R HOFFER, D KRUEGER, C CRAIG, D KIBLER
Team Seed Finals FINA Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 USA-US 'A' 3:18.78 3:15.79J 888 18
1) Heilman, Thomas 07 2) McFadden, Henry 05
3) Diehl, Daniel 05 4) Winkler, Kaii 06
23.77 49.14 (49.14)
1:12.79 (23.65) 1:38.18 (49.04)
2:01.39 (23.21) 2:26.84 (48.66)
2:50.08 (23.24) 3:15.79 (48.95)
2 Australia 'A-AUS' 3:19.50 3:18.06 858 14
1) Southam, Flynn 05 2) Da Silva, Marcus 06
3) McAlpine, Anders 05 4) Mooney, Jamie 04
23.76 48.43 (48.43)
1:12.47 (24.04) 1:38.63 (50.20)
2:02.79 (24.16) 2:28.43 (49.80)
2:52.08 (23.65) 3:18.06 (49.63)
3 Japan 'A-JPN' 3:17.02 3:19.94 834 12
1) Scott, Tatsumi Edward 04 2) Narushima, Yoshitoku 05
3) Okadome, Yamato 05 4) Hasunuma, Ryosuke 05
24.36 50.42 (50.42)
1:14.43 (24.01) 1:40.43 (50.01)
2:03.39 (22.96) 2:30.03 (49.60)
2:53.52 (23.49) 3:19.94 (49.91)
4 Canada 'A-CAN' 3:23.86 3:21.99 809 10
1) Senc-Samardzic, Filip 05 2) Dagenais, Victor 04
3) Wu, Adam 04 4) Dardis, Paul 06
24.74 50.78 (50.78)
1:15.08 (24.30) 1:41.34 (50.56)
2:05.52 (24.18) 2:32.12 (50.78)
2:55.49 (23.37) 3:21.99 (49.87)
5 New Zealand 'A-NZL' 3:28.46 3:26.52 757 8
1) Lutton, Ollie 05 2) Twist, Kale 04
3) Shivnan, Gus 04 4) Harland, Finn 05
24.72 52.07 (52.07)
1:16.86 (24.79) 1:44.02 (51.95)
2:08.18 (24.16) 2:35.35 (51.33)
2:59.57 (24.22) 3:26.52 (51.17)
6 Singapore 'A-SGP' 3:29.09 3:29.72 723 6
1) Tan, Sage 05 2) Tan, Sheldon 05
3) Neo, Randall 05 4) Loo, Russell 05
25.25 52.22 (52.22)
1:17.20 (24.98) 1:44.78 (52.56)
2:09.44 (24.66) 2:36.84 (52.06)
3:01.71 (24.87) 3:29.72 (52.88)
7 Fiji 'A-FJI' 3:53.05 3:49.51 551 4
1) Taylor, Ethan 04 2) Tokona, Erik 07
3) Seruvatu, Maki'uti 05 4) Waqainabete, Zion 06
27.42 58.07 (58.07)
1:25.30 (27.23) 1:55.82 (57.75)
2:22.79 (26.97) 2:53.48 (57.66)
3:20.11 (26.63) 3:49.51 (56.03)