Photo Courtesy: Scott Grant/Swimming Canada
The first short race of night three of the 2018 Junior Pan Pacific Championships in Fiji was a fast one as Maggie MacNeil of Canada cruised to the Junior Pan Pacific record in the 100 fly.
MacNeil finished in 58.38, breaking the record set by another Canadian, Noemie Thomas, who swam the race in 58.68 in 2012.
Japan’s Chiharu Iitsuka was second in 59.51, followed by Isabel Ivey (59.81) and Olivia Carter (1:00.29) of the U.S.
Australia’s Michaela Ryan was fifth (1:00.37), followed by Japan’s Mana Naito (1:00.50), Canada’s Sarah Watson (1:00.71) and Australia’s Kayla Costa (1:00.94).
Event 20 Women 100 LC Meter Butterfly
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Jr World: W 56.46 08/07/2016Penny Oleksiak, CAN
Jr. Pan Pac: M 58.68 08/25/2012Noemie THOMAS, Canada
Name Year Team Prelims Finals FINA Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 MACNEIL, Maggie 00 Canada- 1:00.12 58.38M 858 9
r:+0.66 27.77 58.38 (30.61)
2 IITSUKA, Chihar 01 Japan- 59.92 59.51 810 7
r:+0.61 28.22 59.51 (31.29)
3 IVEY, Isabel 00 USA-US- 1:00.00 59.81 798 6
r:+0.60 28.26 59.81 (31.55)
4 CARTER, Olivia 00 USA-US- 1:00.14 1:00.29 779 5
r:+0.56 28.65 1:00.29 (31.64)
5 RYAN, Michaela 02 Australia- 1:01.02 1:00.37 776 4
r:+0.71 28.22 1:00.37 (32.15)
6 NAITO, Mana 03 Japan- 1:00.36 1:00.50 771 3
r:+0.57 28.28 1:00.50 (32.22)
7 WATSON, Sarah 00 Canada- 1:01.06 1:00.71 763 2
r:+0.65 28.19 1:00.71 (32.52)
8 COSTA, Kayla 01 Australia- 1:00.65 1:00.94 754 1
r:+0.63 28.03 1:00.94 (32.91)
Congratulations
Go Canada! ??