The final day of the 2018 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships was a windy and rainy one as the weather got the best of the swimmers competing. It wasn’t a very fast session with a lot of swimmers adding to their best times. It didn’t help that it was the last morning of the meet, but the swimmers should be much better tonight if the weather is optimal.
The Americans have three of the top seeds coming back tonight with Alex Walsh, Gianluca Urlando and Daniel Roy leading the way for Team USA. Australia will have two top seeds with Natasha Ramsden and Ashton Brinkworth coming back while Japan will have Shiori Asaba leading the way in the 200 breast.
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Women’s 200 IM
The Americans Alex Walsh (2:14.44) and Allie Raab (2:15.83) posted the top two times and will advance to the A-Final in the 200 IM on Sunday morning at the Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships.
Raab finished ahead of Claire Tuggle (2:16.40) and Olivia Carter (2:17.82) as those two will swim in the B-Final for the 200 IM.
Walsh was well off her 2:11 from Nationals but she could challenge the meet record of 2:10.79 by Dagny Knutson from 2009.
Japan’s Karin Takemura (2:17.60) and China’s Li Tianyao (2:17.97) are third and fourth and are the favorites to fight for the bronze medal.
Japan’s Mei Ishihara (2:15.51) and Canada’s Bailey Herbert (2:19.11) were off their seed times but could also challenge for a medal.
Canada’s Victoria Kwan (2:19.80) and Australia’s Jenna Forrester (2:21.26) also qualified for the final.
Event 26 Women 200 LC Meter IM
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Jr World: W 2:09.98 01/29/2017Rikako Ikee, JPN
Jr. Pan Pac: M 2:10.79 01/11/2009Dagny Knutson, U.S.A.
Name Year Team Seed Prelims FINA
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=== Round 1 ===
1 WALSH, Alex 01 USA-US- 2:11.83 2:14.44 q825
r:+0.82 29.01 1:03.18 (34.17)
1:42.09 (38.91) 2:14.44 (32.35)
2 RAAB, Allie 00 USA-US- 2:15.25 2:15.83 q800
r:+0.65 29.75 1:05.61 (35.86)
1:43.66 (38.05) 2:15.83 (32.17)
3 TAKEMURA, Karin 01 Japan- 2:15.38 2:17.60 q770
r:+0.52 29.38 1:04.32 (34.94)
1:45.39 (41.07) 2:17.60 (32.21)
4 LI, Tianyao 01 China- 2:17.80 2:17.97 q763
r:+0.64 30.36 1:04.44 (34.08)
1:46.73 (42.29) 2:17.97 (31.24)
5 HERBERT, Bailey 02 Canada- 2:16.43 2:19.11 q745
r:+0.70 30.10 1:06.61 (36.51)
1:45.86 (39.25) 2:19.11 (33.25)
6 KWAN, Victoria 00 Canada- 2:17.56 2:19.80 q734
r:+0.67 30.13 1:06.07 (35.94)
1:46.80 (40.73) 2:19.80 (33.00)
7 ISHIHARA, Mei 02 Japan- 2:15.51 2:19.86 q733
r:+0.73 29.39 1:04.78 (35.39)
1:46.24 (41.46) 2:19.86 (33.62)
8 FORRESTER, Jenna 03 Australia- 2:17.09 2:21.26 q711
30.37 1:06.50 (36.13)
1:48.06 (41.56) 2:21.26 (33.20)
Men’s 200 IM
Two of the most talented 16-year-olds the United States has to offer, Gianluca Urlando (2:01.42) and Carson Foster (2:01.57) posted the top two times in the 200 IM on the final day of the Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships.
Both Foster and Urlando were faster at Nationals. Those two finished ahead of the other American Jake Foster (2:03.06) who swam the third fastest time of the morning. Urlando would have qualified for the A-Final in the 400 IM earlier in the meet but was disqualified in the morning, allowing Jake Foster to get the second American spot in the final. That allowed the Foster brothers to go 1-2 in the 400 IM on night two.
The official third seed will be Masayuki Otake (2:03.32) of Japan, who beat out his teammate Shinnosuke Aso (2:04.73).
Australia’s Se-Bom Lee (2:05.33), Canada’s Cole Pratt (2:05.43), Finlay Knox (2:05.80) and Australia’s Brendon Smith (2:06.84) also qualified for the final.
Event 27 Men 200 LC Meter IM
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Jr World: W 1:57.06 07/27/2017Qin Haiyang, CHN
Jr. Pan Pac: M 1:59.51 08/26/2012Chase KALISZ, USA
Name Year Team Seed Prelims FINA
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=== Round 1 ===
1 URLANDO, Gianlu 02 USA-US- 2:00.62 2:01.42 q827
r:+0.70 26.19 57.79 (31.60)
1:32.13 (34.34) 2:01.42 (29.29)
2 FOSTER, Carson 01 USA-US- 1:59.45 2:01.57 q824
r:+0.66 26.14 56.76 (30.62)
1:32.62 (35.86) 2:01.57 (28.95)
3 OTAKE, Masayuki 00 Japan- 2:00.00 2:03.32 q789
r:+0.64 26.82 57.70 (30.88)
1:34.44 (36.74) 2:03.32 (28.88)
4 ASO, Shinnosuke 02 Japan- 2:03.49 2:04.73 q763
r:+0.65 26.82 58.73 (31.91)
1:34.81 (36.08) 2:04.73 (29.92)
5 LEE, Se-Bom 01 Australia- 2:03.76 2:05.33 q752
r:+0.47 27.26 58.61 (31.35)
1:35.47 (36.86) 2:05.33 (29.86)
6 PRATT, Cole 02 Canada- 2:04.03 2:05.43 q750
r:+0.63 26.74 58.46 (31.72)
1:36.01 (37.55) 2:05.43 (29.42)
7 KNOX, Finlay 01 Canada- 2:03.73 2:05.80 q744
r:+0.64 27.21 59.94 (32.73)
1:35.96 (36.02) 2:05.80 (29.84)
8 SMITH, Brendon 00 Australia- 2:03.56 2:06.84 q726
r:+0.65 27.50 59.45 (31.95)
1:37.50 (38.05) 2:06.84 (29.34)
Women’s 50 Free
Australia got a top seed with Natasha Ramsden in the 50 free heats. Ramsden swam a 25.73 to get the top seed ahead of Americans Maxine Parker (25.73) and Gretchen Walsh (25.80).
The third American was Lucie Nordmann (26.09) who will swim in the B-Final. Australia’s Eliza King (25.90) is the fourth seed and she was the last swimmer to break 26 in the prelims.
All the top four seeds were above their seed times as the rainy, windy weather has played a big factor in the swims on Sunday morning in Fiji. If the weather clears out, the swimmers could be in for some time drops as we approach finals.
Japan’s Nagisa Ikemoto (26.17), Canada’s Ainsley McMurray (26.20), Maggie MacNeil (26.47) and New Zealand’s Chelsey Edwards (26.56) also qualified for the final.
Event 28 Women 50 LC Meter Freestyle
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Jr World: W 24.33 09/16/2017Rikako Ikee, JPN
Jr. Pan Pac: M 24.74 08/29/2010Yolane Kukla, Australia
Name Year Team Seed Prelims FINA
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=== Round 1 ===
1 RAMSDEN, Natasha 00 Australia- 25.37 25.72 q785
r:+0.65
2 PARKER, Maxine 02 USA-US- 25.29 25.73 q784
r:+0.69
3 WALSH, Gretchen 03 USA-US- 25.03 25.80 q778
r:+0.59
4 KING, Eliza 01 Australia- 25.45 25.90 q769
r:+0.66
5 IKEMOTO, Nagisa 02 Japan- 25.75 26.17 q745
r:+0.69
6 MCMURRAY, Ainsley00 Canada- 26.06 26.20 q743
r:+0.74
7 MACNEIL, Maggie 00 Canada- 26.08 26.47 q720
r:+0.69
8 Edwards, Chelsey 01 New Zealand- 26.06 26.56 q713
r:+0.63
Men’s 50 Free
Australia’s sprinting genes showed on the last morning of the Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships with Ashton Brinkworth (22.68) posting the top time in the 50 free. This came just minutes after Natasha Ramsden posted the top 50 free time in the women’s event.
Brinkworth is ahead of American Drew Kibler (22.91) and New Zealand’s Michael Pickett (22.99) who were the only two other swimmers to break 23 in the heats. Kibler moved up to 33rd all-time in the 17-18 age group, tying Michael Arnold, who swam at the University of Georgia.
The other American advancing to the final was Adam Chaney (23.16) who came in to the meet with the top time in the event. Chaney finished ahead of Destin Lasco (23.47) who will swim in the B-Final.
Singapore got an A-finalist with Mikkel Lee (23.48) as he has been the only A-finalist for the Singaporeans this week in Fiji. He was seventh in the 100 free two nights ago.
Australia’s Joseph Jackson (23.52), Japan’s Taikan Tanaka (23.59) and Canada’ Joshua Liendo (23.67) also qualified for the A-Final.
Event 29 Men 50 LC Meter Freestyle
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Jr World: W 21.75 08/25/2017Michael Andrew, USA
Jr. Pan Pac: M 22.20 08/30/2014Paul Powers, USA
Name Year Team Seed Prelims FINA
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=== Round 1 ===
1 BRINKWORTH, Ash 00 Australia- 22.66 22.68 q783
r:+0.62
2 KIBLER, Drew 00 USA-US- 22.92 22.91 q760
r:+0.60
3 Pickett, Michael 02 New Zealand- 23.08 22.99 q752
r:+0.59
4 CHANEY, Adam 02 USA-US- 22.52 23.16 q735
r:+0.69
5 Lee, Mikkel Jun 02 SGP- 23.14 23.48 q706
r:+0.59
6 JACKSON, Joseph 00 Australia- 23.30 23.52 q702
r:+0.63
7 TANAKA, Taikan 01 Japan- 23.36 23.59 q696
r:+0.55
8 LIENDO, Joshua 02 Canada- 23.36 23.67 q689
r:+0.68
Women’s 200 Breast
Japan got the top two seeds in the 200 breast with Shiori Asaba (2:29.00) and Honoka Tatsumu (2:29.14) taking lane four and five for tonight’s final. They are slightly ahead of American Ella Nelson (2:29.59) and Canadian Nina Kucheran (2:29.66). Those four swimmers were the only swimmers to break 2:30 in the heats.
Asaba and Nelson came in to the meet with 2:25 seed times, which is not far off the meet record held by American Zoe Bartel from 2016 at 2:25.46. The weather has been poor this morning in Fiji and it is clearly affecting the swimmers in the water. Hopefully the weather can clear out so the swimmers have optimal conditions for finals.
Australia’s Georgia Powell (2:30.21), Canada’s Avery Wiseman (2:30.81), USA’s Allie Raab (2:31.24) and Australia’s Tara Kinder (2:32.16) also will swim in the final.
Event 30 Women 200 LC Meter Breaststroke
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Jr World: W 2:19.64 08/30/2015Viktoria Gunes, TUR
Jr. Pan Pac: M 2:25.46 08/27/2016Zoe BARTEL, USA-US
Name Year Team Seed Prelims FINA
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=== Round 1 ===
1 ASABA, Shiori 00 Japan- 2:25.55 2:29.00 q813
r:+0.75 33.87 1:11.29 (37.42)
1:50.18 (38.89) 2:29.00 (38.82)
2 TATSUMU, Honoka 04 Japan- 2:28.44 2:29.14 q811
r:+0.56 34.80 1:12.79 (37.99)
1:51.31 (38.52) 2:29.14 (37.83)
3 NELSON, Ella 01 USA-US- 2:25.98 2:29.59 q804
r:+0.71 34.48 1:11.85 (37.37)
1:49.96 (38.11) 2:29.59 (39.63)
4 KUCHERAN, Nina 00 Canada- 2:28.19 2:29.66 q803
r:+0.66 34.23 1:12.13 (37.90)
1:50.71 (38.58) 2:29.66 (38.95)
5 POWELL, Georgia 02 Australia- 2:30.68 2:30.21 q794
r:+0.70 34.24 1:12.28 (38.04)
1:51.08 (38.80) 2:30.21 (39.13)
6 WISEMAN, Avery 02 Canada- 2:28.20 2:30.81 q784
r:+0.71 34.20 1:12.32 (38.12)
1:51.37 (39.05) 2:30.81 (39.44)
7 RAAB, Allie 00 USA-US- 2:27.47 2:31.24 q778
r:+0.64 34.87 1:13.37 (38.50)
1:52.14 (38.77) 2:31.24 (39.10)
8 KINDER, Tara 03 Australia- 2:30.52 2:32.16 q764
r:+0.70 34.89 1:13.32 (38.43)
1:52.34 (39.02) 2:32.16 (39.82)
Men’s 200 Breast
The Americans will have the top two seeds in the 200 breast with Daniel Roy (2:12.63) and AJ Pouch (2:13.21) cruising to first and second on the last morning of the Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Fiji.
Pouch was able to hold off AJ Bornstein (2:15.42) and Jake Foster (2:16.35) who are 10th and 11th in the B-Final. Foster was coming off of the 200 IM earlier in the session. Both Roy and Pouch have been faster this summer.
Japan’s Shoma Sato (2:13.78) and Yamato Fukasawa (2:14.06) placed third and fourth. It could be a big battle for the medals behind the big favorite Roy. The American came into the meet a second and a half ahead of the second seeded Fukasawa.
Canadian 100 champ Gabe Mastromatteo (2:15.99) is the fifth seed and will also have a chance at a medal.
Australia’s Thomas Pearson (2:24.77), Singapore’s Maximillian Ang (2:25.38) and New Zealand’s Matthew Holder (2:27.43) will also swim in the final.
Event 31 Men 200 LC Meter Breaststroke
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Jr World: W 2:09.39 07/27/2017Qin Haiyang, CHN
Jr. Pan Pac: M 2:08.03 08/26/2012Akihiro YAMAGUCHI, Japan
Name Year Team Seed Prelims FINA
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=== Round 1 ===
1 ROY, Daniel 00 USA-US- 2:09.73 2:12.63 q878
r:+0.64 30.40 1:03.95 (33.55)
1:37.81 (33.86) 2:12.63 (34.82)
2 POUCH, AJ 00 USA-US- 2:11.96 2:13.21 q866
r:+0.68 30.02 1:02.92 (32.90)
1:37.25 (34.33) 2:13.21 (35.96)
3 SATO, Shoma 01 Japan- 2:13.22 2:13.78 q855
r:+0.63 30.32 1:03.90 (33.58)
1:38.45 (34.55) 2:13.78 (35.33)
4 FUKASAWA, Yamato 00 Japan- 2:11.34 2:14.06 q850
r:+0.60 30.91 1:05.17 (34.26)
1:39.54 (34.37) 2:14.06 (34.52)
5 MASTROMATTEO, G 02 Canada- 2:15.53 2:15.99 q814
r:+0.66 31.26 1:05.86 (34.60)
1:40.70 (34.84) 2:15.99 (35.29)
6 PEARSON, Thomas 00 Australia- 2:22.82 2:24.77 q675
r:+0.74 31.08 1:06.71 (35.63)
1:45.20 (38.49) 2:24.77 (39.57)
7 Ang, Maximillian 01 SGP- 2:17.19 2:25.38 q666
r:+0.64 31.87 1:08.61 (36.74)
1:46.85 (38.24) 2:25.38 (38.53)
8 Holder, Matthew 01 New Zealand- 2:21.28 2:27.43 q639
r:+0.58 32.38 1:09.04 (36.66)
1:47.63 (38.59) 2:27.43 (39.80)
Suva weather has returned ??