2026 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
| 2026 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Host city | Irvine, California |
| Date | 12–15 August |
| Venue(s) | William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center and Long Beach |
| Events | 43 |
2030 → | |
| 2026 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| Open water | ||
| 10 km | men | women |
The 2026 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a long course (50 m) event, were held at the William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center in Irvine, California, from August 12 to 15, 2026.[1] The 2022 edition, set to be held in Canada, was skipped due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
The roster for the United States was set in September 2025.[3]
Schedule
| H | Heats | F | Final | TF | Timed final |
M = Morning session (starting at 10:00), E = Evening session (starting at 18:00)
| Date → | 10 August | 11 August | 12 August | 13 August | 14 August | 15 August | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event ↓ | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E |
| 50 metre freestyle | H | F | ||||||||||
| 100 metre freestyle | H | F | ||||||||||
| 200 metre freestyle | H | F | ||||||||||
| 400 metre freestyle | H | F | ||||||||||
| 800 metre freestyle | TF | TF | ||||||||||
| 1500 metre freestyle | TF | TF | ||||||||||
| 50 metre backstroke | H | F | ||||||||||
| 100 metre backstroke | H | F | ||||||||||
| 200 metre backstroke | H | F | ||||||||||
| 50 metre breaststroke | H | F | ||||||||||
| 100 metre breaststroke | H | F | ||||||||||
| 200 metre breaststroke | H | F | ||||||||||
| 50 metre butterfly | H | F | ||||||||||
| 100 metre butterfly | H | F | ||||||||||
| 200 metre butterfly | H | F | ||||||||||
| 200 metre individual medley | H | F | ||||||||||
| 400 metre individual medley | H | F | ||||||||||
| 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay | TF | |||||||||||
| 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay | TF | |||||||||||
| 4 × 100 metre medley relay | TF | |||||||||||
| 10 km open water | F | |||||||||||
| Date → | 10 August | 11 August | 12 August | 13 August | 14 August | 15 August | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event ↓ | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E |
| 50 metre freestyle | H | F | ||||||||||
| 100 metre freestyle | H | F | ||||||||||
| 200 metre freestyle | H | F | ||||||||||
| 400 metre freestyle | H | F | ||||||||||
| 800 metre freestyle | TF | TF | ||||||||||
| 1500 metre freestyle | TF | TF | ||||||||||
| 50 metre backstroke | H | F | ||||||||||
| 100 metre backstroke | H | F | ||||||||||
| 200 metre backstroke | H | F | ||||||||||
| 50 metre breaststroke | H | F | ||||||||||
| 100 metre breaststroke | H | F | ||||||||||
| 200 metre breaststroke | H | F | ||||||||||
| 50 metre butterfly | H | F | ||||||||||
| 100 metre butterfly | H | F | ||||||||||
| 200 metre butterfly | H | F | ||||||||||
| 200 metre individual medley | H | F | ||||||||||
| 400 metre individual medley | H | F | ||||||||||
| 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay | TF | |||||||||||
| 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay | TF | |||||||||||
| 4 × 100 metre medley relay | TF | |||||||||||
| 10 km open water | F | |||||||||||
| Date → | 10 August | 11 August | 12 August | 13 August | 14 August | 15 August | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event ↓ | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E |
| 4 × 100 metre medley relay | TF | |||||||||||
Medal table
* Host nation (United States)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .png){kind=small} United States* | 19 | 22 | 9 | 50 |
| 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} Australia | 15 | 11 | 9 | 35 |
| 3 | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 |  Japan | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 |  China | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 |  Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  South Africa | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  Mexico | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  Brazil | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
 New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 11 |  Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 entries) | 43 | 44 | 42 | 129 | |
Medalists
Men's events
Women's events
Mixed events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 × 100 m medley relay |
United States Will Modglin (53.40) Van Mathias (57.30) Gretchen Walsh (54.99) Kate Douglass (51.01) | 3:36.70 WR |
Australia Iona Anderson (59.14) Sam Williamson (58.50) Matthew Temple (49.60) Meg Harris (52.06) | 3:39.30 | Canada Ingrid Wilm (59.73) Oliver Dawson (59.36) Finlay Knox (51.60) Taylor Ruck (52.53) | 3:43.22 |
Participating nations
A total of 24 countries entered competitors to compete in swimming.[5]
- Argentina (4)[6]
- Australia (38)[7]
Bermuda (3)
Bolivia (1)- Brazil (11)[8]
- Canada (44)[9]
- China (12)
Chinese Taipei (5)
Colombia (1)
Eritrea (1)- Germany (2)
Guatemala (1)- Italy (2)
Jamaica (4)- Japan (37)[10]
- Mexico (9)
Micronesia (1)- New Zealand (17)[11]
Palau (1)
Peru (1)
Philippines (4)
Singapore (3)- South Africa (26)
United States (60) (host)[3]
Additionally, four European swimmers (two from Germany and two from Italy) were permitted to compete in open water events.[12] Bolivia also entered only one competitor in men's open water.[13]
Australian swimmers Mollie O'Callaghan and Kaylee McKeown withdrew from the championships due to health concerns; for O'Callaghan, who was managing a spinal stress fracture, it would have been her first appearance at the senior Pan Pacs, while McKeown was forced to pull out after being diagnosed with glandular fever.[14][15]
Cameron McEvoy and Kyle Chalmers both chose not to participate in the Pan Pacific Championships, opting to focus on the 2026 Commonwealth Games instead.[16]
A report by Swimming World highlighted several major omissions from the United States roster—including American record-holder Anna Moesch, Isabelle Stadden, Ryan Erisman, and Luka Mijatovic—due to USA Swimming selecting the team a year in advance based on 2025 competition times rather than holding a dedicated 2026 selection meet.[17]
Notes
- ↑ The United States 'B' finish in the third place swim in 3:30.83, but not eligible the medals due to per country rule and Japan earned the bronze medal.
References
- ↑ "US to host 2026 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships ahead of 2028 Los Angeles Olympics". AP News. December 9, 2024. Retrieved 2026-03-31.
- ↑ Rohit, Parimal (January 6, 2025). "Irvine to Host 2026 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships". Orange County Business Journal. Retrieved 2026-03-31.
- 1 2 Zaccardi, Nick (September 16, 2025). "USA Swimming roster set for 2026 Pan Pacific Championships". NBC Sports. Retrieved 2026-03-31.
- 1 2 3 "2026 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships Event Program" (PDF). April 6, 2026. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 28, 2026. Retrieved June 28, 2026.
- ↑ Knows, Nobody (2026-08-09). "Entry List by Event" (PDF). OmegaTiming. Retrieved 2026-08-12.
- ↑ Torres, Silvia (2026-05-11). "DESIGNACION SELECCION NACIONAL PANPACIFIC SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2026" (PDF). CADDA (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-08-11.
- ↑ Freitas, Guilherme (2026-07-14). "Austrália terá 38 nadadores no Campeonato Pan-Pacífico". Swim Channel (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2026-08-11.
- ↑ Pussieldi, Alex (2026-08-06). "Escalação do Brasil para o Pan Pacífico". Swim Channel (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2026-08-11.
- ↑ Writer, Matthew De George-Senior (2026-07-10). "Swimming Canada Names 44 Swimmers for Pan Pacs, 20 for Para Pan Pacs". Swimming World. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
- ↑ "Swimming Stars Shine: Japan Announces Pan Pacific and Asian Games Teams - Japan Daily". 2026-03-23. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
- ↑ Knows, Nobody (2026-05-18). "More Than 50 Swimmers Earn Selection Across Four New Zealand Teams". Swimming New Zealand. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
- ↑ Baxley, Will (August 8, 2026). "Florian Wellbrock is 1 of 4 Europeans who will race at Pan Pac Championships". SwimSwam. Retrieved August 14, 2026.
- ↑ "2026 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Men's 10 kilometre open water results" (PDF). USA Swimming. August 10, 2026. Retrieved August 14, 2026.
- ↑ Keith, Braden (31 July 2026). "Mollie O'Callaghan Withdraws From Pan Pacs Amid Ongoing Back Injury". SwimSwam. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
- ↑ Zaccardi, Nick (9 July 2026). "Kaylee McKeown medically withdraws from Pan Pacific Championships, Commonwealth Games". NBC Sports. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
- ↑ Folsom, Madeline (June 13, 2026). "Australian Pan Pacs and Commonwealth Teams Announced: 42 for Commonwealth and 38 for Pan Pacs". SwimSwam. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
- ↑ "Pan Pacs Team Imperfect, But 2026 is Best Year for No U.S. Selection Meet". Swimming World. 2 June 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
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