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Australia’s Meg Harris (52.60 seconds) got to the wall just ahead of Gretchen Walsh (52.78) to claim the crown in the women’s 100m freestyle at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships.

Tomoyuki Matsushita’s Championship Record of 4:06.75 was enough to hold off Carson Foster and Bobby Finke of the United States to win the men’s 400m individual medley at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships.

Summer McIntosh swam out front in the women’s 400m individual medley and stayed there, finishing in a Championship Record 4:28.01, nearly 3.5 seconds ahead of the closest competitor.

Katharine Berkoff swam the fourth-fastest time in history in the 50m backstroke.

Florent Manaudou said before the Paris Olympics that he would retire after the Games and made it official on Thursday.

Sara Curtis, 19, swims for the University of Virginia.

Will Modglin, Van Mathias, Gretchen Walsh, and Kate Douglass ended Night 1 of the Pan Pacific Championships, swimming to a world-record time of 3:36.70 to win gold in the mixed 4x100m medley relay.

Katie Ledecky was pushed more than normal by Australia’s Lani Pallister in the 1500m at the Pan Pacific Championships, but she extended her 16-year winning streak despite her closest finish in the event in 13 years.

Luca Urlando’s Championship Record time of 1:53.11 stood up at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in the men’s 200m butterfly. American Carson Foster came in runner-up just over a half second behind.

Australia’s Brittany Castelluzzo claimed the win in the 200m fly at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships. Her teammate Elizabeth Dekkers drove to the wall in second and American Tess Howley rounded out the top three.

Katharine Berkoff (57.93 seconds) and Regan Smith (58.11) combined for another 1-2 finish for the U.S. at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, this time in the women’s 100m backstroke.

Canada’s Blake Tierney took the top spot in the men’s 100m backstroke at the Pan Pacific Championships, with Americans Will Modglin and Jack Aikins rounding out the podium.

Luke Hobson (1:43.85) broke his own Championship Record in the men’s 200m freestyle at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, as Gabriel Jett (1:43.96) came in just behind for the 1-2 U.S. finish.

Ben Armbruster of Australia swam a Championship Record 22.75 seconds in the 50m butterfly to just edge runner-up finisher Van Mathias of the U.S. by nine hundredths of a second at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships.

Gretchen Walsh lowered her own Championship Record at the Pan Pacific Championships, swimming the 50m butterfly in 24.65 seconds, nearly a half-second ahead of compatriot Kate Douglass, who finished in silver position.

Katie Ledecky won her 11th career major international title in the 1500m free.

The 2026 Pan Pacific Championships from Aug. 12-15 air live on Peacock and NBCSN.

Sara Curtis took two tenths off Australian Kaylee McKeown’s world record.