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Pan Pacific Championships swimming competition

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The Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine, California, have featured standout performances from international competitors. Australian Lani Pallister has maintained a dominant presence, securing gold medals in the women’s 200-metre, 400-metre, and 800-metre freestyle, as well as the 4x200m freestyle relay. Her victory in the 800m freestyle was particularly notable as it marked American Katie Ledecky’s first defeat in that event at a major international meet since 2012. Pallister clocked a time of 8:06.10 to defeat Ledecky, who finished in 8:07.26, ending a historic streak that included 13 international gold medals and four Olympic titles. Canada has also seen significant success, earning a total of 13 medals. Gold medalists for Team Canada include Blake Tierney in the men’s 100-metre backstroke, Alexanne Lepage in the women’s 200-metre breaststroke, and Summer McIntosh in the women’s 400-metre individual medley. McIntosh set a new championship record in the 400m individual medley with a time of 4:28.01, breaking the 2014 record of 4:31.99. Canada’s medal tally also includes four silver and six bronze medals. Other key results include China’s Yu Yiting winning the women’s 200m individual medley with a championship record of 2:07.45. In the men’s 1500m freestyle, Australia’s Sam Short broke the national record with a time of 14:33.97. The United States achieved sweeps in the 4x100m freestyle relays, with the women’s team setting both a championship and American record of 3:29.32. Following her performance, Lani Pallister was named Female Swimmer of the Meet. In addition to her previous golds, she achieved lifetime bests in the 200m, 400m, and 1500m freestyle events. ~~Pallister notably defeated Summer McIntosh in the 200m freestyle and overcame Ledecky in both the 400m and 800m freestyle.~~ Following the competition, Australian swimmers including Pallister and Sienna Toohey toured SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, the $7 billion venue slated to serve as the swimming arena for the 2028 Olympic Games.

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