Pan Pacific Junior Championships 2024
Here we are: the final day of the 2024 Junior Pans Pacs in Canberra, Australia. This morning’s session includes the 200 individual medley, 50 freestyle and 200 breaststroke. There will also be early heats of the boys’ 1500 freestyle and the girls’ 800 freestyle.
DAY 4: PROVISIONAL SCHEDULE
- Girls 200 medley – heats
- Boys 200 medley – heats
- Girls 50 m freestyle – heats
- Boys 50 m Freestyle – Heats
- 200 m breaststroke, girls – heats
- 200 m breaststroke, boys – heats
- Boys 1500 Freestyle – Slow Heats
- Girls 800 Freestyle – Slow Heats
Fifteen-year-old American Rylee Erisman has one more chance to impress us as she enters the girls’ 50m freestyle as the top seed. Erisman’s seeded time of 24.62 is under the meet record of 24.74 that stood since 2010. Erisman broke the meet record in the 100m freestyle a few days ago, so we’ll see what she can do in the 50m swim today.
Japan has a strong duo in the boys’ 200m individual medley. Riki Abe is the top seed, entering the meet with a time of 1:59.26. Teammate Asaki Nishikawa is the second seed, entering the meet with a time of 1:59.60. They are the only swimmers in the field seeded under 2:00. The meet record is 1:59.01, so that mark could play a role as well.
American 18-year-old Lilla Bognar, champion in the girls’ 400m individual medley, is the top seed in the girls’ 200m individual medley this morning. She will have her work cut out for her, however, as her seeded time of 2:12.33 is one of three sub-2:13 times.
American 15-year-old Luka Mijatovic, who won the boys’ 400 freestyle last night, will race his final race of the meet this morning. Mijatovic is swimming the boys’ 1500 freestyle, but is the third fastest American, so he will compete in the early heats this morning. Mijatovic has lost time in all of his events this meet, so we’ll see what he can do in the mile this morning.
GIRLS 200 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY – PRELIMINARY EVALUATION
- World record juniors: 2:06.89 – Summer McIntosh, CAN (2023)
- Record: 2:10.79 – Dagny Knutson, USA (2009)
- All-Comers Record: 2:06.63 – Kaylee McKeown, AUS (2024)
TOP 8 QUALIFIERS:
BOYS 200 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY – PRELIMINARY EVALUATION
- Junior World Record: 1:56.99 – Hubert Kos, HUN (2021)
- Competition record: 1:59.01 – Maximus Williamson, USA (2022)
- Overall record: 1:54.98 – Michael Phelps, USA (2007)
TOP 8 QUALIFIERS:
GIRLS 50 FREESTYLE – PRELIMINARY
- Junior World Record: 24.17 – Claire Curzan, USA (2021)
- Meet record: 24.74 – Yolane Kukla, AUS (2010)
- All-Comers Record: 23.78 – Cate Campbell, AUS (2018)
TOP 8 QUALIFIERS:
BOYS 50 FREESTYLE – PRELIMINARY EVALUATION
- Junior World Record: 21.75 – Michael Andrew, USA (2017)
- Competition record: 22.20 – Paul Powers, USA (2014)
- All-Comers Record: 21.19 – Ashley Callus, AUS (2009)
TOP 8 QUALIFIERS:
GIRLS 200 BREASTSTROKE – PRELIMINARY RESULTS
- Junior world record: 2:19.64 – Viktoriya Gunes, TUR (2015)
- Competition record: 2:25.46 – Zoe Bartel, USA (2016)
- Overall record: 2:20.04 – Rie Kaneto, JPN (2016)
TOP 8 QUALIFIERS:
200 m breaststroke, boys – preliminary round
- Junior World Record: 2:08.04 – Dong Zhihao, CHN (2017)
- Record: 2:08.03 – Akihiro Yamaguchi, JPN (2012)
- All-Comers Record: 2:05.95 – Zac Stubblety-Cook, AUS (2022)
TOP 8 QUALIFIERS:
BOYS 1500 FREESTYLE – EARLY HEATS
- Junior world record: 14:41.22 – Kuzey Tuncelli, TUR (2024)
- Competition record: 15:05.29 – Bobby Finke, USA (2016)
- All-Comers Record: 14:39.59 – Mack Horton, AUS (2016)
RESULTS:
GIRLS 800 FREESTYLE – EARLY HEATS
- Junior World Record: 8:11.00 – Katie Ledecky, USA (2014)
- Competition record: 8:28.01 – Leah Smith, USA (2012)
- Overall record: 8:11.35 – Katie Ledecky, USA (2014)
RESULTS:
