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2026 Junior Pan Pacific Championships - August 17-20, 2026 - UBC Aquatic Centre, Vancouver, Canada - LCM 50 Meters - Event Page - Live Results - Psych Sheets - Live Stream - Recaps It’s the 2nd finals session of the 2026 Junior Pan Pacific Championships from Vancouver, featuring the finals in the 400 IM, 100 free, 100 breast, 50 back, and the 4×200 freestyle relays. The 400 IM will kick us off as the longest individual event of the session, as top seeds Audrey Derivaux (4:44.40) and Raito Numata (4:14.76) will look to maintain their top-seeded status in hopes of Jr. Pan Pac gold. Australia’s Jodie Mead, coming off a runner-up finish in the 200 free on night 1, will look to top the girls’ 100 free against a tightly contested final, one that saw the top six prelims swimmers finish within four tenths of her. The men’s race will feature the US duo of Jordan Ragland and Luka Mijatovic as the top seeds, with times of 49.38 and 49.61, respectively. Lilla Ribot De Bresac clocked the lone 1:08 prelims swim in the girls’ 100 breast this morning in 1:07.56, nearly a full second faster than the rest of the field. Yusei Imaizumi nearly cracked the 1:00 barrier this morning in 1:00.17, the fastest time in the prelims by more than a second. Our final individual event of the final will be the 50 backstroke, as Alyssa Sagle (28.74) and 50 fly champion Gabi Brito (28.75), both representing the US, will lead the charge, separated by only one-hundredth of a second in the prelims, and battle for a spot on the podium with a hungry field behind them. Singapore’s Tedd Windsor Chan (25.76) and New Zealand’s Lucas Bell (25.88) head into the boys’ 50 back final as the lone sub-26-second prelims swimmers. GIRLS’ 400 IM – FINAL - World Junior Record: 4:24.38, Summer McIntosh (CAN) – 2024 - Junior Pan Pac Record: 4:36.79, Mio Narita (JPN) – 2022 Top 10: - Shuna Sasaki (JPN) – 4:39.36 - Amelie Smith (AUS) – 4:40.40 - Sydney Hardy (USA) – 4:40.70 - Audrey Derivaux (USA) – 4:41.73 - Eloise McLellan (AUS) – 4:49.89 - Callie Cardiff (CAN) – 4:51.08 - Shima Taghavi (CAN) – 4:51.84 - Shu Ning Julia Yeo (SGP) – 4:56.63 - Laila Chain (ARG) – 4:47.83 - Ariella Riley (NZL) – 4:58.06 Opening up the first race of the evening, it was a quick jump on the butterfly leg for Japan’s Shuna Sasaki in 1:02.22; just behind her was Audrey Derivaux in 1:02.35. Derivaux would make a big move on the first 50 of backstroke, outsplitting Sasaki by more than a second and a half, later turning in 2:12.24 at the halfway point, more than three seconds ahead of the field. By the 300 mark, the race was once again in a different position, as Derivaux gave up her large lead back to Sasaki and Amelie Smith, both of whom turned for the final 100 just .13 between the two, as Sasaki turned first in 3:34.70. It would be Sasaki holding on for the win in 4:39.36, about a body length ahead of Amelie Smith in 4:40.40. Derivaux would settle for a 4th-place finish with her 4:41.73 after a big final 100 from her fellow American Sydney Hardy, touching just over a second faster in 4:40.70. BOYS’ 400 IM – FINAL - World Junior Record: 4:08.69, Yumeki Kojima (JPN) – 2026 Junior Pan Pac Record: 4:12.59, Chase Kalisz (USA) – 2012 Top 10: - Raito Numata (JPN) – 4:09.82 *JPP Record - Yi Zheng (USA) – 4:14.94 - Ayumu Negiushi (JPN) – 4:15.44 - Andre Labara (AUS) – 4:16.88 - Anthony Dornoff (USA) – 4:21.82 - Cael Eley (AUS) – 4:23.79 - Reagan Cheng (SGP) – 4:25.59 - Liam Chew (CAN) – 4:25.84 - Pedro Henrique Oliveira Medrado (BRA) – 4:28.91 - Colt Chaires (CAN) – 4:30.30 The opening stages of the boys’ 400 IM were led by Japan’s Ayumu Negiushi in 57.09, though the US’s Yi Zheng would not let him get too far, turning two hundredths behind in 57.11. The tides would shift through the backstroke, as Raito Numata of Japan scorched the rest of the field to take over the lead at the 200 mark in 2:01.97, leaving only Zheng nearby in 2:04.01. Numata did not let up on the breaststroke either, keeping about a two-body-length lead between himself and the field through the 300 turn. Numata was uncontested through the finish, ultimately winning in a new Junior Pan Pacs record of 4:09.82, crushing the former mark set by Chase Kalisz in 2012 of 4:12.59 in 4:09.82. The race was on for the silver between Negiushi and Zheng, though it would be the American Zheng taking the silver spot on the podium in 4:14.94 and Negishi with the bronze in 4:15.44. GIRLS’ 100 FREESTYLE – FINAL - World Junior Record: 52.70, Penny Oleksiak (CAN) – 2016 - Junior Pan Pac Record: 53.76, Rylee Erisman (USA) – 2024 Top 10: - Ranumi Eashwarage (CAN) – 55.00 - Aria Grossenbach (USA) – 55.07 - Abi Burke (USA) – 55.19 - Jodie Mead (AUS) – 55.25 - Hina Nakamura (JPN) – 55.80 - Kaede Takai (CAN) – 56.03 - Jun Fujiwara (JPN) – 56.13 - Lillie McPherson (AUS) – 56.19 - Alyssa Lawson (NZL) – 57.46 - Sophia De Andrade Isidoro (BRA) – 57.78 It was Jodie Mead sandwiched between Americans Abi Burke and Aria Grossenbach, making for an intriguing final from the jump. At the first turn, it was a quick 50 from Aria Grossenbach in 26.20, more than three tenths quicker than Japan’s Hina Nakamura in 26.53; Mead was running 3rd in 26.60. Through the 75 mark, it was Grossenbach who had grown her lead to about a half body length, though the rest of the field began to creep to the final touch. Out of seemingly nowhere, it was Canada’s Ranumi Eashwarage who would close with each stroke and ultimately take a nail-biting win in 55.00, just seven hundredths quicker than Grossenbach in 55.07. Abi Burke also made a strong move on the final 15 or so meters to get herself on the podium in 55.19, back-ending a 2-3 finish for the American duo. Mead would finish 4th in 55.25. BOYS’ 100 FREESTYLE – FINAL - World Junior Record: 46.86, David Popovici (ROU) – 2022 - Junior Pan Pac Record: 48.23, Flynn Southam (AUS) – 2022 Top 10: - Luka Mijatovic (USA) – 49.53 - Matias Chaillou (ARG) – 49.56 - Jordan Ragland (USA) – 49.65 - Maxwell Cunningham (AUS) – 49.81 - Eita Kawaura (JPN) – 49.84 - Celso Luis Santos (BRA) – 49.90 - Tristen Waugh (AUS) – 50.53 - Hinata Ando (JPN) – 50.65 - Owen Ekk (CAN) – 51.14 - Simon Fonseca Florez (CAN) – 51.31 After his two wins on night 1, Mijatovic would need to battle tough to secure a 3rd thought two days. Out of the gate, it was the other American in the final, and top seed, Jordan Ragland, taking it out the quickest to the turn in 23.73, with Mijatovic and Maxwell Cunningham right behind in a tie at 23.87. Coming down to the close, it was an absolute blanket for the podium as Mijatovic, Ragland and Matias Chaillou of Argentina were nearly identical to the eye, but it would be the long arms of Mijatovic taking the narrow win in another close finish on night 2 in 49.53, three hundredths quicker than Chaillou in 49.56. Jordan Ragland would earn bronze for his efforts in 49.65, only 12 hundredths outside Mijatovic’s winning time. The ‘B’ final would actually see the event’s fastest performer in the form of Mike Rice of the United States, crushing the heat in 49.33, faster than Mijatovic’s winning time in the heat before him. GIRLS’ 100 BREASTSTROKE – FINAL - World Junior Record: 1:04.35, Ruta Meilutyte (LTU) – 2013 Junior Pan Pac Record: 1:07.45, Kato Kotomi (AUS) – 2024 Top 10: - Lilla Ribot De Bresac (AUS) – 1:07.17 *JPP Record - Mana Ishikawa (JPN) – 1:07.79 - Mikayla Tan (SGP) – 1:08.18 - Maddie Moreth (USA) – 1:08.47 - Maelle Sanborn (CAN) – 1:09.39 - Kaidy Stout (USA) – 1:09.72 - Amelie Smith (AUS) – 1:09.87 - Julia Becker Silva (BRA) – 1:10.30 - Shima Taghavi (CAN) – 1:11.54 The opening stages of this race were held in check by Maddie Moreth of the US in 31.21 and Lilla Ribot De Bresac in 31.45, the only swimmers to open under 32 seconds. Though the next 25 meters neither was looking to back down from the other, there were new challengers entering the fray as Mana Ishikawa and Mikayla Tan both were starting to creep up on the leaders. Moreth began to fade, though Ribot De Bresac would continue her push to the wall, touching in the win and a new Jr. Pan Pacs record time of 1:07.17, lowering the meet record mark set by Kato Kotomi in 2024 in 1:07.45. Both Ishikawa and Tan would get the better of a fading Moreth to steal silver and bronze in 1:07.79 and 1:08.18. Moreth would miss the podium by 1:08.47, finishing 4th. BOYS’ 100 BREASTSTROKE – FINAL - World Junior Record: 58.54, Shin Ohashi (JPN) – 2026 - Junior Pan Pac Record: 59.85, Akihiro Yamaguchi (JPN) – 2012 Top 10: - Yusei Imaizumi (JPN) – 59.98 - Wilson York (USA) – 1:00.65 - Kaua Santos Carvalho (BRA) – 1:00.87 - Andrew Eubanks (USA) – 1:01.26 - Rio Omori (JPN) – 1:02.06 - Christopher Montana (AUS) – 1:02.36 - Benjamin Cescon (CAN) – 1:02.37 - Leny Grigot (AUS) – 1:02.58 - Felipe Catuta Neves (BRA) – 1:02.83 - Arthur Galiano (CAN) – 1:03.51 The men’s race was mainly focused on if Imaizumi would dip under that 1:00 barrier, and to that, he did, just squeaking under that barrier in 59.98, largely in part to a swift opening 50 that saw him out in the lead in 27.75, just ahead of the Brazilian Kaua Santos Carvalho in 27.99. The rest of the field was just unable to hold onto the speed that Imaizumi was able to muster up, though it would only be two other swimmers able to crack the 1:01 mark. Santos Carvalho (1:00.87 finished 3rd after a big closing 50 from the US’s Wilson ork, which made up more than seven tenths of a second on Santos Carvalho in the final 50 meters to finish in the silver position in 1:00.65. GIRLS’ 50 BACKSTROKE – FINAL - World Junior Record: 27.49, Minna Atherton (AUS) – 2016 Top 10: - Alyssa Sagle (USA) – 28.54 *JPP Record - Lucy Wiens (CAN) – 28.86 - Cecilia Dieleke (ARG) – 28.87 - Victoria Fernanda Garcia Caldera (MEX) – 29.00 - Gabi Brito (USA) – 29.10 - Misaki Kasahara (JPN) – 29.11 - Allegra Crean (AUS) – 29.12 - Rinka Ide (JPN) – 29.33 - Alba Arnall (AUS) – 29.34 - Helena Tripp (CAN) – 29.46 In the evening’s final girl event, it was an absolute scorcher of a swim from Alyssa Sagle, establishing the Junior Pan Pacs record in 28.54, the fastest time in the ‘A’ final by more than three tenths of a second. Sagle’s teammate Gabi Brito looked to be in the running for a spot on the podium, but late pushes from Lucy Wiens and Cecilia Dieleke shifted the podium in their favor, as Wiens and Dieleke would touch just one-hundredth of a second apart in 28.86 and 28.87 for silver and bronze. Brito would slip to 5th in 29.10 behind Mexico’s Victoria Fernanda Garcia Caldera in 29.00. Lane Francis, the winner of the 100 back last night, would top the ‘B’ final in 28.74, which would have been good enough for the silver medal in the championship final. BOYS’ 50 BACKSTROKE – FINAL - World Junior Record: 24.00, Kliment Kolesnikov (RUS) – 2018 Top 10: - Toya Hirata (JPN) – 25.16 *JPP Record - Davi Vallim Costa De Carvalho (BRA) – 25.49 - Tedd Windsor Chan (SGP) / Lucas Bell (NZL) – 25.66 - tie - Rui Yoshida (JPN) / Sydney Kito (AUS) – 25.87 - tie - Ethan Bathala (USA) – 26.09 - Thomas Garbanzo (AUS) – 26.14 - Ty Thomas (USA) – 26.16 - Gavin Schinkelshoek (CAN) – 26.17 After winning the 100 back on night 1 in Vancouver, Japan’s Toya Hirata did not care what the lane assignments said, as he flew past the rest of the field in a dominating performance out of lane 1, taking the win and setting a Jr. Pan Pacs record in 25.16. Only one other swimmer in the final managed to dip below 25.50, that being Brazil’s Davi Vallim Costa De Carvalho in 25.49. The bronze medal position would be a tie between Tedd Windsor Chan of Singapore and Lucas Bell of New Zealand, both touching simultaneously in 25.66. There would be another tie, this one for 5th, between Rui Yoshida and Sydney Kito in 25.97. GIRLS’ 4×200 FREE RELAY – FINAL - World Junior Record: 7:51.47, Canada – 2017 - Junior Pan Pac Record: 7:53.56, United States – 2022 Top 3: - United States – 8:01.04 - Australia – 8:05.09 - Japan – 8:05.59 Opening up the 4×200 free relay for the girls, it was the United States and their leadoff swimmer, Vivienne Zangaro, kicking things off on a fast note for the US, touching in 2:00.70, about a half second ahead of Canada’s Elleigh Wise in 2:01.25. Abi Burke, the 200 free champion from day 1, was every bit as dominant as we figured she would be, growing the US’s lead to more than three seconds at the halfway point, touching in 3:59.61. The responsibility would be handed over to Ellie Clarke, as at the 500-meter mark, it would take something magical to take down the Americans, as they would flip nearly five seconds ahead of Australia, but by the final takeover, that US lead would sit at just over four seconds as Sydney Hardy would hit the water with plenty of open space between her and the rest of the field. Hardy would seal the win for the US relay in 8:01.04, though a majority of the race was uncontested. The Australians were escorted to the silver by anchor leg Jodie Mead, touching in 8:05.09, though a strong push from team Japan’s anchor Haruno Tanimoto would give the Aussies a bit of a scare towards the final seconds, with Japan winning bronze in 8:05.59. BOYS’ 4×200 FREE RELAY – FINAL - World Junior Record: 7:08.37, United States – 2019 - Junior Pan Pac Record: 7:13.07, Australia – 2022 Top 3: - United States – 7:13.22 - Japan – 7:15.62 - Canada – 7:21.33 The boys’ 4×200 free relay was a battle between Japan and the United States, with both squads opening at high speed. It was the US’s Kai Joyner touching the 200 mark first in 1:48.99, though Japan’s Eita Kawaura was just behind in 1:49.08. Canada’s opening swimmer, Simon Fonseca Florez, delivered a powerful first leg as well for the host country in 1:49.20. The US would narrowly lose the lead to Japan by the halfway point, as Ryo Furue would use a strong 27.73 closing 50 to gain the edge over Trent Allen of the US by .01 in 3:38.16. Japan would need to make some serious space from the US on the 3rd leg, as Raito Numata would grow the lead to about a body length over the Americans, holding a near two-second cushion over the US and Ellis Crisci. Luka Mijatovic would need to dig very deep to pull this win out for the US, but after the first 100 of the anchor leg, Japan’s Hinata Ando would get an early taste of the Americans’ speed, as the US would claw back to within three tenths of the Japanese team. Mijatovic would then turn on the afterburners, firing on all cylinders on his way to his 4th gold medal of the meet on a blistering anchor leg, touching in 7:13.22, nearly taking down the Jr. Pan Pac record of 7:13.07. What was once a two-second deficit turned into a more than two-second win for the US relay as Japan would touch 2nd in 7:15.61, with Canada holding on for 3rd in 7:21.33.