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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 is almost time for the final session of the 2026 Jr. Pan Pacific Championships. There are eight individual events and two relays tonight including the longest and shortest events in swimming. The session will open with the 200 IM finals where American Audrey Derivaux and Japan’s Haru Hirayama are the respective girls’ and boys’ top seeds after the prelims. The boys’ race was much closer than the girls’ with American Yi Zheng and Japan’s 2nd swimmer Raito Numata qualifying in 2:01.53 and 2:01.55 to sit just behind Hirayama’s 2:01.51. In the 50 freestyle, a pair of Australians Maya Zunker and Christopher Montana are the respective top seeds, but most of the ‘A’ final is very close together for both events. The girls’ and boys’ 200 breaststroke events will be led by Australia’s Amelie Smith on the girls’ side and American Wilson York on the boys. The final individual events of the meet will be the girls’ 800 free and the boys’ 1500 free. Japan’s Haruno Tanimoto is the top seed in the girls’ 800 free and American Luka Mijatovic, who has been having a very strong meet so far, is the top seed in the 1500 free by more than 10 seconds. The meet will wrap up with the 400 medley relays and the United States is the top seed for the girls while Japan is the top seed for the boys. GIRLS 200 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY – Final - Jr Pan Pacs Record: 2:10.79 – Dagny Knutson, USA (2009) - World Jr Record: 2:06.56 – Summer McIntosh, CAN (2024) Top 10 Finishers - Audrey Derivaux (USA) – 2:12.10 - Sydney Hardy (USA) – 2:13.44 - Shuna Sasaki (JPN) – 2:13.91 - Heidi Shumack (AUS) – 2:14.16 - Eloise McLellan (AUS) – 2:16.96 - Shae Murtha (CAN) – 2:18.05 - Michelle Zeng (CAN) – 2:18.84 - Ee Xin Megan Janice Yo (SGP) – 2:18.94 - Shu Ning Julia Yeo (SGP) – 2:19.12 - Bridie Quayle (NZL) – 2:23.40 The girls’ 200 IM saw Audrey Derivaux set the top time of 2:12.10, picking up her 2nd event win of the meet. She got out to an early lead, splitting 27.69 on the fly leg to already sit more than half-a-second ahead of Australia’s Heidi Shumack, who swam 28.33 to sit in 2nd. Derivaux only extended her lead from there, swimming the fastest backstroke split in the field of 33.07. ON the breaststroke, she swam 39.38, the 2nd fastest breaststroke 50, and on the freestyle, she was 31.96 to lock up the gold medal in 2:12.10, a two second add from her best of 2:10.32, which she set in May. Fellow American Sydney Hardy finished 2nd after she swam 2:13.44 to finish about half-a-second ahead of Japan’s Shuna Sasaki, who touched in 2:13.91 for the bronze. Hardy swam 28.50/34.72/39.80 over her first three 50s to turn in 4th at 1:43.02 going into the final 50. She then had the fastest freestyle split in the field by seven tenths, swimming 30.42 to move into the 2nd place position. Her final time of 2:13.44 was a new personal best by a tenth from the 2:13.59 she swam at the USA Swimming Nationals last month. Sasaki swam 28.42/35.43/28.89/31.17 to move past Shumack on the final 50 with the 2nd fastest freestyle split in the field. She touched in 2:13.91, a two second drop from her prelims time of 2:16.21. American Sadie Buckley swam 2:12.16 to win the ‘B’ final, which would have been 2nd overall at the meet after she split 28.13/33.08/39.41/31.54. This was just off her best of 2:12.03 which he swam at the U.S. Nationals, and was a near five second drop from her prelims time of 2:16.97 which saw her finish as the 3rd fastest American. BOYS 200 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY – Final - Jr Pan Pacs Record: 1:59.01 – Maximus Williamson, USA (2022) - World Jr Record: 1:56.16 – Mikhail Shcherbakov, NAB (2026) ‘Top 10 Finishers - Raito Numata (JPN) – 1:59.31 - Yi Zheng (USA) – 2:00.45 - Haru Hirayama (JPN) – 2:00.49 - Lukas Dunn (AUS) – 2:00.83 - Davi Costa De Carvalho (BRA) – 2:02.56 - Reagan Cheng (SGP) – 2:02.81 - Cael Eley (AUS) – 2:03.44 - Owen Ekk (CAN) – 2:03.89 - Liam Chew (CAN) – 2:04.25 - Jackson Hartzler (USA) – 2:04.62 Japan’s Raito Numata picked up his 2nd IM win of the weekend, swimming 1:59.31 to win the boys’ 200 IM by more than a second as the only swimmer under 2:00 in the event. Numata was out behind the rest of the field, swimming 26.69 to turn in 7th place overall, more than a second behind Japanese teammate Hau Hirayama‘s 25.16 in the lead. On the backstroke, he fell a little further behind some of the field, swimming 30.72 to move up into 5th with his 57.41 split, but he was still behind Hirayama, who split 30.51 to maintain the lead with his 55.67 split and American Yi Zheng, who swam 25.96/30.01 on his first two 50s to turn 2nd in 55.97. Numata started turning the tides on the breaststroke when he split 34.21 the fastest split in the field to pick up a few tenths on Hirayama’s 34.90 and Zheng’s 34.97. The freestyle was where Numata really shined, swimming a blistering 27.69 to come in more than a second faster than the 2nd fastest closing 50 in the field of 28.99, set by Singapore’s Reagan Cheng. Numata touched the wall in 1:59.31 to finish more than a second ahead of Zheng. Zheng swam 2:00.45 after splitting 29.51 on his final 50 to move ahead of Hirayama. His lifetime best in the event is 1:59.65 from June. Hirayama came home in 29.92 to earn the bronze medal in 2:00.49. Japan also picked up the win in the ‘B’ final with Tatsuya Makiuchi, who swam 2:02.79 which would have been 6th overall. GIRLS 50 FREESTYLE – Final - Jr Pan Pacs Record: 24.74 – Yolane Kukla, AUS (2010) - World Jr Record: 24.17 – Claire Curzan, USA (2021) Top 10 Finishers - Gabi Brito (USA) – 25.33 - Kate McKinnon (USA) – 25.39 - Hina Nakamura (JPN) – 25.43 - Jodie Mead (AUS) – 25.53 - Alyssa Lawson (NZL) – 25.56 - Maya Zunker (AUS) – 25.68 - Kaede Takai (CAN) – 25.69 - Ranumi Eashwarage (CAN) – 25.70 - Jun Fujiwara (JPN) – 25.89 - Valeria Tarin Ortuno (MEX) – 26.41 The girls’ 50 freestyle was very close with the medalists all finishing within a tenth of each other. American Gabi Brito came out on top, winning the event from lane six with her final time of 25.33. This was about four tenths off her lifetime best of 24.99 from US Nationals Fellow American Kate McKinnon took the silver medal in 25.39, a three tenth add from the 25.06 she swam at Nationals earlier this month. The bronze medal went to Japanese 15-year-old Hina Nakamura in 25.43, which was a four tenth drop from her prelims swim of 25.82 American Kennedi Southern set the top time in the ‘B’ final of 25.63, which would have been 6th overall. BOYS 50 FREESTYLE – Final - Jr Pan Pacs Record: 22.20 – Paul Powers, USA (2014) - World Jr Record: 21.75 – Nikita Sheremet, UKR/Michael Andrew, USA Top 10 Finishers - Celso Luis Santos (BRA) – 22.48 - Christopher Montana (AUS) – 22.54 - Jake Lloyd (USA) – 22.55 - Hugo Yamamiya (JPN) – 22.62 - Matias Chaillou (ARG) – 22.72 - Brody Chandler (USA) – 22.96 - Maxwell Cunningham (AUS) – 23.13 - Toya Hirata (JPN) – 23.28 - Emilio Mendez Amaya (MEX) – 23.31 - Owen Ekk (CAN) – 23.42 Celso Luis Santos won Brazil’s first event of the meet, swimming 22.48 in the boys’ 50 free to earn the gold medal by six hundredths over Australia’s Chris Montana. This swim was a new lifetime best for him, taking a tenth off the 22.53 mark he set in April. Montana stopped the clock in 22.54 for the silver medal by just one hundredth over American Jake Lloyd‘s 23.55. This was a new lifetime best for Montana, taking five hundredths off the 22.59 he set at the Australian Age Championships in April. It was also Australia’s first medal of the session after they finished 4th in the first three events. Lloyd touched in 22.55, a slight add from his lifetime best of 22.49 which he set at the USA Swimming Nationals. American Jordan Ragland won the ‘B’ final in 23.09, a half-second off his lifetime best of 22.46. GIRLS 200 BREASTSTROKE – Final Jr Pan Pacs Record: 2:24.73 – Kato Kotomi, JPN (2024)- World Jr Record: 2:19.64 – Viktoria Gunes, TUR (2015) Top 10 Finishers - Amelie Smith (AUS) – 2:24.71 *New Meet Record - Mana Ishikawa (JPN) – 2:25.11 - Lilla Ribot De Bresac (AUS) – 2:26.08 - Kaidy Stout (USA) – 2:28.00 - Maelle Sanborn (CAN) – 2:29.22 - Risa Teramoto (JPN) – 2:31.30 - Mikayla Tan (SGP) – 2:31.40 - Shima Taghavi (CAN) – 2:31.99 - Kayda Geyer (USA) – 2:33.67 - Julia Becker Silva (BRA) – 2:36.64 The girls’ 200 breaststroke saw Australia pick up two of the three medals and a new Junior Pan Pacs record courtesy of Amelie Smith‘s 2:24.71 in 1st. This is the 2nd time Australia has picked up a breaststroke Jr. Pan Pacs record this week after Lilla Ribot de Bresac, the bronze medalist in the 200, set a new record in the 100 earlier in the meet. Smith started the race behind, swimming 1:10.64 on the opening 100 (33.14/37.50). She turned in 3rd to sit about a second behind Japan’s Mana Ishikawa‘s 1:09.71 in the lead and Ribot de Bresac’s 1:10.16 in 2nd place. Smith was very fast on the final two 50s, swimming 36.93/37.14 to swim 1:14.07 on her 2nd 100, stopping the clock in 2:24.71 to take two hundredths off Kato Kotomi’s 2024 record time of 2:24.73. This was more than a second faster than her previous best of 2:26.04 from the beginning of July. Ishikawa swam 37.85/37.55 to touch in 2:25.11, almost a second ahead of Ribot de Bresac’s 37.28/37.55 splits. Ribot de Bresac touched in 2:26.08 for the bronze medal, two hundredths off her lifetime best of 2:26.06 from the Australian Age Championships. Australia also won the ‘B’ final with Brielle Dredge‘s 2:29.48, which would have been 6th overall in the ‘A’ final. BOYS 200 BREASTSTROKE – Final - Jr Pan Pacs Record: 2:08.03 — Akhiro Yamaguchi, JPN (2012) - World Jr Record: 2:06.59 – Shin Ohashi, JPN (2026) Top 10 Finisher - Iori Miyazaki (JPN) – 2:10.10 - Wilson York (USA) – 2:10.15 - Rio Omori (JPN) – 2:13.47 - Leny Grigor (AUS) – 2:14.05 - Andrew Eubanks (USA) – 2:14.12 - Benjamin Cescon (CAN) – 2:14.67 - Kauã Santos Carvalho (BRA) – 2:17.14 - Liam Chew (CAN) – 2:17.29 - Chong Yan Ho (SGP) – 2:22.36 - Aaron Jonathan Ang (SGP) – 2:24.64 The boys’ 200 breaststroke final was incredibly exciting and Japan’s Iori Miyazaki had a massive final 50 split of 33.02 to earn the win by five hundredths over American Wilson York. Miyazaki and York were the only swimmers under 30 seconds on the opening 50 with Miyazaki grabbing an early lead with his 29.75 coming in two tenths ahead of York’s 29.96 in 2nd. Miyazaki maintained the lead on the 2nd 50, swimming 33.66 to turn in 1:03.41, just two hundredths ahead of York, who split 33.47 to make up about two tenths and turn in 1:03.43. York moved into the lead on the 3rd 50, swimming 33.08 to turn in 1:36.51, half-a-second ahead of Miyazaki’s 33.67 and 1:37.08 splits. Miyazaki made a massive move on the final 50 to swim a massive 33.02 and win by just five hundredths over York who split 33.64 to stop the clock in 2:10.15. York’s swim was a massive new lifetime best, taking a second-and-a-half off the 2:11.81 mark he set at the USA Swimming National Championships. Japan’s Rio Omori took 3rd in 2:13.47 after splitting 30.27/33.81/34.29/35.10. The ‘B’ final went to Canada’s Jacob Bougaieff in 2:17.29. This was about three tenths off his lifetime best of 2:16.97 from July of 2026. GIRLS 800 FREE — FINAL HEAT - Jr Pan Pacs Record: 8:28.01 — Leah Smith, USA (2012) - World Junior Record: 8:11.00 — Katie Ledecky, USA (2014) Top 8 Finishers - Haruno Tanimoto (JPN) – 8:29.88 - Zayda Miehl (USA) – 8:30.07 - Ava Hogan (AUS) – 8:38.66 - Vivienne Zangaro (USA) – 8:40.79 - Ellie Clarke (USA) – 8:45.93 - Abby McLeod (CAN) – 8:46.02 - Paige Downey (USA) – 8:47.02 - Mimi Gonda (JPN) – 8:51.36 The girls’ 800 freestyle was a barn burner with Haruno Tanimoto and Zayda Miehl racing through the final 50 meters of the event. Japan’s Tanimoto came out on top, stopping the clock in 8:29.88 to dip under 8:30 for the first time. Tanimoto swam 4:14.75 on her first 400 meters, turning about two tenths ahead of Miehl, who swam 4:14.94 for 2nd place. The two had pulled away form the rest of the field with Ava Hogan splitting 4:17.72 to turn in 3rd place for Australia. Miehl and Tanimoto began trading off the lead over the next 400 meters. Miehl overtook Tanimoto briefly at the 550 mark and stayed in 1st until the 700 when Tanimoto moved back into the lead. The two swimmers had the exact same final 400 split of 4:15.13 to come in two tenths apart. Tanimoto’s swim took almost five seconds off the 8:34.70 she swam in June at the Japanese Nationals. Miehl stopped the clock in 8:30.07 to drop five-and-a-half seconds from the 8:35.56 she swam at the USA Swimming Nationals at the end of July. Hogan stopped the clock in 8:38.66 for 3rd overall. This was a five second drop from the 8:43.46 she swam at the Australian Age Championships. BOYS 1500 FREE — FINAL HEAT Jr Pan Pacs Record: 14:59.97 — Kazushi Imafuku, JPN (2024)- World Junior Record: 14:41.22 Kuzey Tuncelli, TUR (2024) Top 8 Finishers - Luka Mijatovic (USA) – 14:57.45 **new Meet record - Lincoln Wearing (AUS) – 15:03.47 - Luke Higgs (AUS) – 15:11.23 - Shun Tanaka (JPN) – 15:18.31 - Ellis Crisci (USA) – 15:24.32 - Kotaro Hyodo (JPN) – 15:25.91 - Kai Joyner (USA) – 15:32.72 - Oliver Blanchard (CAN) – 15:33.89 Luka Mijatovic earned the top time in the boys’ 1500 freestyle to win five of the six freestyle events this weekend, stopping the clock in a lifetime best time of 14:57.45 to be the only swimmer under 15:00 in the event. He led the race from start-to-finish, splitting 26.66 on the opening 50 to be the only swimmer under 27 seconds on the first 50. He split 4:57.46 on his opening 500, and then swam 5:01.96 on his 2nd 500 and 4:58.03 on his final 500 to take almost two seconds off the 14:59.27 mark he set in May of 2026. He also took two seconds off the meet record time of 14:59.97 set by Kazushi Imafuku in 2024. Australia won the silver and bronze medals after Lincoln Wearing swam 15:03.47 and Luke Higgs swam 15:11.23. Both swims are new best times with Wearing dropping from the 15:10.44 he swam at the Australian Age Championships and Higgs taking almost 20 off the 15:30.26 mark he set at the same meet. GIRLS 4×100 MEDLEY RELAY - Jr Pan Pacs Record: 3:58.88, United States (2024) - World Junior Record: 3:58.38, Canada (2017) Top 3 Teams - United States — 4:02.52 - Japan — 4:03.31 - Australia — 4:04.19 The United States swam the top time in the girls’ 400 medley relay, stopping the clock in 4:02.52 to finish almost a second ahead of Japan’s 4:03.31 in 2nd. Lane Francis led the team of fin 1:00.51. Maddie Moreth swam 1:08.05 on the breaststroke. Audrey Derivaux swam 59.25 on the butterfly, and Abi Burke anchored the team in 54.71. Japan’s relay of Misaki Kahshara (1:02.04), Mana Ishikawa (1:07.20), Umi Ishizuka (59.26), and Hina Nakamura (54.81) finished 2nd in 4:03.31. Australia picked up the bronze medal in 4:04.19 with their team of Heidi Shumack (1:01.88), Lilla Ribot (1:07.57), Olivia Hine (59.45), and Jodie Mead (55.29) BOYS 4X100 MEDLEY RLEAY Jr Pan Pacs Record: 3:35.60, USA (2024)- World Junior Record: 3:33.19, Russia (2019) Top 3 Teams - Japan — 3:35.14 **New Meet Record - United States — 3:37.80 - Brazil — 3:38.97 Japan set a new meet record en route to their gold medal time in the boys’ 400 medley relay. They took the lead early after Toya Hirata swam 54.59 on the backstroke to be the only swimmer under 55 seconds. He handed off to Yusei Imaizumi, who swam 59.54 on the breaststroke. Michika Enomoto split 51.47 on the butterfly, and Eita Kawaura swam 49.54 on the freestyle to lock up the win in 3:35.14. The United States team of Davis Jackson (55.13), Wilson York (1;00.42), Charlie Cancelmo (52.94), and Mike Rice (49.31) finished 2nd in 3:37.80. Brazil took the bronze medal in 3:38.97 with their team of Davi Valli Costa de Carvalho (55.07), Kauã Santos Carvalho (1:00.76), Alex Muller Anorim (53.99) and 50 free champion Celso Luis Santos (49.15).