2026 PAN PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPS
- August 12-15, 2026
- Irvine, California
- William Woollett Jr. Aquatic Center
- LCM (50 meters)
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The initial entry lists for the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships have been released with the competition less than one week away from kicking off in Irvine
Unlike the Olympics or World Championships, where countries are limited to two swimmers per event, nations can enter as many athletes as they’d like in each race at Pan Pacs, though only two per country can advance to the ‘A’ final
As a result, some swimmers are likely over entered, meaning they’re penciled in for more events than they’ll actually swim at Pan Pacs, but the release of the entries does give us a good idea of who’s swimming what, and which events some athletes have ruled out
It’s particularly noteworthy that Kaylee McKeown and Mollie O’Callaghan still appear on the entry lists despite both swimmers withdrawing from the meet
Among the notable entries, Canadian superstar Summer McIntosh has opted not to enter the women’s 800 freestyle on the final day of the competition, avoiding a conflict with the 200 IM
McIntosh is entered to race the women’s 200 free, 400 free, 200 fly, 200 IM and 400 IM, and if she were to race all five, her lone individual event double would come on Day 1, when the 200 free and 200 fly take place
Among the Americans, Regan Smith is notably not entered to swim the women’s 200 fly, which comes directly before the 100 back on Day 1. In addition to the three backstrokes, Smith is also entered in the 200 IM
Virginia training mates Kate Douglass, Alex Walsh and Claire Curzanare three of the swimmers who appear to be over-entered, with Walsh entered in eight events and Douglass and Curzan both in seven
Torri Huske also has six events on her potential schedule, while Gretchen Walsh has kept in simple and only entered her core four events: 50 free, 100 free, 50 fly and 100 fly
Katie Ledecky has strayed away from racing the 200 free individually at major international meets over the past few years, and that trend continues here the women’s GOAT has only entered the 400, 800 and 1500 free. She’ll go head-to-head with McIntosh in the 400, and then have a real challenger in Australian Lani Pallister in the two longer events
China is sending a relatively small but strong team, including 2024 world champion Tang Qianting, two-time individual World Championship medalist Yu Yiting, and World Junior Record holder Zhang Zhanshuo
On the men’s side, Shaine Casas has a relatively light schedule, with the 50 back, 50 fly, 100 fly and 200 IM in his lineup, allowing him to avoid any doubles. The same can be said for Carson Foster, who is only entered in the 200 fly, 200 IM and 400 IM, opting not to race any freestyle individually
Australian dynamo Sam Short has opted not to race the 200 free at Pan Pacs, instead focusing on the 400, 800 and 1500 free after sweeping those three events at the Commonwealth Games in July
One significant name absent from the entry lists is South African Pieter Coetze, who is coming off a dominant performance at the Commonwealth Games. Without Coetze, Americans Casas (50), Will Modglin (100) and Jack Aikins (200) take over as the top seeds in the men’s backstroke events
NOTABLE ENTRIES
- Summer McIntosh (CAN) – women’s 200/400 free, 200 fly, 200/400 IM
- Regan Smith (USA) – women’s 50/100/200 back, 200 IM
- Alex Walsh (USA) – women’s 200 free, 50/100/200 breast, 100/200 fly, 200/400 IM
- Gretchen Walsh (USA) – women’s 50/100 free, 50/100 fly
- Kate Douglass (USA) – women’s 50/10 free, 50/100/200 breast, 50 fly, 200 IM
- Claire Curzan (USA) – women’s 50/100 free, 50/100/200 back, 50/100 fly
- Torri Huske (USA) – women’s 50/100/200 free, 50/100 fly, 200 IM
- Katie Ledecky (USA) – women’s 400/800/1500 free
- Katharine Berkoff (USA) – women’s 50 free, 50/100 back
- Lani Pallister (AUS) – women’s 100/200/400/800/1500 free
- Meg Harris (AUS) – women’s 50/100 free
- Jenna Forrester (AUS) – women’s 200/400 free, 200 back, 200/400 IM
- Elizabeth Dekkers (AUS) – women’s 50/100/200 fly, 200/400 IM
- Iona Anderson (AUS) – women’s 50/100/200 back
- Taylor Ruck (CAN) – women’s 50/100 free, 100 back, 50/100 fly
- Erika Fairweather (NZL) – women’s 100/200/400/800 free
- Yu Yiting (CHN) – women’s 50/100 back, 50 breast, 100 fly, 200/400 IM
- Tang Qianting (CHN) – women’s 50/100 breast
- Shaine Casas (USA) – men’s 50 back, 50/100 fly, 200 IM
- Carson Foster (USA) – men’s 200 fly, 200/400 IM
- Rex Maurer (USA) – men’s 200/400/800 free, 200/400 IM
- Jack Alexy (USA) – men’s 50/100 free
- Luke Hobson (USA) – men’s 100/200/400 free
- Bobby Finke (USA) – men’s 800/1500 free, 400 IM
- Michael Andrew (USA) – men’s 50 free, 50 back, 50/100 breast, 50 fly
- Van Mathias (USA) – men’s 50 free, 50/100 breast, 50 fly
- Sam Short (AUS) – men’s 200/400/800 free
- Matt Temple (AUS) – men’s 50/100 free, 50/100 fly
- Zac Stubblety-Cook (AUS) – men’s 100/200 breast
- Kai Taylor (AUS) – men’s 50/100/200 free
- Jamie Jack (AUS) – men’s 50/100 free
- Shin Ohashi (JPN) – men’s 50/100/200 breast
- Tomoyuki Matsushita (JPN) – men’s 200/400 IM
- Zhang Zhanshuo (CHN) – men’s 100/200/400/1500 free
- Gui Caribe (BRA) – men’s 50/100 free, 50 fly
The 2026 Pan Pacific Championships will get underway on Wednesday, August 12, and run through Saturday, August 15, next week in Irvine
You can find the full entry lists here
