2024 Junior Pan Pacs: Day 1 Finals Live Recap | SwimSwam

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2024 JUNIOR PAN PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPS

• August 21-24, 2024
• Canberra, Australia
• LCM (50 meters)
• Live Results
• Live Stream
• All Days Prelims Heat Sheet
• Prelims Recaps: Day 1

Good evening, everyone (or good very, very early morning to our friends in North and South America). Welcome to the first finals session of the 2024 Junior Pan Pacs in Canberra, Australia. After a thrilling (and quick) prelims session, we’re in for a great finals. Tonight’s finals session is scheduled to finish in just under 2 hours, so things should be moving at a decent pace.

DAY 1 FINALS SCHEDULE

• Girls 200 Freestyle – Finals
• Boys 200 Freestyle – Finals
• Girls 100 Backstroke – Finals
• Boys 100 Backstroke – Finals
• Girls 200 Butterfly – Finals
• Boys 200 Butterfly – Finals
• Boys 800 Freestyle – Timed Finals
• Girls 150 Freestyle – Timed Finals
• Mixed 4×100 Medley Relay – Timed Finals

The story of this morning was 15-year-old American Luka Mijatovic, who kicked the meet off with a bang. The youngster started off by clocking the top time of the morning in the boys 200 free with a huge personal best of 1:47.96. Following that, he then swam in the early heat of the boys 800 free, where he clocked a new career best of 7:56.91, winning that heat.

Fellow American Gregg Enoch pulled a very impressive double himself this morning. Enoch swam a huge personal best of 1:48.97 in the 200 free, taking 2nd overall. He then went on to finish 3rd in the boys 200 fly this morning with a 1:59.46. Given those performances, Enoch is in strong contention to win a pair of medals tonight.

Another 15-year-old American Audrey Derivaux, has perhaps the best chance at breaking a meet record tonight. Derivaux posted the top time of the morning in the girls 200 fly with a 2:09.31, clearing the field by a very large margin. She has been faster than the meet record of 2:07.82 already this summer, so we’ll see what she can do tonight in her first international final.

American 18-year-old Leah Shackley has a great shot at a meet record tonight as well. Shackley swam a 59.69 in the girls 100 back this morning, touching as the only swimmer in the field under 1:00 and just off the meet record of 59.59. Shackley holds a career best of 59.25 in the event. Fellow American Charlotte Crush was 1:00.10 this morning and could definitely make some noise tonight.

Luke Ellis, an American 18-year-old could be a record breaker tonight too. Ellis is the top seed in the boys 800 free tonight, coming in with a 7:54.26, which is under Bobby Finke’s meet record of 7:55.16 from 2016.

Canada’s Aiden Norman looked great in the boys 100 back this morning, posting the top time by nearly a second. He’ll look to win gold for Canada tonight.

GIRLS 200 FREESTYLE – FINALS

• World Junior Record: 1:53.65 – Summer McIntosh, CAN (2023)
• Meet Record: 1:56.15 – Erin Gemmell, USA (2022)
• All Comers Record: 1:52.23 – Ariarne Titmus, AUS (2024)

RESULTS:

 

 

BOYS 200 FREESTYLE – FINALS

• World Junior Record: 1:42.97 – David Popovici, ROU (2022)
• Meet Record: 1:47.11 – Flynn Southam, AUS (2022)
• All Comers Record: 1:43.86 – Michael Phelps, USA (2007)

RESULTS:

 

 

GIRLS 100 BACKSTROKE – FINALS

• World Junior Record: 57.57 – Regan Smith, USA (2019)
• Meet Record: 59.59 – Katharine Berkoff, USA (2018)
• All Comers Record: 57.41 – Kaylee McKeown, AUS (2024)

RESULTS:

 

 

BOYS 100 BACKSTROKE – FINALS

• World Junior Record: 52.34 – Miron Lifincev, RUS (2024)
• Meet Record: 53.27 – Daniel Diehl, USA (2022)
• All Comers Record: 52.38 – Mitch Larkin, AUS (2019)

RESULTS:

 

GIRLS 200 BUTTERFLY – FINALS

• World Junior Record: 2:03.03 – Summer McIntosh, CAN (2024)
• Meet Record: 2:07.82 – Airi Mitsui, JPN (2022)
• All Comers Record: 2:05.20 – Elizabeth Dekkers, AUS (2024)

RESULTS:

 

 

BOYS 200 BUTTERFLY – FINALS

• World Junior Record: 1:53.79 – Kristof Milak, HUN (2017)
• Meet Record: 1:55.81 – Aaron Shackell, USA (2022)
• All Comers Record: 1:52.09 – Michael Phelps, USA (2007)

RESULTS:

 

 

BOYS 800 FREESTYLE – TIMED FINALS

• World Junior Record: 7:43.37 – Lorenzo Galossi, ITA (2022)
• Meet Record: 7:55.16 – Bobby Finke, USA (2016)
• All Comers Record: 7:40.39 – Sam Short, AUS (2023)

RESULTS:

 

 

GIRLS 1500 FREESTYLE – TIMED FINALS

• World Junior Record: 7:43.37 – Lorenzo Galossi, ITA (2022)
• Meet Record: 7:55.16 – Bobby Finke, USA (2016)
• All Comers Record: 7:40.39 – Sam Short, AUS (2023)

RESULTS:

 

 

MIXED 4×100 MEDLEY RELAY – TIMED FINALS

• World Junior Record: 7:43.37 – Lorenzo Galossi, ITA (2022)
• Meet Record: 7:55.16 – Bobby Finke, USA (2016)
• All Comers Record: 7:40.39 – Sam Short, AUS (2023)

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