Pan Pacific Championships
Pan Pacs to Stop Using the FINA Point Rating System
According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the selection criteria for future Pan Pacific Swimmer of the Meet Awards will be changed after Australian butterfly champion Jessicah Schipper missed out on the honor at the recently completed championships in Canada.
Schipper smashed the 200m butterfly world record in 2:05.40 at the Pan Pacs final in Victoria last […]
Speedo Make Waves Pan Pacs Day Five Podcast
The 2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships officially came to a close on Monday with the completion of the men’s and women’s 10K open water swim. The swim was held on Elk Lake in Victoria. For the first time, the 10K Open Water was a part of Pan Pacs.
In this episode, I talked to race winners […]
Pan Pac Finals - Open Water Recap
In almost every pool, it is almost impossible to be far from a wall. There is always something within an arms reach for support. There is a wall at each end that provides comfort and security. But today at Elk Lake in Victoria, British Columbia that is not the case.
23 swimmers started […]
Speedo Make Waves Pan Pacs Day Four Podcast
For episode five, I had a chance to catch up with five members of Team USA. I wanted to try and bring you a little closer to some of the United States’ top stars including Megan Jendrick, Kate Ziegler, Ryan Lochte, Michael Phelps, and Neil Walker.
Megan Jendrick, who won gold at the 2000 Olympics […]
Pan Pac Finals - Night Four Recap
Tonight saw some incredible races, and some incredible times. We saw two world records broken at the Pan Pacific Championships on the final night of competition, and we saw a new star for USA Swimming be born - a fitting end to the pool competition here in Victoria, British Columbia.
Women’s 800 meter freestyle: Kate Ziegler […]
Pan Pacs Holds First Ever Open Water Event
Tomorrow despite the claims of tonight being the last night of swimming, it is not the last swimming that will be taking place at the Pan Pacific Championships. Tomorrow morning 45 or so swimmer will gather at Elk Lake in Victoria for the 10 kilometer open-water race. Included in the list of competitors is the […]
Pan Pacs Day Four Prelim Recap
This morning preliminary session at teh Pan Pacific Championships saw a pair of meet records fall. World record holder Brendan Hansen took down the 200 breastroke meet record, while Katie Hoff started the day with a meet record in the 200 IM. All in all, tonight’s finals have shaped up to have the incredible potential […]
Speedo Make Waves Pan Pacs Day Three Podcast
For the fourth episode of the Speedo Make Waves podcast from the 2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships I had an opportunity to take an at life out of the water.
For former swimmers Rowdy Gaines of the United States, now a TV commentator for NBC’s swimming broadcasts, and Mike Mintenko of Canada, their involvement in the […]
Pan Pac Finals - Night Three Recap
On an evening that started to look grim for the Americans, ended on the highest notes possible with two world records and an almost world record to boot.
Women’s 400 meter freestyle: In another Japanese shocker, Ai Shibata overcame Katie Hoff in the 400 meter freestyle tonight. She touched out Katie Hoff, 4:07.61 to […]
Pan Pacs Day Three Prelim Recap
During this morning’s session at the Pan Pacific Championships, a pair of meet records fell. World record holder Ian Crocker knocked off the 100 meter butterfly standard, while Japan’s Takami Igarashi erased the women’s 200 meter backstroke record in preliminary action.
Women’s 400 meter freestyle: Australian Bronte Barratt touched out American Katie Hoff in heat three […]
Speedo Make Waves Pan Pacs Day Two Podcast
For the third episode of the Speedo Make Waves podcast from the 2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships I had an opportunity to take an inside look at the sport of swimming. I was able to sit down with USA Swimming National Team Director Mark Schubert to talk about the state of the sport and […]
Park Tae-hwan is Korean Swimming
Park Tae-hwan has officially gone beyond being a “swimming prodigy” to become a “pillar of Korean swimming,” and there is no stopping him from pushing on. Two days ago at the 2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championship, which are taking place in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, Park Tae-hwan once again broke the Korean record which […]
Pan Pac Finals - Night Two Recap
Tonight was an exciting night for the sold out crowd. They were treated early to Canadian Brent Hayden’s win. As expected, the Americans won as predicted with Coughlin, Hansen, Hoff, and Phelps putting in solid swims just off their personal bests.
Women’s 100 meter Freestyle: Natalie Coughlin looked like a new woman tonight although she looked […]
Pan Pacs Day Two Prelim Recap
It was a strong day for the Americans here in Victoria. After the disappointment from last night’s defeat in the 100 back, Natalie Coughlin proved her worth in the 100 meter freestyle heats by breaking the Pan Pac meet record in 53.83. Brendan Hanson also broke a meet record this morning in route to finishing […]
Roland Schoeman Says No to a Price Tag on Heritage
In a story I wrote back in February, I talked about Qatar and their attempts to lure some of the world’s greatest swimmers from their homes with the promise of millions. According to Jim Morris, Roland Schoeman was another one of those swimmers. As Schoeman says all he had to do was switch […]
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