Pallister Upsets Ledecky to Win 800m Freestyle at Pan Pacs

New York Post • 16 août 21h44

Australia's Lani Pallister won the women's 800-meter freestyle at the Pan Pacific Championships, beating defending champion Katie Ledecky, who took silver with a season-best time.

SwimSwam • 16 août 13h54

Lani Pallister won the women's 800-metre freestyle in Irvine, posting an 8:06.10, handing Katie Ledecky her first international loss in the event in 14 years.

ESPN • 16 août 04h36

Australia's Lani Pallister won the women's 800-meter freestyle in Irvine, beating four-time Olympic champion Katie Ledecky, who finished second.

The New York Times • 16 août 04h27

Lani Pallister won the women's 800-meter freestyle at the Pan Pacific Championships, handing Katie Ledecky her first loss in the event at an international meet.

SwimSwam • 15 août 20h34

U.S. swimmer Kate Douglass set a new world record in the women's 50m freestyle, while several top athletes missed finals due to the two-per-country rule.

BBC • 15 août 18h52

Johannes Liebmann set a new men's 1500m freestyle world record at the European Aquatics Championships, while Kate Douglass reclaimed the women's 50m freestyle record at the Pan Pacific Championships.

SwimSwam • 15 août 05h55

Sam Short broke the men’s 400 m freestyle Pan Pacific record, while US teams set American and U.S. Open records in the 4×100 m freestyle relays.

SwimSwam • 14 août 18h45

World record holder Summer McIntosh placed ninth in the 400m freestyle prelims at the Pan Pacific Championships, missing the eight-swimmer A final by 0.20 seconds.

SwimSwam • 14 août 03h22

Australia's Meg Harris claimed gold in the women's 100 m freestyle, edging out American Gretchen Walsh, while other finals saw record-breaking performances and multiple medals for the United States.

SwimSwam • 13 août 05h25

American athletes broke several meet records and posted a new world record in the mixed 4×100 m medley relay during the first day of competition in Irvine, California.

SwimSwam • 12 août 18h56

Preliminary heats at the revived 2026 Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine produced new championship records in the women's 50-fly, men's 50-fly and women's 100-back, while top swimmers such as Summer McIntosh and Regan Smith posted fast qualifying times.