# Pan Pacific Swimming Championships

The Pan Pacific Swimming Championships is a long course swimming event first held in 1985. It was founded as an alternative to the European Championships, for those countries that could not swim in those championships, in a manner similar to the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships which provide a similar 'continental' championships for non-European nations.
The meet was founded by its four Charter nations's swimming federations: Swimming Australia (Australia), Swimming Canada (Canada), Japan Swimming Federation (Japan), and USA Swimming (United States). As part of the Charter, hosting of the meet is to rotate among these four nations, with the meet being held in Japan every other championship. Initially, the meet was open to all countries that border the Pacific Ocean, giving the meet its name. This since has been expanded/opened to include other non-European countries wishing to participate, such as Brazil and South Africa.
The meet is considered to be one of the toughest international swimming competitions outside the Olympic Games, World Championships and European Championships, due in part to the presence of swimming power-house nationals like the United States and Australia, the first and second most medals winners, respectively.

## History

The meet was initially staged biennially (every odd year), to allow for an international championship-level meet in the non-Olympic and non-World Championships years. However, beginning with the 2002 championships, due to the changing of the World Championships from every four years (even year between Olympics) to every two years (every odd year), the meet is a quadrennial event, held in the even year between Summer Olympics.
Unlike the World Championships and Olympic Games, nations can enter as many people as they like in the preliminaries of each event (in most international meets, only two swimmers from each nation are permitted). However, only two swimmers per nation can qualify for the Championships' semi-finals and finals. Prior to FINA's creation of semi-finals in the late 1990s, a total of 3 swimmers per country could qualify for the final and consolation heats of an event, with no more than 2 swimmers per country in a final or consolation.

## List of championships

| Edition | Year | Host City | Host Country | Dates | Medal table winners |
| 1 | 1985 | Tokyo | Japan | 15–18 August | United States |
| 2 | 1987 | Brisbane | Australia | 13–16 August | United States |
| 3 | 1989 | Tokyo | Japan | 17–20 August | United States |
| 4 | 1991 | Edmonton | Canada | 22–25 August | United States |
| 5 | 1993 | Kobe | Japan | 12–15 August | United States |
| 6 | 1995 | Atlanta | United States | 10–13 August | United States |
| 7 | 1997 | Fukuoka | Japan | 10–13 August | United States |
| 8 | 1999 | Sydney | Australia | 22–29 August | Australia |
| 9 | 2002 | Yokohama | Japan | 24–29 August | United States |
| 10 | 2006 | Victoria | Canada | 17–20 August | United States |
| 11 | 2010 | Irvine | United States | 18–22 August | United States |
| 12 | 2014 | Gold Coast | Australia | 21–25 August | United States |
| 13 | 2018 | Tokyo | Japan | 9–13 August | United States |
| 14 | 2026 | Los Angeles | United States | TBA | |
Note: The 1995 and 1999 editions served as the swimming test events for the Olympic venues, for the next year's Games.

## Medal table (1985–2018)

All-time Pan Pacific Championships medal table (Updated after 2018 Championships)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States | 277 | 192 | 140 | 609 |
| 2 | Australia | 98 | 136 | 107 | 341 |
| 3 | Japan | 31 | 49 | 73 | 153 |
| 4 | Canada | 18 | 45 | 74 | 137 |
| 5 | China | 5 | 10 | 12 | 27 |
| 6 | South Africa | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| 7 | New Zealand | 4 | 6 | 16 | 26 |
| 8 | South Korea | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | Brazil | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 |
| 10 | Costa Rica | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 11 | Puerto Rico | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Suriname | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Chile | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 entries) | Totals (14 entries) | 450 | 452 | 444 | 1,346 |

## Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships

The Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, aka Junior Pan PAC’s, is a long course swimming event that features high level 18 under swimmers around the Pacific. The event is held every other even year, and takes place in the non-world championship/junior championship years. The event was last held in 2018, with others postponed or canceled due to the global COVID-19 pandemic; future events have been postponed until after 2022.

### List of championships

Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships:
| Edition | Year | Host | Venue | Host Country | Dates | Medal table winners |
| 1 | 2005 | Maui | Kihei Aquatic Center | United States | 6–9 January | United States |
| 2 | 2007 | Maui | Kihei Aquatic Center | United States | 11–14 January | United States |
| 3 | 2009 | Guam | | Guam | 8–11 January | United States |
| 4 | 2010 | Maui | Kihei Aquatic Center | United States | 26–30 August | United States |
| 5 | 2012 | Honolulu | Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center | United States | 23–27 August | United States |
| 6 | 2014 | Maui | Kihei Aquatic Center, Ulua Beach | United States | 27–31 August | United States |
| 7 | 2016 | Maui | Lahaina Aquatic Center | United States | 24–27 August | United States |
| 8 | 2018 | Suva | Damodar Aquatic Centre | Fiji | 23–26 August | United States |
| 9 | 2022 | Honolulu | Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center | United States | 24–27 August | United States |
| 10 | 2024 | Canberra | AIS Aquatic Centre | Australia | 21–24 August | United States |
| 11 | 2026 | Vancouver | UBC Aquatic Centre | Canada | 17–20 August | |

### Medal table (2012–2024)

All-time Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships medal table (Updated after 2024 Junior Championships)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States | 135 | 90 | 63 | 288 |
| 2 | Japan | 31 | 42 | 56 | 129 |
| 3 | Australia | 29 | 52 | 42 | 123 |
| 4 | Canada | 10 | 28 | 34 | 72 |
| 5 | China | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | South Korea | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | New Zealand | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 8 | Singapore | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | Totals (9 entries) | 211 | 215 | 207 | 633 |

### Records

Below are the competition records for the Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships. They are the fastest times recorded in the history of the championships. All events are held in a long course (50 m) pool.
All records were set in finals, unless noted otherwise.

#### Men

| Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Location |
| 50m freestyle | 22.20 | Paul Powers | United States | 31 August 2014 | Maui, United States |
| 100m freestyle | 48.23 | Flynn Southam | Australia | 25 August 2022 | Honolulu, United States |
| 200m freestyle | 1:47.11 | Flynn Southam | Australia | 24 August 2022 | Honolulu, United States |
| 400m freestyle | 3:48.36 | Joshua Staples | Australia | 26 August 2022 | Honolulu, United States |
| 800m freestyle | 7:52.40 | Luke Ellis | United States | 21 August 2024 | Canberra, Australia |
| 1500m freestyle | 14:59.97 | Kazushi Imafuku | Japan | 24 August 2024 | Canberra, Australia |
| 100m backstroke | 53.27 | Daniel Diehl | United States | 24 August 2022 | Honolulu, United States |
| 200m backstroke | 1:57.00 | Hidekazu Takehara | Japan | 26 August 2022 | Honolulu, United States |
| 100m breaststroke | 59.85 | Akihiro Yamaguchi | Japan | 24 August 2012 | Honolulu, United States |
| 200m breaststroke | 2:08.03 | Akihiro Yamaguchi | Japan | 27 August 2012 | Honolulu, United States |
| 100m butterfly | 51.98 | Thomas Heilman | United States | 26 August 2022 | Honolulu, United States |
| 200m butterfly | 1:55.81 | Aaron Shackell | United States | 24 August 2022 | Honolulu, United States |
| 200m individual medley | 1:59.01 | Maximus Williamson | United States | 27 August 2022 | Honolulu, United States |
| 400m individual medley | 4:12.59 | Chase Kalisz | United States | 24 August 2012 | Honolulu, United States |
| 4×100m freestyle relay | 3:15.79 | Thomas Heilman (49.14)Henry McFadden (49.04)Daniel Diehl (48.66)Kaii Winkler (48.95) | United States | 26 August 2022 | Honolulu, United States |
| 4×200m freestyle relay | 7:13.07 | Flynn Southam (1:47.30)Anders McAlpine (1:48.63)Marcus Da Silva (1:49.30)Joshua Staples (1:47.84) | Australia | 25 August 2022 | Honolulu, United States |
| 4×100m medley relay | 3:35.60 | Gavin Keogh (54.74)Joe Polyak (1:00.18)Rowan Cox (51.89)Jason Zhao (48.79) | United States | 24 August 2024 | Canberra, Australia |

#### Women

| Event | Time | | Name | Nationality | Date | Location |
| 50m freestyle | 24.74 | | Yolane Kukla | Australia | 29 August 2010 | Maui, United States |
| 100m freestyle | 53.75 | r | Rylee Erisman | United States | 23 August 2024 | Canberra, Australia |
| 200m freestyle | 1:56.15 | | Erin Gemmell | United States | 24 August 2022 | Honolulu, United States |
| 400m freestyle | 4:05.07 | | Erin Gemmell | United States | 26 August 2022 | Honolulu, United States |
| 800m freestyle | 8:28.01 | | Leah Smith | United States | 27 August 2012 | Honolulu, United States |
| 1500m freestyle | 16:08.09 | | Lani Pallister | Australia | 23 August 2018 | Suva, Fiji |
| 100m backstroke | 59.05 | r | Leah Shackley | United States | 24 August 2024 | Canberra, Australia |
| 200m backstroke | 2:08.19 | | Leah Shackley | United States | 23 August 2024 | Canberra, Australia |
| 100m breaststroke | 1:07.45 | | Katomi Kato | Japan | 22 August 2024 | Canberra, Australia |
| 200m breaststroke | 2:24.73 | | Katomi Kato | Japan | 24 August 2024 | Canberra, Australia |
| 100m butterfly | 57.99 | | Audrey Derivaux | United States | 23 August 2024 | Canberra, Australia |
| 200m butterfly | 2:07.82 | | Airi Mitsui | Japan | 24 August 2022 | Honolulu, United States |
| 200m individual medley | 2:10.79 | | Dagny Knutson | United States | 11 January 2009 | Guam |
| 400m individual medley | 4:36.79 | | Mio Narita | Japan | 25 August 2022 | Honolulu, United States |
| 4×100m freestyle relay | 3:36.49 | | Rylee Erisman (53.75)Erika Pelaez (53.89)Teagan O'Dell (54.50)Madi Mintenko (54.35) | United States | 23 August 2024 | Canberra, Australia |
| 4×200m freestyle relay | 7:53.56 | | Kennedi Dobson (1:57.79)Rylee Erisman (1:59.10)Teagan O'Dell (1:58.19)Madi Mintenko (1:58.48) | United States | 22 August 2024 | Canberra, Australia |
| 4×100m medley relay | 3:58.88 | | Leah Shackley (59.05)Elle Scott (1:07.78)Audrey Derivaux (58.37)Rylee Erisman (53.68) | United States | 24 August 2024 | Canberra, Australia |

#### Mixed

| Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Location | Ref |
| 4×100m medley relay | 3:45.21 | Leah Shackley (59.26)Campbell McKean (1:00.35)Rowan Cox (51.88)Rylee Erisman (53.72) | United States | 21 August 2024 | Canberra, Australia | |