Pan Pacs: Day Zero

The Pan Pacific Championships gets underway in just fifteen hours from the Woollett Aquatic Center in Irvine. No need to go over the storylines, when Split Time and The Swim Brief have me covered. During the meet, be sure to check out the awesome video content at Swimming World.TV, and go to Swimming World.com for full recaps and analysis from senior writer John Lohn. I'll try and keep the blog going here as well!

Meanwhile, MY predictions! The way I see it, all but two of the nations sending full teams to this meet are also looking forward to other meets (notably the Commonwealth Games or Asian Games), so I am assuming the United States and Brazil will be the most prepared to swim fast in Irvine. I have Elizabeth Beisel taking wins in both the 400 IM and 200 back, with her teammate Liz Pelton rebounding from a disappointing U.S. Nationals with two podiums. I have Nick Thoman taking the men's 100 back and Eric Shanteau the men's 200 breast. I have Felipe Silva taking the men's 50 breast, with Mark Gangloff taking second, as well as third in the 100 breast. One of my personal favorite picks is Graeme Moore slipping into third in the men's 50 fly. Enjoy!

Women’s 50 Fly
1. Marieke Guehrer, Australia
2. Yolane Kukla, Australia
3. Christine Magnuson, USA

Men’s 50 Fly
1. Geoff Huegill, Australia
2. Roland Schoeman, South Africa
3. Graeme Moore, South Africa

Women’s 200 Free
1. Allison Schmitt, USA
2. Dana Vollmer, USA
3. Kylie Palmer, Australia

Men’s 200 Free
1. Park Tae Hwan, South Korea
2. Ryan Lochte, USA
3. Peter Vanderkaay, USA

Women’s 100 Back
1. Emily Seebohm, Australia
2. Natalie Coughlin, USA
3. Liz Pelton, USA

Men’s 100 Back
1. Nick Thoman, USA
2. Junya Koga, Japan
3. Aaron Peirsol, USA

Women’s 200 Fly
1. Liu Zige, China
2. Jessicah Schipper, Australia
3. Kathleen Hersey, USA

Men’s 200 Fly
1. Michael Phelps, USA
2. Takeshi Matsuda, Japan
3. Nick D’arcy, Australia

Women’s 800 Free
1. Katie Goldman, Australia
2. Chloe Sutton, USA
3. Kate Ziegler, USA

Men’s 1,500 Free
1. Ryan Cochrane, Canada
2. Chad LaTourette, USA

3. Ous Mellouli, Tunisia

Women’s 100 Free
1. Dana Vollmer, USA
2. Natalie Coughlin, USA
3. Emily Seebohm, Australia

Men’s 100 Free
1. Cesar Cielo, Brazil
2. Nathan Adrian, USA
3. Brent Hayden, Canada

Women’s 100 Breast
1. Rebecca Soni, USA
2. Leisel Jones, Australia
3. Satomi Suzuki, Japan

Men’s 100 Breast
1. Kosuke Kitajima, Japan
2. Brenton Rickard, Australia
3. Mark Gangloff, USA

Women’s 400 IM
1. Elizabeth Beisel, USA
2. Caitlin Leverenz, USA
3. Samantha Hamill, Australia

Men’s 400 IM
1. Ryan Lochte, USA
2. Michael Phelps, USA

3. Thiago Pereira, Brazil

Women’s 50 Back
1. Emily Seebohm, Australia
2. Sophie Edington, Australia
3. Fabiola Molina, Brazil

Men’s 50 Back
1. Junya Koga, Japan
2. Guilherme Guido, Brazil
3. Ben Treffers, Australia

Women’s 4x200 Free Relay
1. United States
2. Australia
3. Canada

Men’s 4x200 Free Relay
1. United States
2. Australia
3. Japan

Women’s 400 Free
1. Katie Hoff, USA
2. Allison Schmitt, USA
3. Bronte Barratt, Australia

Men’s 400 Free
1. Zhang Lin, China
2. Park Tae Hwan, Korea
3. Peter Vanderkaay, USA

Women’s 100 Fly
1. Dana Vollmer, USA

2. Liu Zige, China

3. Christine Magnuson, USA

Men’s 100 Fly
1. Michael Phelps, USA
2. Andrew Lauterstein, Australia
3. Takuro Fujii, Japan

Women’s 200 Back
1. Elizabeth Beisel, USA
2. Liz Pelton, USA
3. Belinda Hocking, Australia

Men’s 200 Back
1. Ryosuke Irie, Japan
2. Ryan Lochte, USA
3. Aaron Peirsol, USA

Women’s 50 Breast
1. Jessica Hardy, USA
2. Leisel Jones, Australia
3. Rebecca Soni, USA

Men’s 50 Breast
1. Felipe Silva, Brazil
2. Mark Gangloff, USA
3. Kosuke Kitajima, Japan

Women’s 4x100 Free Relay
1. United States
2. Australia
3. Canada

Men’s 4x100 Free Relay
1. United States
2. Australia
3. Brazil

Men’s 800 Free
1. Ryan Cochrane, Canada

2. Ous Mellouli, Tunisia
3. Chad LaTourette, USA

Women’s 200 IM
1. Ariana Kukors, USA
2. Emily Seebohm, Australia
3. Katie Hoff, USA

Men’s 200 IM
1. Ryan Lochte, USA
2. Michael Phelps, USA
3. Thiago Pereira, Brazil

Women’s 50 Free
1. Jessica Hardy, USA
2. Kara Lynn Joyce, USA
3. Yolane Kukla, Australia

Men’s 50 Free
1. Cesar Cielo, Brazil
2. Nathan Adrian, USA
3. George Bovell, Trinidad and Tobago

Women’s 200 Breast
1. Rebecca Soni, USA
2. Annamay Pierse, Canada
3. Leisel Jones, Australia

Men’s 200 Breast
1. Eric Shanteau, USA
2. Kosuke Kitajima, Japan
3. Brenton Rickard, Australia

Women’s 1,500 Free
1. Melissa Gorman, Australia
2. Emily Brunemann, USA
3. Kristel Kobrich, Chile

Women’s 4x100 Medley Relay
1. Australia
2. United States
3. Brazil

Men’s 4x100 Medley Relay
1. United States
2. Australia
3. Japan

Women’s 10k Open Water
1. Poliana Okimoto, Brazil
2. Eva Fabian, USA
3. Melissa Gorman, Australia

Men’s 10k Open Water
1. Fran Crippen, USA
2. Andrew Gemmell, USA
3. Chip Peterson, USA