Swimming World senior writer John Lohn submitted his picks for Pan Pacs shortly after arriving in Irvine for the meet. John has Jessicah Schipper beating Liu Zige in the women's 200 fly and Aaron Peirsol reclaiming his 100 back title. He sees Chloe Sutton taking the women's 800 free and Eric Shanteau the men's 200 breast. He thinks Elizabeth Beisel will take two individual events for women, the 400 IM and 200 back. He also has Dana Vollmer winning three individual titles at the meet, thought he doesn't predict a golden sweep for Vollmer, as he picked the Aussies to take the women's medley relay.
50 Butterfly (Women)
1. Marieke Guehrer
2. Christine Magnuson
3. Yolane Kukla
Note: Have to go with the reigning world champion.
50 Butterfly (Men)
1. Roland Schoeman
2. Andrew Lauterstein
3. Geoff Huegill
Note: Schoeman has long been a force in the sprint fly
200 Freestyle (Women)
1. Dana Vollmer
2. Allison Schmitt
3. Bronte Barratt
Note: We'll go with a reversal of the finish at Nationals
200 Freestyle (Men)
1. Tae Hwan Park
2. Ryan Lochte
3. Peter Vanderkaay
Note: Two of three Olympic medalists reach podium
100 Backstroke (Women)
1. Emily Seebohm
2. Natalie Coughlin
3. Liz Pelton
Note: Aussie youngster has had terrific season
100 Backstroke (Men)
1. Aaron Peirsol
2. Ryosuke Irie
3. Nick Thoman
Note: The King prevails
200 Butterfly (Women)
1. Jessicah Schipper
2. Liu Zige
3. Kathleen Hersey
Note: Former world champ clips reigning Olympic titlist
200 Butterfly (Men)
1. Michael Phelps
2. Nick D'Arcy
3. Takeshi Matsuda
Note: Phelps will be much better here than he was at Nationals
800 Freestyle (Women)
1. Chloe Sutton
2. Kate Ziegler
3. Katie Goldman
Note: One of the tougher events to call
1500 Freestyle
1. Ous Mellouli
2. Ryan Cochrane
3. Chad LaTourette
Note: Mellouli gets best of excellent field
100 Freestyle (Women)
1. Dana Vollmer
2. Emily Seebohm
3. Natalie Coughlin
Note: A tough one to predict without clear favorite
100 Freestyle (Men)
1. Cesar Cielo
2. Nathan Adrian
3. Brent Hayden
Note: Although Adrian is surging, Cielo is best sprinter in the world
100 Breaststroke (Women)
1. Rebecca Soni
2. Leisel Jones
3. Annamay Pierse
Note: Flip-flop the first two if you wish
100 Breaststroke (Men)
1. Kosuke Kitajima
2. Brenton Rickard
3. Ryo Tateishi
Note: Have a feeling the Olympic champ will prevail
400 Individual Medley (Women)
1. Elizabeth Beisel
2. Ariana Kukors
3. Samantha Hamill
Note: Look for a shakeup among the American women
400 Individual Medley (Men)
1. Ryan Lochte
2. Michael Phelps
3. Ous Mellouli
Note: Great to see Phelps back in the distance medley
50 Backstroke (Women)
1. Emily Seebohm
2. Sophie Edington
3. Shiho Sakai
Note: Seebohm wins second medal of night
50 Backstroke (Men)
1. Junya Koga
2. Ashley Delaney
3. Nick Thoman
Note: Who knows
800 Freestyle Relay (Women)
1. United States
2. Australia
3. Japan
Note: Schmitt and Vollmer put U.S. on top
800 Freestyle Relay (Men)
1. United States
2. Australia
3. Japan
Note: Easy win for United States
400 Freestyle (Women)
1. Katie Hoff
2. Allison Schmitt
3. Bronte Barratt
Note: Hoff's comeback continues
400 Freestyle (Men)
1. Tae Hwan Park
2. Ous Mellouli
3. Peter Vanderkaay
Note: South Korean completes middle-distance double
100 Butterfly (Women)
1. Dana Vollmer
2. Christine Magnuson
3. Jessicah Schipper
Note: Americans reverse finish from Nationals
100 Butterfly (Men)
1. Michael Phelps
2. Andrew Lauterstein
3. Takuro Fujii
Note: Phelps pushes the 50-second mark
200 Backstroke (Women)
1. Elizabeth Beisel
2. Meagen Nay
3. Liz Pelton
Note: Look for Pelton to have much better meet than Nationals
200 Backstroke (Men)
1. Ryan Lochte
2. Aaron Peirsol
3. Ryosuke Irie
Note: Blanket finish is one of best of competition
50 Breaststroke (Women)
1. Jessica Hardy
2. Leisel Jones
3. Rebecca Soni
Note: This event is designed for Hardy
50 Breaststroke (Men)
1. Brenton Rickard
2. Mark Gangloff
3. Kosuke Kitajima
Note: Gangloff has strong track record in event
400 Freestyle Relay (Women)
1. United States
2. Australia
3. Japan
Note: Another tight one
400 Freestyle Relay (Men)
1. United States
2. Brazil
3. Australia
Note: Let's see what Americans can put together to rival Russia's time (3:12.46) from Euros
800 Freestyle (Men)
1. Ous Mellouli
2. Ryan Cochrane
3. Chad LaTourette
Note: Repeat of 1500 finish
200 Individual Medley (Women)
1. Ariana Kukors
2. Emily Seebohm
3. Katie Hoff
Note: Kukors goes 2:09 and change for win
200 Individual Medley (Men)
1. Ryan Lochte
2. Michael Phelps
3. Thiago Pereira
Note: One of best chances to see world record
50 Freestyle (Women)
1. Jessica Hardy
2. Kara Lynn Joyce
3. Yolane Kukla
Note: Honestly, one of weaker fields on global level
50 Freestyle (Men)
1. Cesar Cielo
2. Nathan Adrian
3. Roland Schoeman
Note: Cielo wraps up sprint double
200 Breaststroke (Women)
1. Rebecca Soni
2. Leisel Jones
3. Annamay Pierse
Note: Loaded event should dazzle on final night
200 Breaststroke (Men)
1. Eric Shanteau
2. Kosuke Kitajima
3. Brenton Rickard
Note: Shanteau fends off two-time defending Olympic titlist
1500 Freestyle (Women)
1. Kate Ziegler
2. Melissa Gorman
3. Chloe Sutton
Note: This is where Ziegler shines brightest
400 Medley Relay (Women)
1. Australia
2. United States
3. Japan
Note: Probably closest relay between Aussies and Americans
400 Medley Relay (Men)
1. United States
2. Australia
3. Japan
Note: Tight battle opened up by Adrian on anchor leg
10k Open Water (Women)
1. Melissa Gorman
2. Chloe Sutton
3. Eva Fabian
Note: Gorman earned bronze at World Champs
10k Open Water (Men)
1. Fran Crippen
2. Andrew Gemmell
3. Chris Ashwood
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