The Complete Schedule for the Pan Pacific Championships; Tight Format May Require Tough Decisions
The Pan Pacific Championships get underway next week in Irvine, California, and the action will be fast and furious due to the tight, four-day format for the meet. Competition will take place from August 12-15 at the William Woollett Aquatics Center, which was the host of Pan Pacs in 2010. The venue also just hosted the United States National Championships and this week is the site of Junior Nationals.
Because the meet is being held over only four days, some athletes will likely be forced to make difficult decisions concerning their programs. Do swimmers try to jam in an extra event or two, but risk the chance of not being at full force from a lack of recovery time? Or, will athletes opt to sacrifice an event in order to be in peak form in another discipline? We’ll soon see how the schedule influences program choices.
Here is the complete schedule for pool swimming. The 10k open-water races will take place on August 11 at the Long Beach Marine Stadium.
Wednesday, August 12 (Prelims)
50 Butterfly (W/M)
200 Freestyle (W/M)
100 Backstroke (W/M)
200 Butterfly (W/M)
800 Freestyle (M)
1500 Freestyle (W)
Wednesday, August 12 (Finals)
50 Butterfly (W/M)
200 Freestyle (W/M)
100 Backstroke (W/M)
200 Butterfly (W/M)
800 Freestyle (M)
1500 Freestyle (W)
Mixed 400 Medley Relay
Thursday, August 13 (Prelims)
400 Individual Medley (W/M)
100 Freestyle (W/M)
100 Breaststroke (W/M)
50 Backstroke (W/M)
Thursday, August 13 (Finals)
400 Individual Medley (W/M)
100 Freestyle (W/M)
100 Breaststroke (W/M)
50 Backstroke (W/M)
800 Freestyle Relay (W/M)
Friday, August 14 (Prelims)
400 Freestyle (W/M)
100 Butterfly (W/M)
200 Backstroke (W/M)
50 Breaststroke (W/M)
Friday, August 14 (Finals)
400 Freestyle (W/M)
100 Butterfly (W/M)
200 Backstroke (W/M)
50 Breaststroke (W/M)
400 Freestyle Relay (W/M)
Saturday, August 15 (Prelims)
200 Individual Medley (W/M)
50 Freestyle (W/M)
200 Breaststroke (W/M)
1500 Freestyle (M)
800 Freestyle (W)
Saturday, August 15 (Finals)
200 Individual Medley (W/M)
50 Freestyle (W/M)
200 Breaststroke (W/M)
1500 Freestyle (M)
800 Freestyle (W)
400 Medley Relay (W/M)
