泛太平洋游泳锦标赛定于加州尔湾举行，作为2028洛杉矶奥运会的预热赛事[1]。赛事将于周三（澳洲时间周四）开始，为期四天，预赛凌晨3时进行，决赛中午12时进行[1]。
女子800米自由泳是本次赛事的焦点之一，美国选手凯蒂·莱德基将迎战澳洲对手兰妮·帕利斯特[1]。莱德基在这个项目上保持国际大赛纪录，自2012年伦敦奥运夺金以来，未曾在国际大赛800米决赛中失手，仅在2024年国内赛事中输给加拿大选手萨默·麦金托什[1]。
女子50米自由泳同样吸引瞩目，澳洲选手梅格·哈里斯将参赛，她以24.02秒的成绩在去年世锦赛获得该项目个人首个世界冠军[1]。美国队在这个项目深度十足，格雷琴·沃尔什保持23.55秒的世界纪录，凯特·道格拉斯、西蒙娜·曼努埃尔和托里·胡斯克分别以23.59秒、23.97秒和23.98秒的成绩排列其后[1]。
男子800米自由泳将展开澳美对抗，澳洲选手萨姆·肖特保持着该项目澳洲纪录7:36.73秒，这是他在2024年6月澳洲选拔赛中创造的[1]。此外，澳洲女子4x100米自由泳接力队作为该项目的世界纪录保有者也值得关注[1]。加拿大选手萨默·麦金托什将参加200米自由泳、400米自由泳、200米混合泳和400米混合泳四个项目的角逐，她的200米蝶泳世界纪录为2:01.65秒[1]。澳洲选手欧卡拉汉因背部问题缺席本次锦标赛[1]。
The Pan Pacific Swimming Championships will take place in Irvine, California, serving as a major warmup event ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.[1] Held over four days beginning Wednesday (Thursday Australian time), the competition features preliminary heats starting at 3 a.m. and finals at noon.[1] Several marquee matchups are drawing international attention.
Among the most anticipated races is the women's 800-meter freestyle, where American Katie Ledecky will face Australia's Lani Palister.[1] Ledecky has maintained an unbeaten record in the 800-meter freestyle at major international championships since winning gold at the 2012 London Olympics, with her only domestic loss since 2010 coming to Canada's Summer McIntosh in 2024.[1] In the men's 800-meter freestyle, Australia's Sam Shorty will test himself against American Bobby Finke, with Shorty holding the Australian record of 7:36.73, set at the Australian selection trials in June 2024.[1]
The women's 50-meter freestyle promises intense competition, led by Australia's Meg Harris, who captured her first individual world title in the event at last year's World Championships with a time of 24.02.[1] The United States fields four contenders in this sprint: Gretchen Walsh, holder of the world record at 23.55, along with Kate Douglas (23.59), Simone Manuel (23.97), and Tori Huske (23.98).[1] Canada's McIntosh, a rising star in the sport, will compete across four events—the 200-meter freestyle, 400-meter freestyle, 200-meter individual medley, and 400-meter individual medley—while holding the world record in the 200-meter butterfly at 2:01.65.[1] Australia's women's 4x100-meter freestyle relay team holds the world record in the event.[1]