Team USA’s Tristin Baxter and Damarias Iriondo went 1-2 in the women’s 10K open water race Monday at the Junior Pan Pacific Championships in Maui. Baxter finished nearly three minutes ahead of the rest of the field, turning in a time of 1 hour, 58 minutes and 42.77 seconds. Iriondo was second in 2:01:35.60, while Japan’s Haruna Ota was third in 2:03:16.67.     Also representing Team USA in the women’s race was Nicole Vernon (6th, 2:04:29.37) and Taylor O’Brien (15th, 2:22:41.70) On the men’s side, the USA’s Harry...

  The National Youth Team won 12 medals – five gold, three silver and four bronze – Sunday at the Junior Pan Pacific Championships in Maui. David Nolan set the meet record in the men’s 200m IM, while the American 400m medley relays set meet records in both the women’s and men’s events.     Sunday marked the last day of the pool competition. Team USA finished with 46 medals overall – 16 gold, 16 silver and 14 bronze. The U.S. led the field in both medal count and overall...

The U.S. National Youth Team won 12 medals – four gold, five silver and three bronze – Saturday at the Junior Pan Pacific Championships in Maui. Americans Chelsea Chenault, Nicholas Caldwell and the women’s 400m free relay also set meet records in their respective events. After three days, Team USA’s total medal tally now stands at 34 – 11 gold, 13 silver and 10 bronze. The Americans lead all teams in the overall medal count and in the team scoring with 322 points. Australia is in second place with 261...

  The U.S. National Youth Team won eight medals – three gold, three silver and two bronze -- Friday at the Junior Pan Pacific Championships in Maui. Team USA’s effort on day 2 brought its total medal count to 22 – eight gold, seven silver and seven bronze. The Americans lead all nations in the medal count and top the team scoring with 206 points. Australia is second with 184 points, followed by Japan with 119 points. Below is a summary of the medalists and the American finalists in each...

Team USA won 14 medals – five gold, four silver and five bronze – Thursday, on the first night of the Junior Pan Pacific Championships in Maui. The USA’s Clay Youngquist, Lauren Driscoll and Evan Pinion each set meet records in their respective events. After the first night of competition, the Americans lead all nations in the medal count and top the team scoring with 110 points. Australia is second with 73 points, followed by Japan with 58. Below is a summary of the medalists and the American finalists in...

  IRVINE, Calif. – Team USA closed out the pool competition of the 2010 Mutual of Omaha Pan Pacific Championships Saturday by winning 13 medals, including six golds, four silvers and three bronze. That brought the Americans’ official four-day medal count (all events except the 50 strokes, men’s 800m free and women’s 1500m free) to 47 – 25 gold, 15 silver and seven bronze. They dominated all teams in both the medal count and the team scoring. Winning gold for the USA on Saturday included Ryan Lochte in the men’s 200m...

  Team USA had a strong final day of competition at the 2010 Mutual of Omaha Pan Pacific Championships, winning a gold and silver medal in both the men’s and women’s 10K open water race. Chip Peterson (Pine Knoll Shores, N.C.) and Christine Jennings (Longmont, Colo.) took home the gold medals Sunday while Fran Crippen (Conshohocken, Pa.) and Eva Fabian (Keene, N.H.) picked up the silvers.   The men’s race was extremely competitive and came down to a sprint in the final 400 meters. Canada’s Richard Weinberger was in the lead...

  Forty-six of the nation’s fastest up-and-coming swimmers have been named to the Junior Pan Pacific Championship Team. The competition will take place, August 26-30 at the Kihei Aquatic Center in Maui, Hawaii. The meet will feature the top National Youth Teams from the Pacific Rim, including the U.S., Canada, Japan and Australia.       Athletes earned a trip to Junior Pan Pacs by being one of the top two athletes in Olympic events in the combined results of the ConocoPhillips National Championships, held August 3-7, and the Speedo...

  IRVINE, Calif. – American swimmers dominated the third night of finals at the Mutual of Omaha Pan Pacific Championships Friday, winning 13 medals overall, including eight gold and five silver. Team USA’s effort on day 3 brings its total medal count to 39 – 20 gold, 10 silver and nine bronze. Its official medal count for the meet (all events except the 50 strokes) is 34 – 19 gold, 10 silver and five bronze. The U.S. leads all teams in the medal count and in team scoring. Winning gold medals...

RVINE, Calif. – The United States won gold in all but three events Thursday at the Mutual of Omaha Pan Pacific Championships, its second-day medal tally totaling 13 – seven gold, one silver and five bronze. That brings Team USA’s medal count in all events to 26 – 12 gold, five silver and nine bronze. The official medal count for the meet (all events except the 50 strokes) is 23 – 12 gold, five silver and six bronze. The U.S. leads all countries in both medal count and team scoring. Winning...