Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
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The Pan Pacific Swimming Championships is a long course swimming event first held in 1985. The meet was initially staged biennially (every odd year), to allow for an international championship-level meet in the non-Olympic and non-World Championships years. However, beginning with the 2002 championships (and the changing of the World Championships from every four years (even year between Olympics) to every two years (every odd year), the meet is a quadrennial event, held in the even year between Summer Olympics.
The meet was founded by its four Charter nations: Canada, the United States, Australia and Japan. As part of the Charter, hosting of the meet is to rotate among these four nations, with the meet being held in Japan every other championship.
The meet was founded as an alternative to the European Championships, for those countries that could not swim in those championships. Initially, the meet was open to all countries that border the Pacific Ocean, giving the meet its name. This has been expanded/opened to include other, non-European, countries wishing to participate (e.g. Brazil and South Africa).
The meet is considered to be one of the toughest international swimming competitions outside of the Olympic Games, World Championships and European Championships, due in part to the presence of swimming power-house nationals like Australia and the United States. The meet was last held at the Woollett Aquatics Center in Irvine, California, USA, from Wednesday, August 18 to Sunday, August 22, 2010.
Unlike the World Championships and Olympic Games, nations can enter as many people as they like in the preliminaries of each event (in most international meets, only two swimmers from each nation are permitted). However, only two swimmers per nation can qualify for the Pan Pacific Championships' semi-finals and finals. Prior to FINA's creation of semi-finals in the late 1990s, a total of 3 swimmers per country could qualify for the final and consolation heats of an event, with no more than 2 swimmers per country in a final or consolation.
The meet was founded by its four Charter nations: Canada, the United States, Australia and Japan. As part of the Charter, hosting of the meet is to rotate among these four nations, with the meet being held in Japan every other championship.
The meet was founded as an alternative to the European Championships, for those countries that could not swim in those championships. Initially, the meet was open to all countries that border the Pacific Ocean, giving the meet its name. This has been expanded/opened to include other, non-European, countries wishing to participate (e.g. Brazil and South Africa).
The meet is considered to be one of the toughest international swimming competitions outside of the Olympic Games, World Championships and European Championships, due in part to the presence of swimming power-house nationals like Australia and the United States. The meet was last held at the Woollett Aquatics Center in Irvine, California, USA, from Wednesday, August 18 to Sunday, August 22, 2010.
Unlike the World Championships and Olympic Games, nations can enter as many people as they like in the preliminaries of each event (in most international meets, only two swimmers from each nation are permitted). However, only two swimmers per nation can qualify for the Pan Pacific Championships' semi-finals and finals. Prior to FINA's creation of semi-finals in the late 1990s, a total of 3 swimmers per country could qualify for the final and consolation heats of an event, with no more than 2 swimmers per country in a final or consolation.
List of championships
| Edition | Championship | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1985 Pan Pacific Championships 1985 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships The first edition of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a long course event, was held in 1985 in Tokyo, Japan after discussions between the so called Charter Nations Australia, United States, Canada and Japan determined that an opportunity to come together for a world class competition would... |
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| 2nd | 1987 Pan Pacific Championships 1987 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships The second edition of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a long course event, was held in 1987 in Brisbane, Australia, from August 13–16.-Men's events:-Women's events:-External links:*... |
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| 3rd | 1989 Pan Pacific Championships 1989 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships The third edition of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a long course event, was held in 1989 in Tokyo, Japan from August 17–20.-Men's events:-Women's events:-References:**... |
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| 4th | 1991 Pan Pacific Championships 1991 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships The fourth edition of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a long course event, was held in 1991 in Edmonton, Canada, in the Kinsmen Sports Center from August 22–25.-Men's events:-Women's events:-References:*... |
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| 5th | 1993 Pan Pacific Championships 1993 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships The fifth edition of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a long course event involving countries in the Pacific region, was held on August 12–15, 1993 in Kobe, Japan.-Men's events:Legend: WR: World record, CR: Championship record... |
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| 6th | 1995 Pan Pacific Championships 1995 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships The sixth edition of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a long course event involving countries in the Pacific region, was held in 1995 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, from August 10-13.... |
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| 7th | 1997 Pan Pacific Championships 1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships The seventh edition of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a long course event, was held in Fukuoka, Japan, from August 10–13, 1997.-Men's events:-Women's events:-References:**... |
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| 8th | 1999 Pan Pacific Championships 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships The eighth edition of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a long course event, was held in 1999 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre in Sydney, Australia, from 22–29 August... |
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| 9th | 2002 Pan Pacific Championships 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships The ninth edition of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a long course event, was held in 2002 in Yokohama International Swimming Pool in Yokohama, Japan, from August 24–29. One world record was set over the six-day competition.... |
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| 10th | 2006 Pan Pacific Championships 2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships The tenth edition of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a long course event, was held in 2006 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, from August 17–20. Six world records were tallied compared to one from the 2002 edition. This edition was slower than it would have been because of the... |
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| 11th | 2010 Pan Pacific Championships 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships The eleventh edition of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, also known as the 2010 Mutual of Omaha Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a long course event, was held in Irvine, California, United States, from August 18–22.... |
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