IRVINE, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 12: Benjamin Loewen of Team Canada competes in the Men's 200m Butterfly Heats on Day 1 of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships at William Woollett, Jr. Aquatics Center on August 12, 2026 in Irvine, California. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 12: Anton Semenyuk of Team Canada competes in the Men's 200m Butterfly Heats on Day 1 of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships at William Woollett, Jr. Aquatics Center on August 12, 2026 in Irvine, California. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 12: Anton Semenyuk of Team Canada competes in the Men's 200m Butterfly Heats on Day 1 of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships at William Woollett, Jr. Aquatics Center on August 12, 2026 in Irvine, California. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 12: Benjamin Loewen of Team Canada competes in the Men's 200m Butterfly Heats on Day 1 of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships at William Woollett, Jr. Aquatics Center on August 12, 2026 in Irvine, California. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 12: Nagisa Ikemoto of Team Japan competes in the Women's 200m Freestyle Heats on Day 1 of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships at William Woollett, Jr. Aquatics Center on August 12, 2026 in Irvine, California. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 12: Alex Schakell of Team United States competes in the Women's 200m Butterfly Heats on Day 1 of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships at William Woollett, Jr. Aquatics Center on August 12, 2026 in Irvine, California. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 12: Regan Smith of Team United States competes in the Women's 100m Backstroke Heats on Day 1 of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships at William Woollett, Jr. Aquatics Center on August 12, 2026 in Irvine, California. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 12: Takehara Hidekazu of Team Japan competes in the Men's 100m Backstroke Heats on Day 1 of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships at William Woollett, Jr. Aquatics Center on August 12, 2026 in Irvine, California. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)