United States Leads Medal Table Through Night 1 Of Junior Pan Pacs

The 2026 Junior Pan Pacific Championships kicked off in Vancouver, Canada, with the United States taking the lead in the medal table. The event, held at the UBC Aquatic Centre, saw the US secure 7 gold and 15 total medals on the first night of competition.

The US team was led by Luka Mijatovic, who had a standout performance, winning gold in the 200 free in a meet record 1:46.04. He also swam a 7:44.52 800 free later in the session, securing another gold medal and meet record.

The US also had a strong showing in the girls 100 back, with Lane Francis winning gold and Alyssa Sagle taking silver. In the boys 200 fly, Ewan Dalrymple led a 1-2 finish, with David Sammons touching for silver.

Japan had a notable performance, highlighted by a 1-2 finish in the boys 50 fly, with Michika Enomoto swimming to gold and Issa Kawai taking silver. Japan closed the session with a win in the 4×100 mixed medley relay, finishing over a second ahead of the US, who swam to silver.

Australia sits at #3 on the medal table with seven total medals, but the country will still be searching for its first gold medal heading into day two tomorrow.

### Medal Table

| Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | United States | 7 | 8 | 0 | 15 | | Japan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | | Australia | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | | Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Day 2 Preview

The competition will continue on day two, with the US and Japan looking to maintain their lead in the medal table. Australia will be searching for its first gold medal, while host country Canada will look to make a comeback after a quiet first night.