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Team USA Claims 25 Golds, Win Team Title at 2010 Pan Pac Swimming Champs
Team USA swimmers closed out the pool competition of the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships Saturday by winning 13 medals, including six golds, four silvers and three bronze. That brought the American swimmer's official four-day swimming medal count to 47 (25 gold, 15 silver, 7 bronze).
USA Swimmers Win Seven Golds - Day 2 of 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Champs
The United States won gold in all but three events Thursday at the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, with Olympians Natalie Coughlin, Ryan Lochte and Rebecca Soni leading the gold rush. Joining the veterans on the top step of the podium were rising stars Nathan Adrian and Elizabeth Beisel. Team USA also won gold in the men's and women's 4x200m freestyle relays.
USA and International Swimmers Compete at 2010 Pan Pacific Swim Championships
Sixty of the nation's top swimmers, including Olympic swimming gold medalists Michael Phelps, Natalie Coughlin, Ryan Lochte, Aaron Peirsol, and Rebecca Soni will compete at the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, August 18-22. Pool competition will take place August 18-21 at the William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center in Irvine, Calif., while the 10k open water competition will be on August 22 at the Long Beach Marine Stadium.
Swimmer Kathleen Hersey Leads Team USA Swimming, Earns Third Gold at 2007 PanAms
Kathleen Hersey won her third Pan American gold medal Saturday with her standout swim in the 200m fly. Hersey finished five seconds ahead of the field in 2:07.64 to break the Pan American Games record she set in Friday’s semifinal. Chip Peterson also won gold and set a Pan American Games record in the 1500m free. Team USA took home a total of five medals Saturday, increasing its overall total at the pool to 30 medals.
Team USA Swimmers Takes 7 Medals on Fourth Day of Swimming Finals at 2007 PanAms
Team USA Swimming had another strong showing at the pool Friday, winning four golds and three silvers to continue its success at the 2007 Pan American Games. USA swimmers have won 25 medals to lead the competition with two more days of swimming finals still to come.
Smit Leads Swimming Field, Wins Two Swimming Golds at 2007 Pan Ams for Team USA
Swimmer Julia Smit and the rest of Team USA Swimming had another strong morning at the Pan Am swimming pool Thursday, taking home a total of three golds, one silver, and one bronze on day four of swim competition at the 2007 Pan American Games. Smit won the women's 100m back and was part of the winning women's 400m free relay team that helped increase Team USA's total medal count to 18 at the swimming pool.
Swimmers Rathberger and Ohlgren Lead Team USA at Day Three Prelims, 2007 Pan Am
Swimmers Geoffrey Rathberger (Kensington,Conn.) and Ava Ohlgren (Northville, Mich.) headlined another strong evening in the swimming pool for Team USA Wednesday night at the 2007 Pan American Games. Rathberger claimed the top spot in the men’s 200m IM prelims while Ohlgren topped the women’s field in the 200m free prelims.
Team USA Takes Seven Medals on Second Day of 2007 Pan American Games Finals
Matt Patton added to Team USA's gold medal count Wednesday with a win in the men's 400m free. Patton swam a personal best to finish in 3:49.77, setting a new Pan American Games record. Kathleen Hersey and Jessica Rodriquez also won their second gold medals of the Games. In the second day of swimming finals, Team USA increased its total medal haul to 13 (5 gold, 6 silver and 2 bronze).
Team USA Advances Swimmers in Each Event on Second Night of Prelims at 07 PanAm
The U.S. women's 800m free relay team of Lauren Thies, Teresa Crippen, Emily Kukors and Jessica Rodriquez highlighted Team USA's performance in Tuesday night's prelim session by setting a Pan Am Games record of 8:05.28. The relay team will go for gold in Wednesday morning's finals. Rodriquez will look to win her second gold medal of the Games after having won 400m free Tuesday morning. Other members of Team USA had a strong finish Tuesday as each swimmer advanced to the semifinal or final.
Team USA Swimmers Wins Six Medals at First Day of 2007 Pan Am Swim Finals
Kathleen Hersey and Jessica Rodriquez won gold medals Tuesday on the first day of swimming finals at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro. In addition to the two gold medals, Team USA took home three silvers and one bronze to lead the total medal count.
Team USA Swimming Advances All Swimmers on First Night at 2007 Pan Am Games
Olympians Maritza Correia, Gabe Woodward and Mark Gangloff and other members of Team USA to swim in Tuesday’s semis. Team USA had a strong showing in the pool Monday night, advancing the maximum number of swimmers to Tuesday morning’s semifinals and finals session at the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro. Olympians Maritza Correia, Gabe Woodward, and Mark Gangloff each advanced to the semifinal in their respective events and will swim in tomorrow’s session at 10 a.m. local time.
Peterson and Sutton Win Gold Medals at the 2007 Pan Am 10K Open Water Swim
Chloe Sutton and Fran Crippen took home Team USA Swimming's first two gold medals at the 2007 Pan American Games with wins in the men's and women's 10K open water swimming competition at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro on 14 July 2007. Swimmers Chip Peterson finished second in the men's race to win silver and Kalyn Keller finished fourth in the women's race.
Top U.S. Open Water Swimmers Swim at 2007 Pan American Games on July 14
America's top open water swimmers will face a field of international competitors Saturday at the 10K Olympic distance open water event at Copacabana Beach. The women's competition begins at 9 a.m. local time and features 2007 World Championship silver medalist Kalyn Keller, and 2007 Pan Pacific gold medalist Chloe Sutton. The men's competition starts at 9:35 a.m. local time and features 2007 National Champion Chip Peterson, and Fran Crippen.
Olympic Gold Medalists Gary Hall Jr, Mark Gangloff - Team USA - 2007 PanAm Games
Olympic gold medalists Gary Hall Jr. and Mark Gangloff will headline a rich field of American swimming talent that will represent the United States at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 14-22. The top U.S. open water swimmers, including Kalyn Keller, Chloe Sutton, Chip Peterson, and Fran Crippen, will also compete in Brazil. The event will follow the planned Olympic schedule featuring evening preliminary sessions and morning finals.