Junior Pan Pacific Championships

The Junior Pan Pacific Championships are taking place January 8-12 in Guam, and UVPCS swimmer Nicholas Sinclair is on the Canadian team.

Like the Pan Pacific Championships, there are restrictions on how many swimmers from each country proceed to finals - only three swimmers advance, with a maximum of two in A-finals - so not only must the athletes swim fast in morning heats, but they have to rank top-3 within their country to earn a second swim.

Watch live results and this site for all the news.

Good luck and fast swimming to all the athletes... Go Nick! Go Canada!

SNC Junior Pan Pacs team site ... including photos

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On Day 1 Nick had two second swims, finishing 11th in 100 Backstroke and 16th in 200 Butterfly from B-finals. His Backstroke final time sets a new 15-17 UVPCS record. Day 2 saw Nick compete in the 400 IM A-final finishing eighth place overall; he set a new UVPCS 15-17 400 IM record with his prelims time. Day 3 earned Nick the 200 Backstroke A-final 7th place, and another UVPCS record. On Day 4, Nick competed in a fifth-event second swim, finishing 13th overall from B-finals in the 200IM, to close out the 2009 Junior Pan Pacs. Congratulations, Nick!