Pan Pacific Para Swimming Championships

The Pan Pacific Para Swimming Championships is an international para swimming event first held in 2011.[1] Like its able-bodied counterpart, the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, the meet is staged to allow for an international championship-level meet in the non-Paralympic and non-World Championship years.

History

Like the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, the meet was founded by its four Charter nations: Australia, Canada, Japan, and the United States. As part of the Charter, hosting of the meet is to rotate among these four nations, with the exception to the requirement of the meet being held in Japan every other championship. As of 2018, Japan has yet to host the meet.

Due to the presence of swimming power-house nationals like the United States and Australia, it is regularly used as a staging meet for the Paralympics and World Championships.

List of championships

Edition	Year	Location	Dates	Medal table winners
1	2011	Edmonton, Canada	10–14 August[2]	Australia[3]
2	2014	Pasadena, California	6–10 August[4]	Australia[5]
3	2018	Cairns, Australia	9–13 August[6]	Australia[7]

Medal table (2011–2018)

2011 Pan Pacific Para Swimming Championships medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Australia (AUS)	35	25	19	79
2	United States (USA)	27	26	16	69
3	Brazil (BRA)	24	13	14	51
4	Mexico (MEX)	14	14	16	44
5	Canada (CAN)	12	0	0	12
Totals (5 nations)		112	78	65	255

2014 Pan Pacific Para Swimming Championships medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Australia (AUS)	55	24	16	95
2	United States (USA)	34	49	32	115
3	Brazil (BRA)	24	11	10	45
4	Mexico (MEX)	14	14	16	44
5	Canada (CAN)	8	26	29	63
Totals (5 nations)		135	124	103	362

2018 Pan Pacific Para Swimming Championships medal table (Updated after 2018 Championships)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Australia (AUS)	43	30	21	94
2	United States (USA)	32	20	13	65
3	Japan (JPN)	19	19	9	47
4	Brazil (BRA)	14	7	5	26
	Canada (CAN)	14	7	5	26
6	New Zealand (NZL)	6	4	4	14
7	Singapore (SGP)	0	3	0	3
8	Costa Rica (CRC)	0	0	1	1
Totals (8 nations)		128	90	58	276

References

1. "Brazilian NPC Announces Team for Pan Pacific Para Swimming Championships". International Paralympic Committee. July 25, 2011. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
2. "Pan Pacific Para-Swimming Championships Begin Wednesday". International Paralympic Committee. August 9, 2011. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
3. "Australia Finishes on Top at Pan Pacific Para Swimming Championships". International Paralympic Committee. August 16, 2011. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
4. "USA name team for 2014 Pan Pacific Para-Swimming Champs". International Paralympic Committee. July 9, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
5. "Australia top medals table at Pan Pacifics". International Paralympic Committee. August 11, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
6. "Australia's Pan Pacifics swimming team named". International Paralympic Committee. July 12, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
7. "Para Pan Pacs 2018: Happy hosts". International Paralympic Committee. August 13, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2018.