Australian Dolphins | 27 August 2022
Staples Leads Dolphins Day 3 Charge at Junior Pan Pacs
Rising star Joshua Staples has added a third Gold medal to his return luggage, leading the Junior Dolphins continued momentum on day 3 of the Junior Pan Pacific Championships in Hawaii.
Staples executed a perfect race plan to assert his dominance in the third 100 and never look back, touching first in a new Junior Pan Pacific record of 3:48.36.
Fellow Dolphin Jamie Perkins almost secured the Australian 400m double, finishing just outside American Erin Gemmell to take Silver in 4:06.64.
There were a further three Silver Medals on night 3 of action including:
- Jesse Coleman in the Men’s 100m Butterfly in a time of 52.23
- Olivia Wunsch, Hannah Casey, Jamie Perkin and Milla Jansen in the Women’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay (3.39.04)
- Flynn Southam, Marcus Da Silva, Anders McAlpine and Jamie Mooney in the Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay (3.18.06)
It takes the Junior Dolphins medal tally to 18 through three days of competition, with 5 Gold, 10 Silver and 3 Bronze.
2022 Junior Pan Pacs – Day 3 Results
Men’s 400m Freestyle
Gold | Joshua Staples | 3:48.36 (Junior pan Pacific Record) |
Women’s 400m Freestyle
Silver | Jamie Perkins | 4:06.64 |
Men’s 100m Butterfly
Silver | Jesse Coleman | 52.23 |
Women’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay
Silver | Olivia Wunsch
Hannah Casey Jamie Perkins Milla Jansen | 3.39.04 |
Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay
Silver | Flynn Southam
Marcus Da Silva Anders McAlpine Jamie Mooney | 3.18.06 |