Walsh blazes to 50 fly win as the US opens Pan Pacs with 3 sweeping 1-2 finishes

Gretchen Walsh won the women’s 50-meter butterfly over teammate Kate Douglass, contributing to a trio of 1-2 finishes for the United States at the Pan Pacific Championships. In other key events, Katharine Berkoff and Regan Smith finished 1-2 in the women's 100-meter backstroke, while Luke Hobson and Gabriel Jett achieved another 1-2 finish in the men’s 200 freestyle.