Read all the Swimming World stories on the 2002 Pan Pacific Championships 22 Olympians Highlight USA Pan Pac Team US Swim Team Heads for Pan Pacs, Seeks to Regain Title as World's #1 Swimming Nation Pan Pacific Swimming Schedule Announced Malchow Injures Knee, But Will Swim at Pan Pacs Aussies Sweep Relays, Take Four Gold on Day One of Pan Pacs Pan Pacs day 2 Prelims: Phelps Swims an "Easy" 4:13.27 to Qualify First in 400 IM USA Comes Storming Back on Day 2 of Pan Pacs, Wins 4 Golds, 5 Silvers Pan Pac Day 3 Prelims: USA Qualifies First in 3 of 5 Events Pan Pacs Day 3: Coughlin, Peirsol, Lezak Win Gold for the USA; Thorpe Takes the 200 Free Injury Knocks Kitajima Out of the 200m Breaststroke Pan Pacs Day 4 Prelims: USA Qualifies in Top Spot in All Three Events US Wins 4, Aussies 2, on Day 4 of Pan Pacs. Malchow Upsets Phelps, and Thompson, Hansen and Benko Take Gold Pan Pacs Day 5 Prelims: Phelps Skips 100 Fly to Target 200 IM World Mark Thorpe Takes 5th Gold, USA Wins 4 More Gold on Day 5 of Pan Pacs Thorpe Is the Face of Swimming in Japan U.S. Men Have Last Word, Set World Mark in 400m Medley Relay as Pan Pacs End With a Bang