Five thoughts off the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, which wrap up with the open-water events Tuesday …
1. Katie Ledecky among swimmers affected by travel Ledecky said the team arrived in Japan on Sunday, four days before the meet began, and the acclimation was tougher than anticipated. She was notably beaten by younger swimmers for the first time in the 200m free, challenged for the first time in five years in the 400m free and 18 seconds slower than her world record in the 1500m free.
Ledecky extended her distance dominance to six years — earning three golds, a silver and a bronze — but after each of her individual finals sessions expressed either dissatisfaction with her race times or difficulty adjusting to the 16-hour time difference from their California training camp.