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Mathias Elevates to World Record Status on First International Relay
8/13/2026 1:37:00 AM | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving, Olympics
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana swimming and diving director of operations Van Mathias came into his first senior international meet already the American record holder in the 50-meter and 100-meter breaststroke events. On his first Team USA relay Wednesday (Aug. 12) at the Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine, California, Mathias helped his country set a world record in the mixed 4x100-meter medley.
His second event of the day, Mathias delivered a 57.3 breaststroke split as Team USA finished with a time of 3:36.70, nearly a second quicker than the previous standard (3:37.43, USA, 2024) Indiana native Will Modglin led off the relay, and Olympians Gretchen Walsh and Kate Douglass took care of the back half of the race.
Mathias also earned a silver medal in his first individual race of the meet Wednesday, going a personal best 22.84 in the 100-meter butterfly. Mathias will race the 50 freestyle, 50 breaststroke, 100 breaststroke individually later this week.
Mathias was of four Hoosiers in action on the opening day of Pan Pacs. Anna Peplowski was the top American in the women's 200-meter freestyle with her fourth-place finish, and Alex Shackell took fifth in the women's 200-meter butterfly. Aaron Shackell won the B-final of the men's 200-meter freestyle with a time of 1:45.63, a time that would have finished fifth in the championship heat.
Indiana Hoosiers at the Pan Pacific Championships
Schedule and Results
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His second event of the day, Mathias delivered a 57.3 breaststroke split as Team USA finished with a time of 3:36.70, nearly a second quicker than the previous standard (3:37.43, USA, 2024) Indiana native Will Modglin led off the relay, and Olympians Gretchen Walsh and Kate Douglass took care of the back half of the race.
WORLD RECORD????
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Van Mathias delivers a 57.3 split to help Team USA set the all-time mark in the 4x100m medley! pic.twitter.com/KyOKdrk0kP
Mathias also earned a silver medal in his first individual race of the meet Wednesday, going a personal best 22.84 in the 100-meter butterfly. Mathias will race the 50 freestyle, 50 breaststroke, 100 breaststroke individually later this week.
Mathias was of four Hoosiers in action on the opening day of Pan Pacs. Anna Peplowski was the top American in the women's 200-meter freestyle with her fourth-place finish, and Alex Shackell took fifth in the women's 200-meter butterfly. Aaron Shackell won the B-final of the men's 200-meter freestyle with a time of 1:45.63, a time that would have finished fifth in the championship heat.
Indiana Hoosiers at the Pan Pacific Championships
Schedule and Results
| Oliver Dawson | Men's 50m Breaststroke | Aug. 14 |
| Men's 100m Breaststroke | Aug. 13 | |
| Men's 200m Breaststroke | Aug. 15 | |
| Josh Matheny | Men's 50m Breaststroke | Aug. 14 |
| Men's 100m Breaststroke | Aug. 13 | |
| Men's 200m Breaststroke | Aug. 15 | |
| Van Mathias | Men's 50m Freestyle | Aug. 15 |
| Men's 50m Breaststroke | Aug. 14 | |
| Men's 100m Breaststroke | Aug. 13 | |
| Men's 50m Butterfly | Silver – 22.84 | |
| Mixed 4x100 Medley | Champion – 3:36.70 | |
| Anna Peplowski | Women's 100m Freestyle | Aug. 13 |
| Women's 200m Freestyle | 4th – 1:55.94 | |
| Women's 200m Backstroke | Aug. 14 | |
| Aaron Shackell | Men's 50m Freestyle | Aug. 15 |
| Men's 100m Freestyle | Aug. 13 | |
| Men's 200m Freestyle | 8th – 1:45.63 | |
| Men's 400m Freestyle | Aug. 14 | |
| Alex Shackell | Women's 100m Freestyle | Aug. 13 |
| Women's 100m Butterfly | Aug. 14 | |
| Women's 200m Butterfly | 5th – 2:08.70 | |
| Women's 200m IM | Aug. 15 |
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