Indiana University swimmers Vini Lanza and Gabriel Fantoni were each earned a spot on Team Brazil for the 2018 Pan Pacific Championships in Tokyo this August.
This past week at the 2018 Maria Lenk Trophy in Brazil, both swimmers had outstanding performances to earn their spots on Team Brazil.
Lanza won a pair of events, the 100m butterfly (51.42) and the 200m IM (1:58.10). The rising senior also took fourth in the 50m butterfly (23.67) and fifth in the 200m butterfly (1:58.10).
Fantoni made his mark in the backstroke events, winning the 100m back with a time of 54.07. He also placed second in the 50m back (25.14) and fourth in the 200m back (2:01.61.). The rising sophomore also won the Consolation Final of the 100m butterfly with a time of 53.31.
Established in the mid-1980’s, the Pan Pacific Championships are held under the oversight of the Pan Pacific Swimming Association. The Association is made up of the four founding swimming federations – Swimming Australia, Swimming Canada, the Japan Amateur Swimming Federations and USA Swimming.
These charter nations developed the concept of the swimming competition to provide their national teams with first-class international competition between the two major international swimming competitions – the Olympic Games and the FINA World Championships.
Along with the two swimmers for Team Brazil, IU head swimming coach Ray Looze will serve as the head men’s coach for Team USA at the Pan Pacific Championships. Swimmers will qualify for the U.S. roster at the 2018 Phillips 66 National Championships, slated for July 25-29 in Irvine, Calif.
