Shackley invited to Junior Pan Pacific Games

Bedford teen Leah Shackley was formally invited to swim at the Junior Pan Pacific, the second major international meet of the 17-year-old’s career.

The meet is August 21-24 in Canberra, Australia.

The Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships is a biannual international swim meet for under-18 athletes from Pacific countries including the United States, Australia and Japan. This is the first the event has been hosted by Australia.

Leah will swim in the 100m and 200m backstroke, and 100m butterfly events plus relays.

Last week, Shackley competed in the US Olympic swim trials, finishing in the top 20 in all three of her events, including seventh in the 100m backstroke.

The NC State swimmer is currently in Raleigh, joining her Wolfpack teammates after trials.

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Last summer, Shackley won two gold medals and a silver at the Junior World Championships.

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