Lani Pallister opens Pan Pacific Championships with gold and silver medals

In short:

Australia's Lani Pallister has claimed a gold medal in the 200m freestyle final and a silver medal in the 1500m freestyle final at the Pan Pacific Championships.

Pallister downed Canada's Summer McIntosh in the 200m final, but fell short to Ledecky in the 1500m final.

Fellow Australians Sam Short, Brittany Castelluzzo and Ben Armbruster also claimed gold medals on the opening night of the Pan Pacs.