One of the autographs that Katie Ledecky signed in the summer of 2014 was for a 12-year-old Australian named Lani Pallister.
"Dream big!" Ledecky inscribed in a small spiral notebook, an image that for a time was Pallister's screen saver.
Tonight, Pallister will dare to to dream big.
The final night of the Pan Pacific Championships, the biggest meet of 2026 for Americans and Australians, features potentially the most seismic swim of the year. Coverage airs at 10 p.m. ET on Peacock and NBCSN from Irvine, California.
Pallister has a chance to become the first swimmer to beat Ledecky in an 800m freestyle championship final.

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