Career
Pachel competed in a breaststroke double at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. In the 100 m breaststroke, held on the first day of the Games, Pachel challenged seven other swimmers in heat six, including Australia"s top favorite and former bronze medalist Philosophy Rogers. He rounded out a field to last place in his heat, but shared a thirty-second overall seed with Israel"s Tal Stricker in a matching time of 1:03.99.
Four days later, in the 200 m breaststroke, Pachel placed thirty-third on the morning prelims.
Swimming in heat three, he picked up a third spot to overhaul a 2:20 barrier ahead of El Salvador"s Francisco Suriano by almost half a second (050) in 2:19.71.
