INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – JUNE 18: Regan Smith of the United States responds after setting the word record in the Women’s 100m backstroke last on Day 4 of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Group Swimming Trials at Lucas Oil Arena on June 18, 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Picture by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
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Regan Smith opened her 2nd leg of the 2025 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup by setting brand-new American and World Cup records in the 200 fly. Declaring her 2nd successive win, the 23-year-old enhanced her own American record, which she set last Friday at the very first stop of the occasion in Carmel.
Smith published a time of 2:00.20 in Westmont to remove 8 hundredths of a 2nd off her individual finest. She failed by a thin margin to break the 2:00 barrier to sign up with the 2 fastest swimmers in the fly occasion, Canada’s Summertime McIntosh (1:59.32) and Spain’s Mireia Belmonte (1:59.61).
” I desire more from this occasion for sure,” she specified in a post-race interview. Smith was followed by Ireland’s Ellen Walshe in 2:04.38, enhancing her bronze from the last leg. Australia’s Brittany Castelluzzo positioned 3rd in 2:05.43.
Up until now, this fulfill has actually been fairly effective for Smith, with 3 gold medals. Apart from controling the fly occasion, the two-time Olympic gold medalist has actually likewise preserved a strong front in backstroke occasions too. On Sunday, she handled to go beyond veteran competing Kaylee McKeown to declare the gold in the 100 backstroke. The duo is more than likely to deal with each other once again, as Smith is anticipated to complete in the 100 and 200-meter backstroke races this weekend.
Smith’s colleague, Gretchen Walsh, likewise continues to keep strong trips at her launching World Cup. On Friday, she clocked the 3rd fastest time in 100 IM history. Touching the wall in 55.77, she shattered her own World Cup and U.S. Open records. Clocking the third-fastest closing 50 in history, Walsh decreased her 55.91 time from last weekend. The 22-year-old now holds 6 fastest times in general in 100 IM.
Kate Douglass positioned 2nd with a time of 56.42, a tenth slower than her individual finest time (56.34 ). “I actually believe Kate presses me a lot in that occasion, that makes me anxious– you resemble, ‘Another person leads me!'” Walsh stated, highlighting her training partner’s function in her efficiencies.
Significantly, Walsh likewise included 50 backstroke to her lineup this weekend. As Smith remained of the occasion, she positioned 2nd in case in 25.65, behind McKeown. Walsh is presently the 2nd fastest American swimmer in case (short-course) behind Regan Smith.
Source: Forbes.
