This week’s Performance Of The Week, sponsored by LumaLanes, goes to Riptide swimmer Regan Smith, who on Saturday smashed through the 1:00 barrier en route to a 100 backstroke win at the Speedo Sectionals in Indianapolis, finishing in 59.74.
Smith, who just turned 15 in February, is coming off an impressive December where she rewrote the short course NAG record book at the Speedo Junior Championship – West meet. While her times from this weekend didn’t set any new 15-16 NAG records, her 100 backstroke time does make her the second fastest 15-16 American in history behind Olympian Missy Franklin. Franklin’s NAG record stands at 59.11 from 2011 when she was 16.
Smith’s time also makes her the fourth fastest woman in the 100 backstroke this year and the fastest American woman so far this year. Smith also won the 200 backstroke in a personal best 2:09.79, the tenth fastest time in the world this year and the fastest time by an American in 2017. That bodes well for the 15-year-old phenom going into this summer. U.S. Nationals will be in Indy in June and will serve as the qualifier for World Championships in August.
Congratulations to Regan Smith on earning Swimming World’s Performance of the Week!
Special Thanks to LumaLanes for sponsoring Swimming World’s Performance of the Week.
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