{"id":127590,"date":"2015-03-19T09:07:46","date_gmt":"2015-03-19T16:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=127590"},"modified":"2016-02-23T09:20:40","modified_gmt":"2016-02-23T16:20:40","slug":"virginias-leah-smith-unleashes-ncaa-record-in-500-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/virginias-leah-smith-unleashes-ncaa-record-in-500-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia&#8217;s Leah Smith Unleashes NCAA Record in 500 Free"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>Editorial content for the NCAA Division I Championships is sponsored by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nikeswim.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nike Swim<\/a>. 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