{"id":128844,"date":"2015-03-27T07:00:49","date_gmt":"2015-03-27T14:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=128844"},"modified":"2015-03-27T06:55:03","modified_gmt":"2015-03-27T13:55:03","slug":"clark-smith-relives-cat-and-mouse-strategy-to-win-500-free-at-ncaas-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/clark-smith-relives-cat-and-mouse-strategy-to-win-500-free-at-ncaas-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Clark Smith Relives “Cat and Mouse” Strategy To Win 500 Free At NCAAs (Video)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Clark Smith was very confident he would win the 500 freestyle at the men\u2019s NCAA championships, knowing he could outperform anyone in the field in the final 50 yards. In this interview with the media after the swim, he talked about the \u201ccat and mouse\u201d game he played in the final and the strategy of saving energy for an explosive final 50.<\/p>\n