{"id":248381,"date":"2017-03-23T15:39:53","date_gmt":"2017-03-23T22:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=248381"},"modified":"2021-01-22T21:45:47","modified_gmt":"2021-01-23T04:45:47","slug":"clark-smith-breaks-peter-vanderkaays-american-record-in-500-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/clark-smith-breaks-peter-vanderkaays-american-record-in-500-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Clark Smith Breaks Peter Vanderkaay&#8217;s American Record in 500 Free &#8212; Video Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It had stood for 11 years, but someone finally broke through to get <strong>Peter Vanderkaay&#8217;s<\/strong> NCAA and American Record in the 500 free. That someone was Texas senior <strong>Clark Smith<\/strong>, who had been knocking on the door in that race for the last two years. Smith regains his title he last won in 2015 with a 4:08.42, breaking Vanderkaay&#8217;s American Record from 2008 at 4:08.54. The swim also eclipses Vanderkaay&#8217;s NCAA record from 2006 that was a 4:08.60.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch\u00a0<em>Swimming World&#8217;s<\/em> post-race video interview with Smith:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"oembed-wrap\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Clark Smith, Texas\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aYbEMP6gGPQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Texas got huge points in that race with sophomore <strong>Townley Haas<\/strong> grabbing second at 4:08.92, just out-touching Michigan freshman Felix Aubock at 4:08.95. Smith had lead the race the whole way, holding off a late charge from Haas and Aubock. <strong>Grant Shoults<\/strong>, <strong>Fynn Minuth<\/strong>, <strong>Akram Mahmoud<\/strong>,<strong> Marwan El Kamash<\/strong> and <strong>Anton Ipsen<\/strong> also swam in the A-final in the fastest 500 heat ever with 8th place finishing at 4:11.73.<\/p>\n<p>Texas has now won three straight titles in the 500 free with Smith (2015) and Haas (2016) being the only winners of the event in school history. The Longhorns now have a 111-83 lead over NC State in 2nd. Florida (63) and Stanford (62) round out the top four.<\/p>\n<pre><b>Event 3  Men 500 Yard Freestyle<\/b>\r\n=========================================================================\r\n         NCAA: N 4:08.60  3\/23\/2006 Peter Vanderkaay, Michigan\r\n Championship: C 4:08.60  3\/23\/2006 Peter Vanderkaay, Michigan\r\n     American: A 4:08.54  2\/9\/2008  Peter Vanderkaay, Club Wolverine\r\n   U. S. 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