{"id":317893,"date":"2018-07-07T18:59:12","date_gmt":"2018-07-08T01:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=317893"},"modified":"2018-07-07T18:59:12","modified_gmt":"2018-07-08T01:59:12","slug":"video-interview-leah-smith-taking-the-400-im-more-seriously","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/video-interview-leah-smith-taking-the-400-im-more-seriously\/","title":{"rendered":"(VIDEO INTERVIEW) Leah Smith Taking the 400 IM More Seriously"},"content":{"rendered":"

Leah Smith\u00a0<\/strong>of the Tucson Ford Dealers talked about how she felt about her swims this weekend and what she has been focusing on in training. Smith has dabbled in a number of different events this summer ranging from the 200 fly to the 400 IM and she talked about why she goes away from her usual distance free events and how it helps her in those events.<\/p>\n

Smith also surprisingly swam the 400 IM last year and made the World Championship team last summer. She went on about why she wants to swim it in the first place and how she is treating it in her event lineup.<\/p>\n

Smith also expressed her need for some rest and what she is looking forward to this week. Smith also talked about how her new life in Arizona is, and what it is like being closer to\u00a0Allison Schmitt\u00a0<\/strong>in Arizona.<\/p>\n