{"id":411558,"date":"2020-01-18T20:31:04","date_gmt":"2020-01-19T03:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=411558"},"modified":"2020-01-24T18:30:04","modified_gmt":"2020-01-25T01:30:04","slug":"tyr-pro-series-regan-smith-scorches-58-26-for-100-backstroke-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/tyr-pro-series-regan-smith-scorches-58-26-for-100-backstroke-gold\/","title":{"rendered":"TYR Pro Series: Regan Smith Scorches 58.26 for 100 Backstroke Gold in Knoxville"},"content":{"rendered":"

TYR Pro Series – Knoxville (Day Three)<\/strong><\/p>\n

RESULTS<\/a><\/p>\n

The expectations surrounding Regan Smith<\/strong> and what she might accomplish at this summer\u2019s Olympic Games<\/strong><\/a> in Tokyo are massive, fueled by what the teenager managed at last year\u2019s World Championships. Given what Smith did on the third night of the TYR Pro Series stop in Knoxville, the attention isn\u2019t going to lessen at any point in the immediate future.<\/p>\n

One night after setting a National Age Group record in the 100 butterfly for the 17-18 category, Smith unloaded a spectacular effort of 58.26 to set a meet record and record the 12th-fastest time in history. The performance Saturday night was the quickest ever in January and, for that matter, the first three months of a calendar year, a fact that lends the mind to wonder what Smith might be capable of doing this summer.<\/p>\n

Out in 28.36, Smith had a comfortable lead by the turn and remained strong to the finish to post the second-fastest time of her career. Lost in the dominance of Smith was fellow teenager Phoebe Bacon<\/strong>, one of several American women capable of qualifying for the Olympics in the 100 back. Bacon was timed in 58.86.<\/p>\n