{"id":477647,"date":"2021-06-16T18:20:17","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T01:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=477647"},"modified":"2021-06-16T18:22:38","modified_gmt":"2021-06-17T01:22:38","slug":"u-s-olympic-trials-hali-flickinger-top-seed-regan-smith-strong-in-200-fly-semis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-olympic-trials-hali-flickinger-top-seed-regan-smith-strong-in-200-fly-semis\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Olympic Trials: Hali Flickinger Top Seed, Regan Smith Strong in 200 Fly Semis"},"content":{"rendered":"

U.S. Olympic Trials: Hali Flickinger Top Seed, Regan Smith Strong in 200 Fly Semis<\/strong><\/p>\n

It can be hard to remember, with how exemplary she\u2019s been at such a young age, that Regan Smith<\/strong> isn\u2019t just a star in backstroke. She reminded the field in the 200 butterfly again Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Smith is the second seed for Thursday night\u2019s finals, where she\u2019ll vie for her second swim at the Tokyo Olympics.<\/p>\n

Smith won the first of two semifinal heats Wednesday in a time of 2:07.89, easing into finals in the stroke she calls \u201cmy first love\u201d from when she was seven years old.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m pretty pleased with both those races,\u201d Smith said. \u201cThis morning was a little tight\u2026 Tonight I thought it was a great swim.\u201d<\/p>\n