{"id":506912,"date":"2022-06-19T10:21:15","date_gmt":"2022-06-19T17:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=506912"},"modified":"2022-06-19T11:28:30","modified_gmt":"2022-06-19T18:28:30","slug":"world-championships-regan-smith-rattles-wr-en-route-to-lane-four-in-100-back-final-masse-curzan-next-through","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/world-championships-regan-smith-rattles-wr-en-route-to-lane-four-in-100-back-final-masse-curzan-next-through\/","title":{"rendered":"World Championships: Regan Smith Rattles WR En-Route To Lane Four In 100 Back Final; Masse & Curzan Next Through"},"content":{"rendered":"

World Championships: Regan Smith Rattles WR En-Route To Lane Four In 100 Back Final<\/h4>\n

Olympic bronze medallist Regan Smith<\/strong> booked lane four for the final of the 100 backstroke as she rattled the world record in the semi at the World Championships in Budapest.<\/p>\n

The 20-year-old will start as favourite to claim her first world title over two lengths after taking 200 gold in Gwangju three years ago.<\/p>\n

Smith was 0.02 inside Kaylee McKeown<\/strong>\u2019s WR at halfway but it slipped away from her on the second 50 to stop the clock at 57.65.<\/p>\n

Kylie Masse<\/strong> was second through in 58.57 with Claire Curzan<\/strong> next through in 58.96.<\/p>\n