{"id":530045,"date":"2023-06-24T08:13:17","date_gmt":"2023-06-24T15:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=530045"},"modified":"2023-06-24T08:13:17","modified_gmt":"2023-06-24T15:13:17","slug":"u-s-nationals-day-two-predictions-regan-smith-seeking-long-awaited-international-return-in-200-backstroke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-nationals-day-two-predictions-regan-smith-seeking-long-awaited-international-return-in-200-backstroke\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Nationals Day Two Predictions: Regan Smith Seeking Long-Awaited International Return in 200 Backstroke"},"content":{"rendered":"

U.S. Nationals Day Two Predictions: Regan Smith Seeking Long-Awaited International Return in 200 Backstroke<\/strong><\/p>\n

When\u00a0Regan Smith<\/strong> first made on impact on international swimming as a 15-year-old, her primary event was the 200 backstroke. She qualified for her first World Championships in 2017 in the event and made the final. One year later, she tied with Kathleen Baker<\/strong> for the win in the event at U.S. Nationals and earned her first senior-level international medal, a bronze at the Pan Pacific Championships, in the 200 back. And one year further down the line, Smith achieved her first world title and world record, dominating the field at the Gwangju World Championships while becoming the first woman ever under 2:04.<\/p>\n