{"id":586824,"date":"2024-06-10T07:31:40","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T14:31:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=586824"},"modified":"2024-06-11T09:51:38","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T16:51:38","slug":"u-s-olympic-trials-preview-day-six-regan-smith-kate-douglass-targeting-200-meter-american-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-olympic-trials-preview-day-six-regan-smith-kate-douglass-targeting-200-meter-american-records\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Olympic Trials Preview, Day Six: Regan Smith, Kate Douglass Targeting 200-Meter American Records"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>U.S. Olympic Trials Preview, Day Six: Regan Smith, Kate Douglass Targeting 200-Meter American Records<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>American swimmers, coaches, officials and hundreds of thousands of fans will make their way to Lucas Oil Stadium \u2014 home of the National Football League\u2019s Indianapolis Colts \u2014 for a unique U.S. Olympic Trials, complete with three temporary pools (two 50-meter and one 25-meter). The action takes place from June 15-23, with swimmers putting their hopes and dreams on the line for the opportunity to represent Team USA at the Summer Olympic Games in Paris.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>These previews are part of a comprehensive Trials edition of Swimming World, which is set to be released this week.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/meet\/2024-us-olympic-trials-indianapolis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Full Meet Coverage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaswimming.org\/about-usas\/resources\/trials\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More Information<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/results\/pdf\/2024-us-olympic-trials-psych-sheet-updated-usa-senior-national-2024-06-15.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Psych Sheet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-olympic-trials-preview-day-one-400-freestyle-finals-to-open-selection-extravaganza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Day One Preview<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-olympic-trials-preview-day-two-torri-huske-targeting-100-butterfly-world-record-mens-400-im-offers-intriguing-duel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Day Two Preview<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-olympic-trials-preview-day-three-ryan-murphy-hunter-armstrong-set-for-backstroke-clash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Day Three Preview<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-olympic-trials-preview-day-four-bobby-finke-regan-smith-favored-to-secure-spots-in-paris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Day Four Preview<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-olympic-trials-preview-day-five-caeleb-dressel-aims-to-complete-comeback-in-100-freestyle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Day Five Preview<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>WOMEN\u2019S 200 BUTTERFLY<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Regan Smith<\/strong>, the silver medalist in the 200 fly at the 2021 Olympics and bronze medalist at the last two World Championships, is the big favorite to win this event and set up a duel for Olympic gold with Canadian teenager <strong>Summer McIntosh<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Smith broke an American record from the polyurethane suit era with a time of 2:03.87, jumping her to fourth all-time in the event. However, she likely will not need to be close to that time to book a ticket to Paris.<\/p>\n<p>The battle for second place should be an intriguing one, with anyone who qualifies for the final likely to be in the mix. <strong>Dakota Luther<\/strong> has not represented the U.S. at a senior-level meet since 2017, while <strong>Lindsay Looney<\/strong> (2023 Worlds) and <strong>Rachel Klinker<\/strong> (2024 Worlds) have recently gotten a taste of high-level racing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tess Howley<\/strong> is coming off a strong freshman year at Virginia, while teenager <strong>Alex Shackell<\/strong>, a relay swimmer at last year\u2019s Worlds, will receive a boost from the home crowd in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Favorite:<\/strong> Regan Smith<br \/>\n<strong>Contenders:<\/strong> Dakota Luther, Tess Howley, Alex Shackell, Lindsay Looney, Rachel Klinker<br \/>\n<strong>Wild Cards:<\/strong> Kelly Pash, Emma Sticklen, Katie Grimes<br \/>\n<strong>Top 2 at 2021 Trials:<\/strong> Hali Flickinger 2:05.85, Regan Smith 2:06.99<br \/>\n<strong>World Record\/Splits: <\/strong>2:01.81 Liu Zige, CHN (Jinan 10-21-09)<br \/>\n27.19 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 58.08 (30.89) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1:30.20 (32.12) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>2:01.81 <\/strong>(31.61)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>MEN\u2019S 200 BACKSTROKE<\/h2>\n<p>Having been on the podium at every major international meet since the 2016 Olympics, <strong>Ryan Murphy<\/strong> will seek to win the 200 back for his third straight Trials. He was the world champion in the event in 2022 and the silver medalist last year. No other American has broken 1:55 since 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The slight favorite for second is Murphy\u2019s Cal teammate <strong>Destin Lasco<\/strong>, a World Championships finalist last year and the owner of the fastest time ever in the short-course 200 yard back.<\/p>\n<p>But <strong>Jack Aikins<\/strong>, <strong>Daniel Diehl<\/strong>, <strong>Ian Grum<\/strong>, <strong>Hunter Tapp<\/strong>, <strong>Keaton Jones<\/strong> and <strong>Tommy Janton<\/strong> are all swimmers who have posted times in the 1:56-range, and the versatile <strong>Carson Foster<\/strong> could also throw his name into the mix.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Favorite:<\/strong> Ryan Murphy<br \/>\n<strong>Contenders:<\/strong> Destin Lasco, Jack Aikins, Daniel Diehl, Ian Grum, Keaton Jones<br \/>\n<strong>Wild Cards:<\/strong> Hunter Tapp, Tommy Janton, Carson Foster<br \/>\n<strong>Top 2 at 2021 Trials:<\/strong> Ryan Murphy 1:54.20, Bryce Mefford 1:54.79<br \/>\n<strong>World Record\/Splits: <\/strong>1:51.92 Aaron Peirsol, USA (Rome 7-31-09)<br \/>\n26.52 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 54.90 (28.38)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a01:23.30 (28.40)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<strong>1:551.92 <\/strong>(28.62)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>WOMEN\u2019S 200 BREASTSTROKE<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_578166\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-578166\" data-attachment-id=\"578166\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/world-championships-day-5-prelims-women-siobhan-haughey-goes-in-100-free-after-200-gold-no-sarah-sjostrom\/21st-world-aquatics-championships-doha-2024-241\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240211_MAS_MA72865-.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Andrea Masini \\\/ Deepbluemedia \\\/ Insidefoto&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 9&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Kate Douglass of United States of America competes in the swimming 200m Medley Women Heats during the 21st World Aquatics Championships at the Aspire Dome in Doha (Qatar), February 11th, 2024.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1707644497&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Andrea Masini \\\/ Deepbluemedia \\\/ Insidefoto&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;4000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;21st World Aquatics Championships, Doha 2024&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"21st World Aquatics Championships, Doha 2024\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;6\/19\/24&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Kate Douglass: photo courtesy: Andrea Masini \/ Deepbluemedia \/ Insidefoto&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240211_MAS_MA72865--700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240211_MAS_MA72865--1024x683.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-578166 size-medium-small\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240211_MAS_MA72865--450x300.jpg\" alt=\"kate douglass\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240211_MAS_MA72865--450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240211_MAS_MA72865--1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240211_MAS_MA72865--280x187.jpg 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240211_MAS_MA72865--300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240211_MAS_MA72865--533x355.jpg 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240211_MAS_MA72865-.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-578166\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kate Douglass &#8212; Photo Courtesy: Andrea Masini \/ Deepbluemedia \/ Insidefoto<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Kate Douglass<\/strong> and <strong>Lilly King<\/strong> are the only two active Americans ever to break 2:20 in the 200 breaststroke. Douglass set the American record at 2:19.30 earlier this year, becoming the fourth-fastest performer in history, while King achieved the feat while winning silver at the Tokyo Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>Douglass has been on the podium at three consecutive World Championships, and King was the champion in 2022. It would be a surprise if these two swimmers are not the American qualifiers for this year\u2019s Games.<\/p>\n<p>However, a swimmer in position to challenge for at least the second spot is <strong>Alex Walsh<\/strong>, Douglass\u2019 training partner at the University of Virginia and the current NCAA champion in the 200 yard breaststroke. Walsh is best-known for her individual medley abilities, but breaststroke is her strongest stroke, and a swim in the low-2:20s would definitely put her in the mix.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Favorites:<\/strong> Kate Douglass, Lilly King<br \/>\n<strong>Contenders:<\/strong> N\/A<br \/>\n<strong>Wild Cards:<\/strong> Alex Walsh, Ella Nelson, Lydia Jacoby<br \/>\n<strong>Top 2 at 2021 Trials:<\/strong> Annie Lazor 2:21.07, Lilly King 2:21.75<br \/>\n<strong>World Record\/Splits: <\/strong>2:17.55 Evgeniia Chikunova, RUS (Kazan 4-21-23)<br \/>\n32.13 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1:07.28 (35.15)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1:42.47 (35.19) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>2:17.55 <\/strong>(35.08)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Olympic Trials Preview, Day Six: Regan Smith, Kate Douglass Targeting 200-Meter American Records American swimmers, coaches, officials and hundreds of thousands of fans will make their way to Lucas<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":580508,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,122077,7],"tags":[130746,129132,52974,40625,25942,112820,25010,42783,63197,66821,45350,25269,65067],"class_list":["post-586824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-americas","category-usa","tag-2024-us-olympic-trials-indianapolis","tag-alex-shackell","tag-alex-walsh","tag-dakota-luther","tag-destin-lasco","tag-jack-aikins","tag-kate-douglass","tag-lilly-king","tag-lindsay-looney","tag-rachel-klinker","tag-regan-smith","tag-ryan-murphy","tag-tess-howley"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>U.S. Olympic Trials Preview: R. Smith, K. Douglass Targeting ARs<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"On day six of the U.S. Olympic Trials, Regan Smith (200 fly), Ryan Murphy (200 back) and Kate Douglass (200 breast) are favored.\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-olympic-trials-preview-day-six-regan-smith-kate-douglass-targeting-200-meter-american-records\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"U.S. Olympic Trials Preview, Day Six: Regan Smith, Kate Douglass Targeting 200-Meter American Records\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"On day six of the U.S. Olympic Trials, Regan Smith (200 fly), Ryan Murphy (200 back) and Kate Douglass (200 breast) are favored.\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-olympic-trials-preview-day-six-regan-smith-kate-douglass-targeting-200-meter-american-records\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Swimming World\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SwimmingWorld\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-06-10T14:31:40+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-06-11T16:51:38+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/regan-smith-2024-TYR-Pro-Westmont-2820-Edit.jpg\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"750\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"David Rieder - Senior Writer\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@David_Rieder\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@swimmingworld\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"David Rieder - Senior Writer\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\r\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-olympic-trials-preview-day-six-regan-smith-kate-douglass-targeting-200-meter-american-records\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-olympic-trials-preview-day-six-regan-smith-kate-douglass-targeting-200-meter-american-records\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"David Rieder - Senior Writer\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/610dd0484edf5c4dba59e62a7e5b89af\"},\"headline\":\"U.S. Olympic Trials Preview, Day Six: Regan Smith, Kate Douglass Targeting 200-Meter American Records\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-06-10T14:31:40+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-06-11T16:51:38+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-olympic-trials-preview-day-six-regan-smith-kate-douglass-targeting-200-meter-american-records\/\"},\"wordCount\":704,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-olympic-trials-preview-day-six-regan-smith-kate-douglass-targeting-200-meter-american-records\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/regan-smith-2024-TYR-Pro-Westmont-2820-Edit.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"2024 U.S. Olympic Trials - Indianapolis\",\"Alex Shackell\",\"Alex Walsh\",\"Dakota Luther\",\"Destin Lasco\",\"Jack Aikins\",\"Kate Douglass\",\"Lilly King\",\"Lindsay Looney\",\"Rachel Klinker\",\"Regan Smith\",\"Ryan Murphy\",\"Tess Howley\"],\"articleSection\":[\"-Home Slider\",\"Americas\",\"USA\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-olympic-trials-preview-day-six-regan-smith-kate-douglass-targeting-200-meter-american-records\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-olympic-trials-preview-day-six-regan-smith-kate-douglass-targeting-200-meter-american-records\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-olympic-trials-preview-day-six-regan-smith-kate-douglass-targeting-200-meter-american-records\/\",\"name\":\"U.S. Olympic Trials Preview: R. Smith, K. Douglass Targeting ARs\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-olympic-trials-preview-day-six-regan-smith-kate-douglass-targeting-200-meter-american-records\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-olympic-trials-preview-day-six-regan-smith-kate-douglass-targeting-200-meter-american-records\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/regan-smith-2024-TYR-Pro-Westmont-2820-Edit.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-06-10T14:31:40+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-06-11T16:51:38+00:00\",\"description\":\"On day six of the U.S. Olympic Trials, Regan Smith (200 fly), Ryan Murphy (200 back) and Kate Douglass (200 breast) are favored.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-olympic-trials-preview-day-six-regan-smith-kate-douglass-targeting-200-meter-american-records\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-olympic-trials-preview-day-six-regan-smith-kate-douglass-targeting-200-meter-american-records\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-olympic-trials-preview-day-six-regan-smith-kate-douglass-targeting-200-meter-american-records\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/regan-smith-2024-TYR-Pro-Westmont-2820-Edit.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/regan-smith-2024-TYR-Pro-Westmont-2820-Edit.jpg\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":750,\"caption\":\"Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-olympic-trials-preview-day-six-regan-smith-kate-douglass-targeting-200-meter-american-records\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"U.S. Olympic Trials Preview, Day Six: Regan Smith, Kate Douglass Targeting 200-Meter American Records\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/\",\"name\":\"Swimming World\",\"description\":\"The Global Leader in Aquatic News\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Swimming World\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SWorld_BLKBKG-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SWorld_BLKBKG-1.jpg\",\"width\":1799,\"height\":900,\"caption\":\"Swimming World\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SwimmingWorld\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/swimmingworld\",\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/swimmingworldmag\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SwimmingWorldSPI\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/610dd0484edf5c4dba59e62a7e5b89af\",\"name\":\"David Rieder - Senior Writer\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/771e0586ce6532b0e16f68a06c9bd273?s=96&d=blank&r=pg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/771e0586ce6532b0e16f68a06c9bd273?s=96&d=blank&r=pg\",\"caption\":\"David Rieder - Senior Writer\"},\"description\":\"David Rieder is a staff writer for Swimming World. He has contributed to the magazine and website since 2009, and he has covered the NCAA Championships, U.S. Nationals, Olympic Trials as well as the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio and the 2017 World Championships in Budapest. He is a native of Charleston, S.C., and a 2016 graduate of Duke University.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/x.com\/David_Rieder\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/author\/davidr\/\"}]}<\/script>\r\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"U.S. Olympic Trials Preview: R. Smith, K. Douglass Targeting ARs","description":"On day six of the U.S. Olympic Trials, Regan Smith (200 fly), Ryan Murphy (200 back) and Kate Douglass (200 breast) are favored.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-olympic-trials-preview-day-six-regan-smith-kate-douglass-targeting-200-meter-american-records\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"U.S. Olympic Trials Preview, Day Six: Regan Smith, Kate Douglass Targeting 200-Meter American Records","og_description":"On day six of the U.S. Olympic Trials, Regan Smith (200 fly), Ryan Murphy (200 back) and Kate Douglass (200 breast) are favored.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-olympic-trials-preview-day-six-regan-smith-kate-douglass-targeting-200-meter-american-records\/","og_site_name":"Swimming World","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SwimmingWorld","article_published_time":"2024-06-10T14:31:40+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-06-11T16:51:38+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1000,"height":750,"url":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/regan-smith-2024-TYR-Pro-Westmont-2820-Edit.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"David Rieder - Senior Writer","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@David_Rieder","twitter_site":"@swimmingworld","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"David Rieder - Senior Writer","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-olympic-trials-preview-day-six-regan-smith-kate-douglass-targeting-200-meter-american-records\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-olympic-trials-preview-day-six-regan-smith-kate-douglass-targeting-200-meter-american-records\/"},"author":{"name":"David Rieder - Senior Writer","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/610dd0484edf5c4dba59e62a7e5b89af"},"headline":"U.S. Olympic Trials Preview, Day Six: Regan Smith, Kate Douglass Targeting 200-Meter American Records","datePublished":"2024-06-10T14:31:40+00:00","dateModified":"2024-06-11T16:51:38+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-olympic-trials-preview-day-six-regan-smith-kate-douglass-targeting-200-meter-american-records\/"},"wordCount":704,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-olympic-trials-preview-day-six-regan-smith-kate-douglass-targeting-200-meter-american-records\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/regan-smith-2024-TYR-Pro-Westmont-2820-Edit.jpg","keywords":["2024 U.S. Olympic Trials - Indianapolis","Alex Shackell","Alex Walsh","Dakota Luther","Destin Lasco","Jack Aikins","Kate Douglass","Lilly King","Lindsay Looney","Rachel Klinker","Regan Smith","Ryan Murphy","Tess Howley"],"articleSection":["-Home Slider","Americas","USA"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-olympic-trials-preview-day-six-regan-smith-kate-douglass-targeting-200-meter-american-records\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-olympic-trials-preview-day-six-regan-smith-kate-douglass-targeting-200-meter-american-records\/","url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-olympic-trials-preview-day-six-regan-smith-kate-douglass-targeting-200-meter-american-records\/","name":"U.S. Olympic Trials Preview: R. Smith, K. Douglass Targeting ARs","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-olympic-trials-preview-day-six-regan-smith-kate-douglass-targeting-200-meter-american-records\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-olympic-trials-preview-day-six-regan-smith-kate-douglass-targeting-200-meter-american-records\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/regan-smith-2024-TYR-Pro-Westmont-2820-Edit.jpg","datePublished":"2024-06-10T14:31:40+00:00","dateModified":"2024-06-11T16:51:38+00:00","description":"On day six of the U.S. Olympic Trials, Regan Smith (200 fly), Ryan Murphy (200 back) and Kate Douglass (200 breast) are favored.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-olympic-trials-preview-day-six-regan-smith-kate-douglass-targeting-200-meter-american-records\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-olympic-trials-preview-day-six-regan-smith-kate-douglass-targeting-200-meter-american-records\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-olympic-trials-preview-day-six-regan-smith-kate-douglass-targeting-200-meter-american-records\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/regan-smith-2024-TYR-Pro-Westmont-2820-Edit.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/regan-smith-2024-TYR-Pro-Westmont-2820-Edit.jpg","width":1000,"height":750,"caption":"Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-olympic-trials-preview-day-six-regan-smith-kate-douglass-targeting-200-meter-american-records\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"U.S. Olympic Trials Preview, Day Six: Regan Smith, Kate Douglass Targeting 200-Meter American Records"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/","name":"Swimming World","description":"The Global Leader in Aquatic News","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization","name":"Swimming World","url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SWorld_BLKBKG-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SWorld_BLKBKG-1.jpg","width":1799,"height":900,"caption":"Swimming World"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SwimmingWorld","https:\/\/x.com\/swimmingworld","https:\/\/instagram.com\/swimmingworldmag\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SwimmingWorldSPI"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/610dd0484edf5c4dba59e62a7e5b89af","name":"David Rieder - Senior Writer","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/771e0586ce6532b0e16f68a06c9bd273?s=96&d=blank&r=pg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/771e0586ce6532b0e16f68a06c9bd273?s=96&d=blank&r=pg","caption":"David Rieder - Senior Writer"},"description":"David Rieder is a staff writer for Swimming World. He has contributed to the magazine and website since 2009, and he has covered the NCAA Championships, U.S. Nationals, Olympic Trials as well as the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio and the 2017 World Championships in Budapest. He is a native of Charleston, S.C., and a 2016 graduate of Duke University.","sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/David_Rieder"],"url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/author\/davidr\/"}]}},"cc_featured_image_caption":{"caption_text":"Regan Smith -- Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick","source_text":"","source_url":""},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/regan-smith-2024-TYR-Pro-Westmont-2820-Edit.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p56Jja-2sEU","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/586824","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=586824"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/586824\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/580508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=586824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=586824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=586824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}