{"id":589489,"date":"2024-06-21T17:17:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-22T00:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=589489"},"modified":"2024-06-21T18:50:23","modified_gmt":"2024-06-22T01:50:23","slug":"olympic-trials-day-7-finals-regan-smith-claims-womens-200-backstroke-bacon-second","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/olympic-trials-day-7-finals-regan-smith-claims-womens-200-backstroke-bacon-second\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympic Trials Day 7 Finals: Regan Smith Claims Women’s 200 Backstroke; Bacon Second"},"content":{"rendered":"

Olympic Trials Day 7 Finals: Regan Smith Claims Women’s 200 Backstroke<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Once again, the Olympic Trials produces an elite race with three medal contenders in Paris – but only two can qualify.<\/p>\n

The women’s 200 backstroke has been an event the U.S. has won a lot of medals in over the years. Sometimes the toughest part is getting there.<\/p>\n

Friday’s Olympic Trials final saw American record holder Regan Smith<\/strong> and a fight for second which included Olympians Phoebe Bacon, Claire Curzan, Rhyan White, Katie Grimes<\/strong> and national teamer Isabelle Stadden<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Smith, who broke a world record in the 100 backstroke earlier this week and won the 200 butterfly, set the American record at 2:03.35 back in 2019.<\/p>\n

Smith was out to an early lead at 29.16. At the 100, she led at 1:00.44 as Curzan and Bacon chased.<\/p>\n

At the 150, it was 1:32.25 with Curzan just ahead of Bacon.<\/p>\n

But Bacon used a late burst of speed in the last 20 meters to take second in 2:06.27.<\/p>\n

Smith finished in 2:051.6. Bacon was at 2:06.27 just seven hundredths ahead of Curzan (2:06.34).<\/p>\n

Kennedy Noble<\/strong> was fourth in 2:07.52, followed by White (2:07.64), Grimes (2:07.72), Stadden (2:08.77) and Teagan O’Dell<\/strong> (2:09.21) at the Olympic Trials.<\/p>\n