{"id":644714,"date":"2026-06-07T16:52:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T23:52:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=644714"},"modified":"2026-06-07T16:52:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T23:52:44","slug":"regan-smith-hubert-kos-fire-off-swift-times-in-200-back-to-conclude-longhorn-elite-invite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/regan-smith-hubert-kos-fire-off-swift-times-in-200-back-to-conclude-longhorn-elite-invite\/","title":{"rendered":"Regan Smith, Hubert Kos Fire Off Swift Times in 200 Back to Conclude Longhorn Elite Invite"},"content":{"rendered":"

Regan Smith, Hubert Kos Fire Off Swift Times in 200 Back to Conclude Longhorn Elite Invite<\/strong><\/p>\n

A strong weekend of racing for swimmers based at the University of Texas concluded Sunday evening with particularly strong results in the 200 backstroke.\u00a0Regan Smith<\/strong> and\u00a0Hubert Kos<\/strong> both swam season-best marks in their respective wins while\u00a0Summer McIntosh<\/strong> and\u00a0Shaine Casas<\/strong> both came through with fast efforts in the 200 IM.<\/p>\n

Smith dominated the women’s 200 back in 2:04.85, five hundredths better than her previous season-best. Smith ranks No. 2 in the world for 2026 behind\u00a0Isabelle Stadden<\/strong>, a fellow Minnesota native experiencing a breakout season. Earlier in the evening, Smith had finished second in the 200 IM in 2:09.65 as McIntosh pulled away down the stretch. McIntosh swam a time of 2:08.24, just off her top 2026 time of 2:08.21.<\/p>\n

Kos was dominant in the men’s 200 back in 1:55.62, a full 4.5 seconds clear of new training partner\u00a0Jack Aikins<\/strong> (2:00.16). Like Smith, Kos had picked up a second-place finish earlier in the 200 IM with a time of 1:58.72. Casas won that 200 IM in 1:56.42, his first top mark of the season as he attempts to follow up last year’s World Championships silver.<\/p>\n