Lakeville swimmer Regan Smith sets two meet records at U.S. Open

She won both the 200 backstroke and the 200 butterfly in Greensboro, N.C.

December 3, 2023 at 2:38AM
Regan Smith of United States competes during her women's 200m butterfly heat at the 19th FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, June 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Regan Smith at last year’s world championships in Hungary. (Petr David Josek, Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Three-time Olympic swimming medalist Regan Smith of Lakeville set two U.S. Open meet records Saturday, winning both the 200-meter backstroke and the 200 butterfly in Greensboro, N.C.

The 21-year-old Smith won the butterfly in 2:06.72 for her second gold medal of the day, breaking a record set by Susan O'Neill in 1999. Silver medalist Lindsay Looney finished in 2:09.31, more than 2½ seconds behind.

Earlier, Smith won the 200 backstroke in 2:04.27, leading wire-to-wire and beating Claire Curzan by more than two seconds. Smith broke her meet record from last year.

On Friday, Smith beat Curzan in the 100 backstroke, with Smith winning in 58.16 seconds.

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