Regan Smith won the women's 200-meter butterfly Tuesday to open the USA Swimming national championships, earning a place on the U.S. team for next month's world championships in Japan.
Regan Smith won the women's 200-meter butterfly Tuesday to open the USA Swimming national championships, earning a place on the U.S. team for next month's world championships in Japan.
Smith, a Lakeville native and three-time Olympic medalist, finished the race in 2 minutes, 5.79 seconds. She will swim in four more events at this week's nationals in Indianapolis, with the top two finishers in each event qualifying for worlds.
Zach Werenski and his U.S. teammates tried not to look ahead at a potential gold-medal game against Canada at the Olympics. After each went unbeaten in group play, there was no way the North American rivals could meet before the final, but there was work left to do.
