Lakeville's Regan Smith wins five events at U.S. Open swim meet

Regan Smith Smith earned the women's high-point award for the meet with victories in the 100 and 200 backstroke, the 100 and 200 butterfly and the 200 individual medley.

December 4, 2022 at 11:06PM
Regan Smith, shown at the 19th FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary in June
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In her debut under new coach Bob Bowman, Lakeville native Regan Smith won five events—and set a meet record in the 200-meter backstroke—at the U.S. Open swim meet in Greensboro, N.C.

Smith earned the women's high-point award for the meet with victories in the 100 and 200 backstroke, the 100 and 200 butterfly and the 200 individual medley. She wrapped up the four-day competition Saturday by breaking the meet record in the 200 back with a time of 2 minutes, 5.28 seconds.

A three-time medalist at the Tokyo Olympics, Smith announced last summer she was leaving Stanford after one season to turn professional. She now trains with Bowman, Michael Phelps' longtime coach, in Arizona.

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Rachel Blount is a sports reporter for the Minnesota Star Tribune who covers a variety of topics, including the Olympics, Wild, college sports and horse racing. She has written extensively about Minnesota's Olympic athletes and has covered pro and college hockey since joining the staff in 1990.

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