Amalie Smith Breaks European Junior Record in 200 IM, Ties Audrey Derivaux at AP Race

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A pair of 16-year-olds tied for the title in the women’s 200 IM on Monday at the 2026 AP Race London International meet.

One was American Audrey Derivaux, who is being hyped as part of the future of the U.S. team, while the other was Britain’s Amalie Smith, who might just be the future of the British women’s team.

Smith’s time of 2:10.32 breaks her own British Age Record for 16-year-olds of 2:11.44 from March. Her previous best time of 2:11.04 was done at 2025 World Juniors when she was still 15. It also clears the European Junior Record benchmark standard of 2:11.03, making her the first official holder of that record.

The swim is also under the 17-year-olds British Age Record that has stood for more than 13 years. That record of 2:10.53 was set by Siobhan-Marie O’Connor in 2013 and still, technically, stands.

Splits Comparison

The big difference makers in Smith’s drop were the backstroke and breaststroke legs. She was about four-tenths faster than in her previous swim on both legs. She is a much better breaststroker than Derivaux, though she did have room to make up after Derivaux’s huge front-half.

For her part, Derivaux improved her time as the third-fastest American 15-16 in the history of this event behind only Leah Hayes (2:08.91) and Katie Hoff (2:10.41). Derivaux’s previous best time of 2:10.58 already ranked her 3rd.

Both Derivaux and Smith were born in August 2009.

That swim for Smith wrapped up a historic meet. After almost breaking the 16-year-olds record in the 400 free with a 4:08.49 (missing by .09), she crushed Georgia Coates’ 2015 vintage record in the 400 IM. She won that event in 4:35.18, which broke Coates’ mark of 4:39.94.

She emerges from the weekend as Britain’s #4 woman all-time in the 400 IM, #7 woman all-time in the 200 IM, and #13 woman all-time in the 400 free, at any age.

Smith is the defending European Junior Champion in the 200 IM and 400 IM and was the 2025 World Juniors silver medalist in both races as well. Derivaux was the 2025 World Junior Champion in the 200 IM.