Regan Smith Downs US Open, American Record in 200y Fly with 1:48.33

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As we’ve become accustomed to seeing, the ASU pros were swimming time trials during the ASU/NCS dual on Friday. This included Regan Smith diving in for a 200y fly, where the Olympian and world champion had a best time (yards) of 1:49.78. She crushed that today, as well as the US Open and American records held by Ella Eastin since the 2018 Pac 12 Championships, clocking a 1:48.33.

Regan Smith (New US Open/American Record) Ella Eastin (Old US Open/American Record)
24.75 25.27
27.60 (52.35) 28.24 (53.51)
28.18 (1:20.53) 27.87 (1:21.38)
27.80 (1:48.33) 28.13 (1:49.51)

Smith has been a regular in the 200 fly, swimming it at many major short course and long course meets over the past few years. At the 2022 NCAA Championships, Smith tied for 2nd (1:51.19), notably competing in it after winning the title in the 200 back in the same session. Internationally, Smith has a silver medal in the 200 fly from the Tokyo Olympics and a bronze from this summer’s world championships.

Smith also holds the US Open/American records in the 200 fly long course, clocking a 2:03.87 last summer in the same pool. This is yet another sign that Smith’s move to train with Bob Bowman at ASU is working for the young pro.

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Chris
9 months ago

That is MENTAL considering that they cant be even remotely rested. What is she going to do at NCAA’s? 1:45?
Id like to see more LCM swims from the top elites even though its an NCAA season. Paris is approaching.

Seth
9 months ago

At a dual meet!
Amazing!

Lap Counter
9 months ago

Did Regan swim LC on Saturday? Their meet mobile on Saturday sucked! Also were they in tech suits? Times weren’t anything special across the board!

Oceanian
9 months ago

lol at some of these events. 200y. May as well have 27y or 602y and records. What’s the point?

What else/ Pool Egg & Spoon Race WR?

*prepared for Murrican downvotes*

LBSWIM
Reply to  Oceanian
9 months ago

Your comment makes it sound like there’s a huge difference between 25 yards vs 25 meters. Both are what some people call “bathtub”

Eouai
Reply to  Oceanian
9 months ago

It’s hard – you want swim fans to remember TWO things? Yards and meters?!?!

I know, pretty difficult brainpower for some people to follow.

It’s almost as if track and field held events for both the metric 1500 and the traditional mile. Oh wait….

Jon
Reply to  Oceanian
9 months ago

Watching Long Course is less exciting than short course.

Lap Counter
Reply to  Jon
9 months ago

Because they were going slow….we’re they in tech suits?

Aquajosh
9 months ago

Makes you wonder what Yufei would go in a yards meet.

Troyy
Reply to  Aquajosh
9 months ago

I don’t wonder this at all.

mds
Reply to  Aquajosh
9 months ago

Really. Wouldn’t that be fun.

James Richards
9 months ago

Ella Eastin was so great in SCY (400 IM, 200 fly)

A shame her SCY didn’t translate well to LCM

Unreached
Reply to  James Richards
9 months ago

I don’t think this is true. She had some really unfortunate and poor timed health issues that set her back the summers following those incredible NCAA runs. We never saw the full potential of a healthy Ella Eastin in the long course pool. It’s one of the big what if swimmers that come to mind for me in long course. I think she had just as much skill in the LC pool.

LBSWIM
Reply to  James Richards
9 months ago

I always felt she was on her way to LCM, then had that DQ which looked to have messed with the momentum and then her health issues. Either way, like you said, a shame we didn’t see it in LCM.

Meow
Reply to  James Richards
9 months ago

It did, she just had terrible luck.

Jalen T
9 months ago

None of this matters when she choked again Kaylee….

Vaswammer
9 months ago

1:48.33 in the 2 fly and 1:48.37 in 2 IM — both absurd US Open records — so why not have Smith and Douglass face off next!?!

Last edited 9 months ago by Vaswammer
Chris
Reply to  Vaswammer
9 months ago

face off in what?

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