American Olympic medalist Leah Smith married long time partner Scot Robison on September 19th in an outdoor ceremony at the Fox Chapel Golf Club in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Smith announced the engagement in August of last year, posting a few photos from her trip with, now husband, Robison, captioning the post “just a ~normal~ France dump…”.
The wedding featured a custom welcome sign sketched by Smith in grade school with a bride and groom and the quote “Happy is the bride who marries the boy”.
Smith was a member of the United States Olympic Swim Team in 2016, winning a bronze medal in the 400 freestyle and finishing 6th in the 800 freestyle. She was also a member of the World Championships teams in 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022, and 2023.
In 2016, she won the 400 and 800 freestyle events at the SC World Championships in Canada. At the same meet, she also won a silver medal as a member of the 800 freestyle relay.
Smith was also a prolific collegiate swimmer, competing for the University of Virginia, where she was a four time NCAA Champion in the 500 free and 1650 free in 2015 and 2016, a 16-time All-American, and 13-time ACC Champion over her four years in college.
She also briefly held the NCAA records in the 500 and 1650 freestyle. She is currently the 4th fastest performer in history in the 1650 and 5th fastest in the 500.
Smith has not raced since the 2024 Olympic Swimming Trials where she finished 20th in the 200 free, 7th in the 400 free, and 4th in the 400 IM.
Fellow Olympian Katie McLaughlin was part of Smith’s bridal party.
Robison was also a swimmer for Virginia and a multi-time All American, finishing in the top 8 in the 200 freestyle three years in a row, with a 4th place in 2010 as his highest individual event finish.
He was also a member of the United States World Championships team in 2011, where he won the bronze medal in the men’s 400 freestyle relay. He also participated in the 2011 Pan American Games for the United States, winning a gold in the 8freestyle relay and two silvers on the 400 free and 400 medleys.
In 2012, he was an alternate for the U.S. Olympic Team after he finished 7th in the 100 free at the Olympic Trials.
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*Robison, not Robinson.
Scot is a member of the UVA S&D Hall of Fame. He and Matt McLean were dominant on ACC Championship teams from 2008-2011.
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