Regan Smith Explains What it Will Take to have a Special Swim in the 2Fly Final

2021 U.S. OLYMPIC SWIMMING TRIALS

Reported by James Sutherland.

WOMEN’S 200 FLY SEMI-FINALS

  • World Record: Liu Zige (CHN) – 2:01.81 (2009)
  • American Record: Mary Descenza – 2:04.14 (2009)
  • US Open Record: Hali Flickinger (USA) – 2:05.87 (2018)
  • World Junior Record: Suzuka Hasegawa (JPN) – 2:06.29 (2017)
  • 2016 Olympic Champion: Mireia Belmonte Garcia (ESP) – 2:04.85
  • 2016 US Olympic Trials Champion: Cammile Adams – 2:06.80
  • Wave I Cut: 2:14.59
  • Wave II Cut: 2:12.56
  • FINA ‘A’ Cut: 2:08.43
  1. Hali Flickinger (SUN), 2:06.73
  2. Regan Smith (RIPT), 2:07.89
  3. Charlotte Hook (TAC), 2:08.08
  4. Olivia Carter (MICH), 2:08.44
  5. Kelly Pash (CSC), 2:08.69
  6. Dakota Luther (ABSC), 2:08.82
  7. Rachel Klinker (CAL), 2:09.18
  8. Lindsay Looney (SUN), 2:09.56

Hali Flickinger put on a surgical performance to smoothly advance first overall for tomorrow’s 200 fly final by over a second in 2:06.73, narrowly missing her season-best of 2:06.68 that ranks her third in the world in 2020-21.

In the second semi, Flickinger charged ahead of upstart teenager Charlotte Hook on the second 50, and then after Hook pulled within four-tenths by the time they were at the 150 turn, Flickinger picked up the strokerate with the fastest closing 50 in the field (33.11) to solidify the top seed.

Hook, a 17-year-old teammate of 100 fly Olympian Claire Curzan with the TAC Titans, took second in the semi and third overall in 2:08.08, two tenths shy of her 2019 PB of 2:07.87.

Regan Smith topped the first semi-final in 2:07.89 over Olivia Carter (2:08.44) and Dakota Luther (2:08.82), with those three qualifying second, fourth and sixth overall. Among the trio, Carter was the closest to her best time (2:08.22).

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Smith-King-Huske-Manuel
2 years ago

You can do it, Regan! You’ve gotta believe!

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