Leah Smith

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2015 Duel In The Pool: Day 2 Race Videos

Full Name:	Leah Smith
Born:	April 19th, 1995
	Pittsburgh, Pa.
Nationality:	U.S.
Status:	Active

Leah Smith Born April 19, 1995, Leah Smith is a distance swimmer originally from Pittsburgh, Pa. Smith is a member of USA Swimming's National Team in addition to the women's swimming team at the University of Virginia, where she's a school record holder in the 500, 1000 and 1650 freestyles. Her best event is probably the 500 freestyle - she's the second-fastest U.S. swimmer ever in the event. Family of Athletes Smith grew up in a family full of elite athletes. In addition to her World Light Heavyweight Boxing Champion Great Uncle, Billy Conn, her father, Dan, was a pole vaulter at Virginia, her sister, Aileen, swims for Columbia, and her great-grandfather, Jimmy Smith, was a World Series Champion. University of Virginia Prior to attending Virginia, Smith was a student at Oakland Catholic High School, where she was listed as one of the top recruits in the class of 2013. 2013-2014 During her first year at Virginia, Smith qualified for the NCAA Championships right away, and earned the ACC Freshman of the Year. At the 2014 NCAA meet Smith had her best finish in the 1650 freestyle, picking up bronze. 2014-2015 Smith returned to Virginia to compete in her sophomore season, this time winning two golds in the 1650 and …

2015 Duel In The Pool: Day 2 Race Videos

Watch all the racing from Day 2 of the 2015 Duel in the Pool in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Three Cavaliers Pick Up ACC Weekly Honors

Virginia swimmers Leah Smith and Yannick Kaeser and diver Becca Corbett, along with Florida State diver Dylan Grisell, were named this week’s Atlantic Coast Conference Swimming and Diving Performers of the Week.

Texas Men, Virginia Women Remain On Top Of CSCAA DI Polls

2015 NCAA Champions Clark Smith (Texas) and Leah Smith (UVA) led their teams through their mid-season invites with several insane swims.

Flickinger, MacLean, Conger, Schooling, Murphy On The NCAA A Cut Board

Georgia’s Hali Flickinger did some damage to the NCAA A cut lists over the weekend at the UGA Invite. See who else made cuts over the weekend.

Georgia IM Group Highlights Georgia Fall Invitational Day 2 Finals

Jay Litherland led three swimmers under 3:40 during the second day of finals at the Georgia Fall Invitational.

Virginia Women Shine at Georgia Fall Invitational Day Two Prelims

Kaitlyn Jones picked up two top seeds to lead her teammates through a strong second morning session.

Georgia Fall Invitational Kicks Off With Multiple Nation Leaders

Ryan Murphy led off Cal’s 400 medley relay with the first sub-45 100 backstroke time of the season.

Leah Smith Drops A 4:30 500 Free To Kick Off Georgia Fall Invitational

Leah Smith led a blazing fast session this morning as the 2015 Georgia Fall Invitational got underway.

NCAA Division I Top Times – Dressel Shines with 18.77 50 Free

Caeleb Dressel sits atop the men’s 50 freestyle with 18.77.

2015 Golden Goggle Awards Live Recap

Follow along as we bring you live updates of the 2015 Golden Goggle Awards.

Georgia Tech Pool Record Watch: Women’s NCAA Champs Edition

Kelsi Worrell is expected to crush records of all kinds in the butterfly events at NCAAs this season.

ACC Battle: Virginia, UNC Lead Latest 2015-2016 CSCAA Women’s Poll

The ACC is on the rise in the latest CSCAA women’s poll, with the University of Virginia maintaining its #1 ranking.

2015 Arena Pro Swim Series Minneapolis: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Nathan Adrian rocks the top seed of the morning in the men’s 50m freestyle – 22.39.

Michigan Men, Virginia Women Secure Wins on Day 2 of Michigan Tri Meet

Anders Nielsen helped lead the Michigan men to a dominant victory against Virginia and Penn State this weekend in Ann Arbor.

Bosch, Haughey Post Multiple NCAA-Leading Times at Michigan Tri Meet

Dylan Bosch posted two NCAA-leading times as the Michigan men lead against both Penn State and Virginia after the first day of this weekend’s meet.