Rebecca Smith

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Born:	March 14th, 2000
	Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
Nationality:	Canada
Status:	Active

Rebecca Smith is a competitive swimmer who represents Canada internationally. She is a 2020 Olympian and Olympic medalist. 2017 World Championships (Budapest, Hungary) Smith earned a bronze medal in the 4x100 mixed relay, swimming the third leg in the preliminary heat (3:44.46), clocking a 57.57 alongside Javier Acevedo, Richard Funk and Chantal van Landeghem. In the finals, the team of Kylie Masse, Richard Funk, Oleksiak and Yuri Kisil set a national record (3:41.25) en route to the third-place finish. 2018 Commonwealth Games (Gold Coast, Australia) Smith picked up a silver medal with the 4x200 free relay (7:49.66), finishing 1.62 seconds behind Australia's Games record time (7:48.04). Smith swam the third leg following Oleksiak and Sanchez and ahead of Ruck. 2019 World Championships (Gwangju, Korea) Smith earned a bronze medal as a member of Canada's 4x100 free relay. Smith swam the third leg (54.37) of the preliminary heat. She was replaced by Taylor Ruck in the event finals. The team of Kayla Sanchez, Ruck, Penny Oleksiak and Maggie MacNeil won the bronze in a national record time of 3:31.78. Smith earned another bronze, swimming the third leg of the 4x200 free relay in the preliminary heat, alongside Sanchez, Emily Overholt and Emma O'Croinin. Smith and O'Croinin were replaced by …

Simon Fraser Hires Mandi Smith as New Assistant Coach

Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, the first Canadian university accepted into the NCAA, has hired Mandi Smith as their new…

2017 FINA World Championships: Day 1 Finals Preview

Check out a preview for finals at the World Championships.

Penny Oleksiak Lowers Canadian 50 Fly Record In Barcelona

Penny Oleksiak lowered the Canadian 50 fly record at the second stop of the Mare Nostrum tour in Barcelona.

2017 Arena PSS – Atlanta: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Ryan Murphy will be in action on day 3 in the men’s 200 back.

2017 Arena PSS – Atlanta: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Simone Manuel headlines the women’s 100 free tonight at the Arena Pro Swim Series – Atlanta.

2017 Arena PSS – Atlanta: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Katie Ledecky is scheduled for a 100 free/400 free back-to-back double on day 2 of the Arena Pro Swim in Atlanta.

Canada Will Send Olympic Gold Medalist Penny Oleksiak to Jr World Championships

Canada will send two Olympic medalists, along with two other members of their senior World Championships team, to the 2017 World Junior Championships in August.

2017 Canadian World Trials: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Sydney Pickrem comes in as the top seed in the women’s 200 IM, an event in which she holds the Canadian Record.

2017 Canadian World Trials: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Penny Oleksiak will look to add the 100 fly to her World Championship schedule tonight.

2017 Canadian World Trials: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Olympic bronze medalist Hilary Caldwell will swim her signautre event, the 200 back, today at Canadian World Trials in Victoria.

2017 Canadian World Trials: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Penny Oleksiak will have her first opportunity to book a ticket to Budapest tonight in the women’s 100 free final.

2017 Canadian World Trials: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

The highly anticipated women’s 100 free goes off today in Victoria featuring Olympic champ Penny Oleksiak.

Canadian Worlds Team Tracker: Nine Book Their Tickets On Day 1

Kierra Smith punched her ticket to Budapest with a win in the women’s 200 breast.

2017 Canadian World Trials: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Kylie Masse will look to lower her Canadian Record once again tonight after a blistering 58.42 this morning in the women’s 100 back.

Taylor Ruck Misses Worlds Team In 200 Free, Finishes 8th In Final

Taylor Ruck surprisingly finished well back in 8th in the women’s 200 free in Victoria.