Regan Smith Shatters 24-Year-Old Record; Ends US Open Championship With Double Gold 

One of the ultimate performances has been delivered by the legendary Regan Smith on day 4 of the US Open Swimming Championships 2023. She showcased her immense talent in the women’s 200m Butterfly and stood atop the podium, stunning the audience with her performance.

She took the spotlight by winning the 200m butterfly discipline. However, Smith did not just win the gold but also broke the 24-year-old long-standing record.

Regan Smith’s groundbreaking performance at the US Open Meet

Regan Smith stole the spotlight on day 4 of the US Open Swimming after gracefully winning the 200m Butterfly. She cruised like a bullet in the water toward the finish line and stood atop the podium with a gold medal and huge roars of cheers for breaking a 24-year-old meet record. It was visibly a legendary moment for the swimmer.

The SwimSwam Live took to their X account and shared this outstanding news and captioned, “Regan Smith broke a 24-year-old meet record to win the women’s 200 fly at the #ToyotaUSOpen”. Clinching gold proudly and as number 1, Smith touched the wall in a timeframe of 2:06.72. Lindsay Looney was quite far away from Smith stood in the second place with a score of 2:9.31, and Dakota Luther was the third one in the race after clocking a time of 2:10.17.

Smith gracefully took the honor of breaking the long-standing record of the Australian legend Susie O’Neill, which was 2:07.20. She gracefully dominated in this race and showcased her prowess and her innate talent. This record she broke was standing since 1999 and nothing could be better for her than this for her in the US Open meet. The final day was a treat for Smith as with the 200 Butterfly, she also dominated in the 200 Backstroke.

The American swimmer’s extraordinary performance in the final day of US Open Swimming 

The Olympian was in fine fettle on the final night of the US Open 2023. She was the big winner of the day in Greensboro as she bagged two golds with outstanding performances. Before delivering a spectacular performance in the 200m Butterfly and breaking a 24-year-old record, she dominated the 200m Backstroke event.

This 21-year-old clinched gold in the 200m Backstroke event by setting a new championship record. She finished this race in the timeframe of 2:04.27. She in this performance attained another accomplishment, as she reduced a second off her own US Open meet record of 2:05.28 from the 2022 season.

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Claire Curzan and the Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh ended up in second and third place respectively. Smith’s admirers are now on their toes to witness the next chapter of the American swimmer.

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