A day after winning a silver medal in the 100-meter backstroke, Lakeville’s Regan Smith was back in the pool at the Paris Olympics in heats of the 200 butterfly.
Lakeville’s Regan Smith swims second-fastest time in 200 butterfly semifinals
Regan Smith, a silver medalist on Tuesday, was back in action at the Paris Olympics in heats of the 200 butterfly.
The Minnesota Star Tribune
July 31, 2024 at 9:51PM
Swimming against one of her chief rivals, Summer McIntosh of Canada, in the semifinals, Smith recorded the second-fastest time heading into Thursday’s final at 2:05.39, .52 behind McIntosh.
Smith briefly pulled ahead at the final turn, but McIntosh touched the wall first. Zhang Yufei, the defending Olympic champion, was third in 2:06.09. Zhang won a bronze medal in the 100 butterfly this week.
Smith finished second to Zhang in the 200 butterfly in Tokyo three years ago.
McIntosh, the 17-year-old phenom, has already won a gold medal in the 400 individual medley and a silver in the 400 freestyle in these Olympics.
The 200 butterfly final is Thursday at 1:30 p.m. Central time. Smith also has a preliminary heat in the 200 backstroke, one in the morning (USA, 4:08 a.m.) and a likely semifinal later (NBC, 2:19 p.m.).
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