Posted On July 19, 2020
Regan Smith, who won the 50 backstroke Friday evening, won the 200 back in a scorching mid-season time of 2:06.47 – the third fastest of 2019. Fellow teenager Isabelle Stadden finished second followed closely by Asia Seidt.
“I think it (the 50 fly earlier in the evening) really bode well for my 200 back, to get my heart rate up and get ready to go before the big 200,” Smith said “So, I definitely felt really ready to go before the 200. The 200 itself felt really smooth. I was really happy with it. It felt way better than this morning. I was a little nervous after this morning. It hurt pretty bad. But tonight was a different story. It felt awesome. I didn’t expect that time. I really didn’t know exactly what to expect. I was just hoping to swim a little bit better than I did this morning.”