Kathleen Baker and Regan Smith saved their best for the 100m back on the final night of the TYR Pro Swim Series - Des Moines. The winner established a meet record.
U.S. National Team member Regan Smith set the world junior record in the 100m backstroke Sunday at the TYR Pro Swim Series at Bloomington, turning in a time of 58.82. It was her third win of the meet and the fourth-fastest time in the world this year.
Isabelle Stadden and Lisa Bratton were second and third, respectively.
The 100 back was one of three races for Smith Sunday, who also finished sec...
The first event on Day 4 of the 2021 TYR Pro Swim Series at San Antonio was the decorated women’s 100m backstroke, which featured six U.S. National Team members, the current and former world-record holder and the reigning Olympic silver medalist in the event. The race lived up to its hype, coming down to a single hundredth of a second separating Olivia Smoliga (59.49) and Regan Smith (59.50).
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