SK107 Regan Smith

She’s only 20, and Regan Smith is a Team USA veteran.

A 3x Olympic medalist, 2019 World Champion (200 backstroke), and still holds the World Record in that event.

Our chat with Regan comes on the heels of her great meet at the US World Championship Trials, where for the 2nd summer in a row she qualified for the US team in the 200 butterfly and 100 backstroke (also the 50 back) and, perhaps surprisingly, did not earn an individual swim in what many considered her signature event, the 200 backstroke.

So which event was Regan most satisfied with at Trials? Her 200 back! Duh. Regan’s story is one of maturity and growth, as she had the brightest of spotlights shone on her in the lead up to the Tokyo Games, and has navigated the difficult transition from high school phenom to college swimmer (quite well given she won an NCAA title as a freshman!)

Regan is such a delight. We hope you enjoy this chat as much as we did.