By PAUL NEWBERRY (AP National Writer) INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — This world record was five years in the making for Regan Smith. What an up-and-down journey it’s been. Bouncing back from a clo…
INDIANAPOLIS — This world record was five years in the making for Regan Smith.Bouncing back from a close-but-no-Olympics call in her first race,in the women’s 100-meter backstroke at the U.S. swimming trials on Tuesday night.
“This is incredibly rewarding,” Smith said. “When I was a teenager, I had not done much. There was no pressure on me. I was always the youngest. No one expected much from me. I could go into it fearless.” Showing how much her confidence has grown, Smith bounced back emphatically after getting edged for a spot on the U.S. team inFlipping to her back, Smith set the second world record of the trials, following Walsh’s mark in the semifinals of the 100 fly.In the night’s other final,earned the right to defend the 800 freestyle gold he won in Tokyo with a time of 7 minutes, 44.22 seconds.
He is expected to become the youngest male swimmer to make the U.S. team since that guy named Phelps, who was 15 when he qualified for his first Olympics in Sydney in 2000.
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