Regan Smith (swimmer)

Regan Smith
Smith in 2018
Personal information
Nickname"Riptide Rocket"[1]
National teamUnited States
Born (2002-02-09) February 9, 2002 (age 22)
Lakeville, Minnesota, U.S.[2]
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight123 lb (56 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, butterfly
College teamStanford
CoachBob Bowman
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the  United States
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 5 1
World Championships (LC) 5 3 1
Pan Pacific Championships 0 0 1
World Junior Championships 2 2 0
Total 9 10 3
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris 4×100 m mixed medley
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 200 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris 100 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris 200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris 200 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 100 m backstroke
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2019 Gwangju 200 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2019 Gwangju 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2022 Budapest 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2022 Budapest 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2023 Fukuoka 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2023 Fukuoka 50 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2023 Fukuoka 100 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2023 Fukuoka 200 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Fukuoka 200 m butterfly
Pan Pacific Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tokyo 200 m backstroke
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Indianapolis 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2017 Indianapolis 200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2017 Indianapolis 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2017 Indianapolis 4×100 m mixed medley

Regan Smith (/ˈreɪɡən/; born February 9, 2002) is an American competitive swimmer. She competed at the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games and won eight medals, including two golds. Smith also won nine total medals at the World Championships, including five golds. She was the 2019 world champion in the 200 m backstroke and the 2022 world champion in the 100 m backstroke.

Smith is the world record holder in the 100 m backstroke, the world junior record holder in the 100 m backstroke and 200 m backstroke, and the former world record holder in the 200 m backstroke.

  1. ^ "Regan Smith". SwimSwam. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  2. ^ "Regan Smith". SwimSwam. Retrieved October 29, 2019.