Lakeville swimmer Regan Smith captures another medal at Olympics
Silver medallist US Regan Smith poses with her medal after the womens 200m butterfly swimming event during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre, west of Paris, on August 1, 2024. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) (Photo by (OLI SCARFF/AFP / Getty Images)
PARIS (FOX 9) - Regan Smith is bringing another medal home to Minnesota from the Paris Olympics.
Smith, of Lakeville, earned a silver medal in the 200m butterfly on Thursday. Smith finished with a time of 2:03.84, 0.81 seconds behind Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh during Thursday's event.
Success in Paris
This marks Smith's second medal at the Paris Games. On Tuesday, she took home a silver medal in the 100m backstroke finals, edged out by Australia's Kaylee McKeown by 0.33 seconds. McKeown set an Olympic record with her time. Smith currently owns the world record time for the 100m backstroke, which she set during trials in June.
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Medal count
The silver on Thursday brings Smith's career medal count to five. She earned two silvers and a bronze during the Tokyo Games in 2021.
Smith still has a chance to add to her count on Friday. She is set to compete in the women's 200m backstroke. In 2021, she earned a silver medal in that event. She will again face stiff competition from McKeown for gold. McKeown currently owns the world record for the 200m backstroke at 2:03.14. Smith finished first during the United States trials with a time of 2:05.70.