Clark Smith (swimmer)

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Clark Smith
Personal information
Nationality United States
Born (1995-04-17) April 17, 1995 (age 29)[1]
Atlanta, Georgia[1]
Height6 ft 9 in (206 cm)[2]
Weight205 lb (93 kg)[2]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, Butterfly
ClubLonghorn Aquatics
CoachEddie Reese
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×200 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Budapest 4x200 m freestyle

Clark Smith (born April 17, 1995) is an American swimmer who specializes in freestyle and butterfly. He earned an Olympic gold medal as a member of the United States Olympic 800m free relay.

Smith was a member of the 2015 University of Texas team that won the NCAA Division I Championship, winning the 500 yd freestyle.[3]

At the 2016 US Olympic Trials, Smith qualified for the 4x200 free relay, and earned a gold medal swimming in the preliminaries of that event in Rio.

He currently owns the American records in the 500 yards freestyle with a time of 4:08.42,[4] the 1000 yards freestyle with a time of 8:33.93,[5] and the 1650 yards freestyle with 14:22.41.[6] During the 2017 NCAA Championships at Indianapolis, Smith won two events, in the 500 yard freestyle and the 1650 yard freestyle, breaking the American records in each swim. Smith also holds the American record in the 800 yard freestyle relay with the University of Texas.

References

  1. ^ a b "Clark Smith". SwimSwam.com.
  2. ^ a b "Clark Smith". Rio2016.com. Archived from the original on November 25, 2016. Retrieved November 23, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "A Tower Of Strength: Clark Smith". Swimming World News. March 3, 2016.
  4. ^ Anderson, Jared (March 24, 2017). "Redemption: Clark Smith Breaks 500 Free American Record With 4:08.42". Swimswam. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  5. ^ "Smith Smashes American, NCAA Records In the 1000 Free". SwimSwam.com. December 6, 2015.
  6. ^ Neidigh, Lauren (March 25, 2017). "Clark Smith Smashes American Record to Win NCAA 1650 Free in 14:22.41". Swimswam. Retrieved March 25, 2017.

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