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Kieran Smith
Kieran Smith (born May 20, 2000) is an American swimmer specializing in freestyle and individual medley events. He currently co-holds short course world records in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay and the 4×100-meter medley relay. He was the former Americas record holder in the long course 400-meter freestyle and the former American record holder in the 500-yard freestyle.
In the 400-meter freestyle, he won the bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics and the gold medal at the 2022 World Short Course Championships. Following a fourth-place finish in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics, he won gold medals in the event at the 2021 World Short Course Championships, 2022 World Aquatics Championships (long course), and the 2022 World Short Course Championships.
Smith grew up in Ridgefield, Connecticut and graduated from Ridgefield High School in 2018. Smith attends the University of Florida where he competes collegiately as part of the Florida Gators and set the American and NCAA records in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:06.32 at the 2020 SEC Championships.
In 2016 and 2017, Smith was named Connecticut High School Coaches Association "Swimmer of the Year". In 2017, he qualified for the US National Junior Team and earned a silver medal at the 2017 Junior World Championships in the 200-meter individual medley. He also placed fourth in the 400-meter individual medley and eleventh in the 200-meter backstroke at the Championships.
At the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships in Hangzhou, China in December 2018, Smith placed 13th in the prelims heats of the 400-meter individual medley with a 4:08.52. In the prelims heats of the 4×200-metre freestyle relay, Smith led-off the relay consisting of him, Jack Conger, Jacob Pebley, and Zach Harting with a 1:43.30 to help qualify the relay to the final ranking second. For the finals relay, all prelims relay members except for Zach Harting were substituted out and the relay placed fourth overall.
During his second year competing collegiately for the Florida Gators, Smith set the 500-yard freestyle American, NCAA, SEC, and Florida records with a 4:06.32 at the 2020 Southeastern Conference Championships in February 2020, which broke the record of 4:08.19 set by Townley Haas in 2019.
For the 2019–2020 season, his second year, Smith received the "Male Swimmer of the Year" award from the Southeastern Conference. At the 2020 U.S. Open Swimming Championships, held in a virtual format in November 2020, he won gold medals in the 200-meter freestyle, with a 1:47.29, and the 400-meter freestyle, with a 3:48.78, as well as a bronze medal in the 800-meter freestyle with a 8:00.05.
During his junior year with the Florida Gators, Smith tied his American record in the 500-yard freestyle, swimming a 4:06.32 at the 2021 Southeastern Conference Championships. His performances at the 2020 and 2021 Southeastern Conference Championships earned him the "Swimmer of the Meet" award at each Championships.
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Kieran Smith
Kieran Smith (born May 20, 2000) is an American swimmer specializing in freestyle and individual medley events. He currently co-holds short course world records in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay and the 4×100-meter medley relay. He was the former Americas record holder in the long course 400-meter freestyle and the former American record holder in the 500-yard freestyle.
In the 400-meter freestyle, he won the bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics and the gold medal at the 2022 World Short Course Championships. Following a fourth-place finish in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics, he won gold medals in the event at the 2021 World Short Course Championships, 2022 World Aquatics Championships (long course), and the 2022 World Short Course Championships.
Smith grew up in Ridgefield, Connecticut and graduated from Ridgefield High School in 2018. Smith attends the University of Florida where he competes collegiately as part of the Florida Gators and set the American and NCAA records in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:06.32 at the 2020 SEC Championships.
In 2016 and 2017, Smith was named Connecticut High School Coaches Association "Swimmer of the Year". In 2017, he qualified for the US National Junior Team and earned a silver medal at the 2017 Junior World Championships in the 200-meter individual medley. He also placed fourth in the 400-meter individual medley and eleventh in the 200-meter backstroke at the Championships.
At the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships in Hangzhou, China in December 2018, Smith placed 13th in the prelims heats of the 400-meter individual medley with a 4:08.52. In the prelims heats of the 4×200-metre freestyle relay, Smith led-off the relay consisting of him, Jack Conger, Jacob Pebley, and Zach Harting with a 1:43.30 to help qualify the relay to the final ranking second. For the finals relay, all prelims relay members except for Zach Harting were substituted out and the relay placed fourth overall.
During his second year competing collegiately for the Florida Gators, Smith set the 500-yard freestyle American, NCAA, SEC, and Florida records with a 4:06.32 at the 2020 Southeastern Conference Championships in February 2020, which broke the record of 4:08.19 set by Townley Haas in 2019.
For the 2019–2020 season, his second year, Smith received the "Male Swimmer of the Year" award from the Southeastern Conference. At the 2020 U.S. Open Swimming Championships, held in a virtual format in November 2020, he won gold medals in the 200-meter freestyle, with a 1:47.29, and the 400-meter freestyle, with a 3:48.78, as well as a bronze medal in the 800-meter freestyle with a 8:00.05.
During his junior year with the Florida Gators, Smith tied his American record in the 500-yard freestyle, swimming a 4:06.32 at the 2021 Southeastern Conference Championships. His performances at the 2020 and 2021 Southeastern Conference Championships earned him the "Swimmer of the Meet" award at each Championships.