Leah Smith (swimmer)

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Leah Smith
Personal information
Full name Leah Smith
National team  United States
Born (1995-04-19) April 19, 1995 (age 29)
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
College team University of Virginia

Leah Smith (born April 19, 1995) is an American competition swimmer who specializes in freestyle events.

Career

Smith attends the University of Virginia, where she competes for the Virginia Cavaliers swimming and diving team. At the 2015 NCAA Championships, she won both the 500-yard freestyle and the 1,650-yard freestyle.[1][2]

At the 2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, Smith won a gold medal and set a championship record as a member of the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay. She was also 9th in both the 400m freestyle & 800m freestyle.[3] She then went on to win both the 400m freestyle and the 4 × 200 m freestyle at the 2015 Summer Universiade (World University Games).[4]

Smith represented the United States at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships where she won a gold medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay.[5]

References

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