Regan Smith Makes Statement With Sub-2:05 Mark in 200 Butterfly

TYR Pro Series, Day Three Finals: Regan Smith Makes Statement With Sub-2:05 Mark in 200 Butterfly

The second night of finals at the USA Swimming TYR Pro Swim Series stop in Westmont (Ill.) did not disappoint, as impressive victories were claimed on Thursday evening by Torri Huske and Caeleb Dressel in the 100-meter butterfly. More, Simone Manuel prevailed in the 200 freestyle, that showing a positive indicator in her chase for a third Olympic berth.

Night Three action is expected to maintain the momentum, with Regan Smith seeking to complete a difficult double in the 200 butterfly and 100 backstroke and Dressel taking aim at the 50 freestyle. Eyes will also be focused on the efforts of Olympic champions Lilly King (200 breaststroke) and Ryan Murphy (100 backstroke).

Here is an event-by-event breakdown of Friday night’s competition.

Full Results

Day One Finals

Day Two Finals

Women’s 200 Butterfly

Racing the first of two events on the night, Regan Smith dominated the field in the 200 butterfly. The Team USA veteran popped a big-time performance of 2:04.80, a little less than a second off her American record of 2:03.87 and four seconds clear of the 2:08.94 of runnerup Dakota Luther.

Smith pressed the pace from the start, going out in 27.53 and hitting the midway point in 59.86. Smith continued to surge on her third lap, as she touched in 1:31.67, which was under her American-record pace from last year. While Smith couldn’t maintain record pace over the last length, to clock a sub-2:05 effort is a stellar outing for this point in the season.

Although Smith emerged on the international scene as a backstroker, she has also excelled on the global stage in the 200 butterfly. In addition to earning a silver medal in the event at the 2020 Olympic Games, Smith claimed a bronze medal in the 200 fly at the 2023 World Champs.