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Kieran Smith is an American
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specializing in freestyle and
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events. He currently co-holds
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world records in the 4×200 meter freestyle relay and the 4×100 meter medley relay. He is the Americas record holder in the short course 400 meter freestyle and the American record holder in the 500 yard freestyle. In the 400 meter freestyle, he won the bronze medal at the
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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
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, he won gold medals in the event at the 2021 World Short Course Championships,
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(
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), and the 2022 World Short Course Championships.


Early life and education

Smith attended and graduated from Ridgefield High School in 2018. Smith attends the
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where he competes collegiately as part of the
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and set the American and NCAA records in the 500 yard freestyle with a time of 4:06.32 at the 2020 SEC Championships.


Career


Early career

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.
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(August 24, 2017)
"6th FINA World Junior Championships 2017: Men's 200m Individual Medley Final Results"
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He also placed fourth in the 400 meter individual medley and eleventh in the 200 meter backstroke at the Championships.
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(August 28, 2017)
"6th FINA World Junior Championships 2017: Complete Results Book"
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At the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships in
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in December 2018, Smith placed 13th in the prelims heats of the 400 meter individual medley with a 4:08.52.
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(December 15, 2018)
"14th FINA World Swimming Championships 2018 Hangzhou (CHN): Men's 400m Individual Medley Heats Results Summary"
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In the prelims heats of the 4×200 metre freestyle relay, Smith led-off the relay consisting of him,
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Jacob Pebley Jacob Pebley (born September 17, 1993) is an American competition swimmer who specializes in the backstroke. He will be representing DC Trident in the International Swimming League during the 2020 season. In college, he was an NCAA runner-up in ...
, and
Zach Harting Zach Harting (born August 27, 1997) is an American competitive swimmer who specializes in the butterfly and freestyle events. He currently represents the DC Trident which is part of the International Swimming League. He competed in the men's ...
with a 1:43.30 to help qualify the relay to the final ranking second.
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(December 14, 2018)
"14th FINA World Swimming Championships 2018 Hangzhou (CHN): Men's 4x200m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"
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For the finals relay, all prelims relay members except for Zach Harting were substituted out and the relay placed fourth overall.
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(December 14, 2018)
"14th FINA World Swimming Championships 2018 Hangzhou (CHN): Men's 4x200m Freestyle Final Results"
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During his sophomore year competing collegiately for the
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, Smith set the 500 yard freestyle
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, NCAA, SEC, and
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records with a 4:06.32 at the 2020
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Championships in February 2020, which broke the record of 4:08.19 set by
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in 2019.Neidigh, Lauren (February 19, 2020)
"Kieran Smith Smashes NCAA, American Record With 4:06.3 500 Free"
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Ross, Andy (February 19, 2020)
"Kieran Smith Blasts New American Record With 4:06 500 at SECs"
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For the 2019–2020 season, his sophomore year, Smith received the "Male Swimmer of the Year" award from the Southeastern Conference."2020 SEC Swimming & Diving Awards announced"
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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.Hy-Tek (November 16, 2020)
"2020 Toyota US Open Championships - Compiled Results"
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2021

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.Ross, Andy (February 24, 2021)
"Kieran Smith Ties 500 Freestyle American Record; Pulls Magahey to 4:06 at SEC Men's Swimming Championships"
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Sutherland, James (February 24, 2021)
"Kieran Smith Ties 500 Free American Record in 4:06.32; Magahey Now #2 All-Time"
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His performances at the 2020 and 2021 Southeastern Conference Championships earned him the "Swimmer of the Meet" award at each Championships.Dziak, Mark (February 28, 2021)
"Kieran Smith Repeats As SEC Championship Swimmer Of The Meet In 2021"
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At the 2021 US Open Water Championships, Smith placed seventh in the 5 kilometer open water swim with a time of 1 hour and 13 seconds, and placed tenth in the 10 kilometer open water swim in 2 hours, 12 minutes, and 32 seconds.


2020 US Olympic Trials

Smith qualified for the
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in the 400 meter freestyle and the 200 meter freestyle, winning both events at the 2020 USA Swimming Olympic Trials.
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(June 13, 2021)
"2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Wave II: Men's 400m Freestyle Final Results"
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"2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Wave II: Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results"
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In the prelims, semifinals, final structure of the 2020 US Olympic Trials, Smith was the only male swimmer to meet the Olympic qualifying standard time in the 400 meter freestyle."Swimming Trials: Kieran Smith wins 400m free, hits standard"
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He posted new lifetime bests of 3:44.86 in the 400 meter freestyle and 1:45.29 in the 200 meter freestyle. Smith was the first swimmer at the 2020 US Olympic Trials to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in more than one individual event.Hart, Torrey (June 15, 2021)
"Kieran Smith becomes first 2-event Olympic qualifier at Swimming Trials"
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In the 200 meter individual medley, Smith swam a personal best time of 1:57.23 and finished third overall, not making the US Olympic Team in the event as only the top two event finishers, Michael Andrew and
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, qualified for the team.
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(June 18, 2021)
"2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Wave II: Men's 200m Individual Medley Final Results"
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For the 100 meter freestyle, Smith swam a 49.40 and placed 20th overall in the prelims heats, not advancing to the semifinals of the event.
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(June 16, 2021)
"2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Wave II: Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"
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2020 Summer Olympics

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in
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and held in 2021 due to the
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were Smith's first
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."Ridgefield Swimmer Headed to Tokyo Olympics"
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On July 25, 2021, Smith won a
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in the 400 meter freestyle, finishing in 3:43.94. Smith's individual bronze medal was his first
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in any, individual or relay, event and the first Olympic medal for the
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in the 400 meter freestyle since 2012.Vanoni, Maggie (July 26, 2021)
"Ridgefield's Kieran Smith finishes 6th in 200-meter freestyle"
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In the 200 meter freestyle, Smith was the only American to make it to the final of the event on July 27, placing sixth with a time of 1:45.12.Lessard, Rick (July 26, 2021)
"Ridgefield native Kieran Smith takes 6th in 200m freestyle"
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The next day, July 28, Smith split the fastest lead-off leg of the 4×200 meter freestyle relay across all finals relay teams with a personal best time of 1:44.74, which was approximately one second faster than the next-fastest lead-off swimmer and helped the United States relay consisting of him, Drew Kibler,
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place fourth with a time of 7:02.43.
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(August 1, 2021)
"Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games: Swimming Results Book"
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A crowd of about 70 people welcomed Smith back to his hometown of
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following the Olympic Games in a
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format after his parents had a car pick him up from the airport so they could surprise him when he arrived at the house.Vanoni, Maggie (August 13, 2021)
"Olympic bronze medalist Kieran Smith welcomed back to Ridgefield: 'This is my home'"
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Smith's swims for 2021, up to the end of August, were fast enough for him to earn spots in the 200 meter freestyle, 400 meter freestyle, and 200 meter individual medley on the 2021–2022 U.S. National Team.
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Lepesant, Anne (September 10, 2021)
"USA Swimming Names 114 Athletes To The 2021-22 National Team Roster"
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2021–2022 Collegiate season beginnings

Day one of the 2021
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Fall Invitational, November 18, Smith won a total of four events in one night for the
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, which included the 500 yard freestyle, 200 yard individual medley, 4x50 yard freestyle relay, and 4x100 yard medley relay.Gibbs, Robert (November 18, 2021)
"Kieran Smith Goes 4-4; UGA Women Also Dominant, At Georgia Tech Invite Day 1"
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Rieder, David (November 18, 2021)
"Big Day for Kieran Smith (500 Free, 200 IM and Relays) at Georgia Tech Invite"
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The next morning, November 19, Smith raced in three individual events, swimming a 3:49.43 in the 400 yard individual medley, 47.27 in the 100 yard butterfly, and a 46.95 in the 100 yard backstroke.Hart, Torrey (November 19, 2021)
"2021 GT Invite Day 2 Prelims: Florida's Kieran Smith Rattles Off 3 More Swims"
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Later in the day, in the finals session, Smith placed second in the 400 yard individual medley with a time of 3:46.95, fifth in the 100 yard backstroke with a time of 46.80 seconds, and first in the 4x200 yard freestyle relay in 6:14.99 where he split a 1:32.66 for the lead-off leg of the relay.Gibbs, Robert (November 19, 2021)
"Georgia Tech Invite: Day 2 Finals Live Recap"
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Smith's swims earned him the
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, SEC, honor of "Men's Swimmer of the Week" for the sixth week of the collegiate season."Week 6: Swimming & Diving Athletes of the Week"
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2021 World Short Course Championships

Smith entered to compete in the 200 meter individual medley, 200 meter freestyle, 400 meter individual medley, and 400 meter freestyle at the 2021 World Short Course Championships in
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in December, and the announcement of the United States team, including Smith, for the Championships was the number two item on the ''
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'' honor of "The Week That Was" for the week of November 1, 2021."2021 FINA Short Course World Championships Roster"
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Rieder, David (November 1, 2021)
"The Week That Was: Chalmers Takes Down 13-Year-Old World Record"
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Two weeks before the start of competition, Smith signed a
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sponsorship with
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.Keith, Braden (December 2, 2021)
"Kieran Smith Is The Latest Collegiate Swimmer To Join #TeamSpeedo"
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On the first day of competition, December 16, Smith ranked second in the prelims heats of the 400 meter freestyle with a time of 3:38.61, qualifying for the final later the same day.
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"2021 SC World Championships: Day 1 Heats Live Recap"
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In the same prelims session, Smith qualified for the final of the
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with a 1:54.01, ranking eighth overall.
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Later in the day, during the finals session, Smith placed fifth in the 400 meter freestyle, swimming a 3:38.77 to finish less than a second behind fourth-place finisher Marco De Tullio of
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"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 400m Freestyle Final Results"
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For his second final of the evening, Smith placed sixth in the 200 meter individual medley with a personal best time of 1:53.76.
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"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 200m Individual Medley Final Results"
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Day two, Smith swum a personal best time of 1:42.64 in the 200 meter freestyle to win his heat in the prelims and advance to the final ranking fourth.
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In the final, Smith placed fifth with a time of 1:42.29, finishing two-hundredths of a second behind fourth-place-finisher Duncan Scott of
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Day four, Smith split a 21.20 for the third leg of the 4×50 meter freestyle relay, helping qualify the relay for the final ranking third.
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"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 4x50m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"
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In the final, he anchored the relay to a fourth-place finish in 1:23.81, splitting a 21.30 for his 50 meter portion of the relay.
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"Curzan, Men's 4x200 Freestyle Relay Shatter American Records"
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Later in the same finals session, Smith led-off the 4×200 metre freestyle relay in 1:41.79, helping win the gold medal and set a new American record in the event at 6:47.00.
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"Claire Curzan, Men's 800 Freestyle Relay Set American Records at Short Course Worlds Championships"
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In the prelims heats of the 400 meter individual medley, Smith qualified for the final ranking fifth with a time of 4:04.82, which was over two seconds slower than fellow American and final qualifier
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Smith placed fifth in the final with a personal best time of 4:03.29.
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2022


2022 Southeastern Conference Championships

Smith continued his success in the 4×200 freestyle relay event, this time in yards, at the 2022
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Championships in February 2022, splitting a 1:30.42 on the lead-off leg of the relay to help win in 6:08.00.De George, Matthew (February 15, 2022)
"2022 SEC Championships: Alabama Women, Florida Men Set Relay Marks"
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"2022 SEC Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap"
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The final relay time of 6:08.00 set a new Southeastern Conference record in the event, lowering the former record down 1.14 seconds from a 6:09.14, and Smith's split for the new record time was 1.22 seconds faster than his split of 1:31.64 for the former record.Edmund, Emma (February 15, 2022)
"Florida Men Beat SEC Record By Over A Second In 800 Free Relay"
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The next morning, he ranked fifth in the prelims heats of the 500 yard freestyle with a 4:14.51 and qualified for the final later in the day.Hamann, Michael (February 16, 2022)
"2022 SEC Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap"
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In the evening, Smith split a 18.77 on the 4×50 yard freestyle relay in the final, helping achieve a win in a new meet record time of 1:15.18.De George, Matthew (February 16, 2022)
"2022 SEC Championships, Night 2 Finals: Florida Goes 3-for-3 in Relays"
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Later the same session, he placed second behind Matthew Sates in the final of the 500 yard freestyle with a 4:10.15.Dornan, Ben (February 16, 2022)
"2022 SEC Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap"
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On the third day, Smith started off competition in the morning where he qualified for the final ranking first in the 400 yard individual medley with a 3:43.26.Hamann, Michael (February 17, 2022)
"2022 SEC Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap"
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He won the final as well, placing first with a time of 3:39.33.De George, Matthew (February 17, 2022)
"2022 SEC Championships, Day 3 Finals: Kieran Smith Captures 400 IM"
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In the evening of the fourth day, he anchored the 4×100 yard medley relay in 41.70 seconds to help achieve a win in 3:02.61.Dornan, Ben (February 18, 2022)
"2022 SEC Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap"
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The fifth and final day, he swam a 1:40.90 in the prelims heats of the 200 yard backstroke to qualify for the final ranking fourth.Sutherland, James (February 19, 2022)
"2022 SEC Championships: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap"
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He won the final with a 1:39.51, finishing 0.07 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher.De George, Matthew (February 19, 2022)
"2022 SEC Championships, Day 5: Trey Freeman Delivers Epic Mile Win"
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For his final event, Smith anchored the 4×100 yard freestyle relay to a first-place victory in 2:46.91, splitting a time of 41.31 seconds.Hamann, Michael (February 19, 2022)
"2022 SEC Championships: Day 5 Finals Live Recap"
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Smith won a total of two individual titles and four relay titles, earned 92 individual points, and helped the
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achieve a Southeastern Conference Championships victory that was 476 points ahead of the second-place teams, which marked the largest winning margin in the history of the Southeastern Conference Championships.Keith, Braden (February 19, 2022)
"Florida Gators Win 10th Consecutive SEC Title In Men's Swimming & Diving"
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2022 NCAA Championships

At the 2022 NCAA Championships in late March, Smith helped achieve a seventh-place finish in the 4×200 yard freestyle relay on day one, swimming a 1:30.66 for the lead-off leg of the relay to contribute to the final time of 6:09.01.Rieder, David (March 23, 2022)
"NCAA Men's Championships: Texas Dominates 800 Free Relay for New American, NCAA Record"
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In the prelims heats of the 500 yard freestyle the following morning, he qualified for the final ranking fifth with his time of 4:10.53.D'Addona, Dan (March 24, 2022)
"2022 NCAA Men's Championships: Matthew Sates Crushes 4:08 in 500 Freestyle Prelims"
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For the final, he placed fourth with a time of 4:08.68.Hamann, Michael (March 24, 2022)
"2022 NCAA Division I Men's Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap"
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Following his individual event of the evening, he helped achieve a win in the 4×50 yard freestyle relay in a pool record time of 1:14.11, anchoring the relay with a time of 18.59 seconds.Rieder, David (March 24, 2022)
"NCAA Men's Championships: Kieran Smith Anchors Florida to 200 Free Relay Title; Three Hundredths Off Record"
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He qualified for the final of the 200 yard freestyle the next day, ranking sixth across all preliminary heats with a time of 1:31.90.Hamann, Michael (March 25, 2022)
"2022 NCAA Division I Men's Championships: Day 3 Prelim Live Recap"
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"NCAA Men's Championships: Drew Kibler Edges Matt Sates in 200 Free Prelims; 1:32.00 for Eighth"
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In his first final of the evening, the 200 yard freestyle, he placed fifth in 1:31.27.Lohn, John (March 25, 2022)
"NCAA Men's Championships: Drew Kibler Lights Up Back Half to Claim 200 Freestyle Crown"
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In his second final, he helped win the bronze medal in the 4×100 yard medley relay in 3:01.00, anchoring the relay with a 40.96.Rieder, David (March 25, 2022)
"Cal Takes 400 Medley Relay Victory From Early Heat to Propel Bears Into First Place"
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Starting off on the fourth and final day, Smith swam a 1:38.99 in the preliminary heats of the 200 yard backstroke to qualify for the final ranking seventh.Hamann, Michael (March 26, 2022)
"2022 M. NCAA Division I Championships: Day 4 Prelim Live Recap"
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He swam a 1:39.39 in the final to place fourth, just 0.33 seconds behind the third-place finisher.Lohn, John (March 26, 2022)
"NCAA Men's Championships: Title For Destin in 200 Backstroke Sparks Major Scoring Haul For Cal"
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In the final of the 4×100 yard freestyle relay later in the same session, he anchored the relay to a sixth-place finish in 2:47.39 with a 41.35.Rieder, David (March 26, 2022)
"NCAA Men's Championships: Texas Takes Down Arizona State, Cal in 400 Free Relay to Conclude Meet"
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2022 International Team Trials

On the first day of the 2022 US International Team Trials in
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, Smith swam a personal best time of 48.50 seconds in the preliminary heats of the 100 meter freestyle to qualify for the final ranking fifth.
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He swam just one-hundredth of a second slower in the final, achieving a time of 48.51 seconds, to finish 0.26 seconds behind the two swimmers who tied for fourth-place, 0.13 seconds behind the sixth-place swimmer, and place seventh overall.
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The second morning, he qualified for the final of the 200 meter freestyle from the prelims heats with a time of 1:46.78, which ranked him fourth overall.
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He won the final with a time of 1:45.25, qualifying in the event, as well as the 4×200 meter freestyle relay, for the
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team.
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Day four, he ranked fourth in the morning prelims heats of the 400 meter freestyle with a 3:50.72 and qualified for the evening final with a time less than half a second slower than the first-ranked swimmer.
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In the final, he won the event with a time of 3:46.61, marking his second individual event in which he qualified for the 2022 World Aquatics Championships team.
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Smith started the fifth and final day with the prelims heats of the 200 meter individual medley in the morning, qualifying for the final ranking seventh with a 1:59.60.
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For his finals swim, he finished in 1:59.83, placing eighth.
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2022 World Aquatics Championships

Beginning his competition on the first day of pool swimming at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships, Smith ranked fifth in the prelims of the 400 meter freestyle, qualifying for the final.
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Later in the day, in the final of the event, he placed seventh with a time of 3:46.43.
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The following day, he ranked eleventh in the prelims of the 200 meter freestyle, qualifying for the semifinals with a time of 1:46.73.
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In the evening semifinals, he dropped over half a second off his prelims time, swimming a 1:46.06 to qualify for the final ranking eighth.
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He placed sixth in the final with a time of 1:45.16.
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In the final of the 4×200 meter freestyle relay three days later, he swam the fastest split out of his relay teammates with a 1:44.35 anchor leg to help achieve a final time of 7:00.24 and win the gold medal.
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2022 Swimming World Cup

On October 21, at the first stop of his first
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, Smith won a silver medal in his first event, the 400 meter freestyle, with a personal best time of 3:37.27, which was less than one second slower than gold medalist Matthew Sates of
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He won his second medal in the 200 meter freestyle, finishing third in a time of 1:42.30 to win the bronze medal behind gold medalist Matthew Sates and silver medalist
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, for the second stop, he won the silver medal in the 400 meter freestyle with a time of 3:38.34.
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He won his second medal on day three of three in Toronto, finishing behind fellow Americans
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(gold medalist) and Trenton Julian (silver medalist) in the 200 meter freestyle to win the bronze medal with a time of 1:42.45.
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Day one in
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for the third and final stop, Smith won a gold medal in the 400 meter freestyle with a new US Open record and personal best time of 3:35.99, which was 1.51 seconds faster than silver medalist
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On the second morning, he swam a personal best time of 47.12 seconds in the 100 meter freestyle preliminary heats, qualifying for the final ranking third.
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For his first race of the evening session, he won the gold medal in the 200 meter individual medley with a personal best time of 1:52.98.Jonckheere, Karien (November 4, 2022)
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Approximately 30 minutes later, he placed sixth in the final of the 100 meter freestyle with a personal best time of 47.04 seconds.
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Completing his competition the following day, he won the gold medal in the 200 meter freestyle with a personal best time of 1:41.78.
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His performances for the three World Cup stops ranked him as the ninth overall highest-scoring male competitor."FINA Swimming World Cup 2022: Men Individual Ranking 2022"
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2022 World Short Course Championships

In mid-October, Smith was named to the
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, Australia, in two individual events, the 200 meter freestyle and 400 meter freestyle."2022 FINA World Championships (25m) Roster"
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He anchored the preliminaries relay to a third-rank in the 4×100 metre freestyle relay with a 46.08 on day one, which helped qualify the relay to the final later the same day.
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He lowered his time to a 45.77 in the final, helping win the bronze medal with a time of 3:05.09.
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On day three, he won the gold medal in the 400 meter freestyle with an Americas record, American record, and Australian All Comers record time of 3:34.38, which was 37-hundredths of a second slower than the Championships record of 3:34.01 by
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from 2018.
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His title was the second for the United States in the event, after
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The following day, he contributed a personal best time of 1:41.04 for the lead-off leg of the 4×200 meter freestyle relay, helping achieve a time of 6:44.12, which won the gold medal and set a new
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Day five of six, Smith anchored the 4×50 meter medley relay with a 21.34 in the preliminaries, helping advance the relay to the final ranking fifth with a time of 1:32.67.
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On the finals relay, he was switched out for Michael Andrew, and won a silver medal for his efforts in the preliminaries when the finals relay placed second in 1:30.37.
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The sixth and final day, he placed ninth in the 200 metre freestyle, achieving first-alternate status for the final with a time of 1:42.54.
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For his final event of the Championships, the 4×100 meter medley relay, he helped set a world record of 3:18.98 in the final, splitting a 45.95 for the freestyle leg of the relay.
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International championships (50 m)


International championships (25 m)

: Smith swam only in the prelims heats.


Personal best times


Long course meters (50 m pool)

Legend: h – prelims heat; r — relay 1st leg


Short course meters (25 m pool)


Swimming World Cup circuits

The following medals Smith has won at Swimming World Cup circuits."Kieran Smith: Medals"
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World records


Short course meters (25 m pool)


Continental and national records


Short course meters (25 m pool)


Short course yards (25 yd pool)


Awards and honors

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(SEC), Swimmer of the Championships (male): 2020, 2021 * Southeastern Conference (SEC), Swimmer of the Year (male): 2019–2020 * Southeastern Conference (SEC), Swimmer of the Week (male): November 23, 2021, January 25, 2022"Week 10: Swimming & Diving Athletes of the Week"
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Southeastern Conference The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is an American college athletic conference whose member institutions are located primarily in the South Central and Southeastern United States. Its fourteen members include the flagship public universities of ...
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* Connecticut High School Coaches Association (CHSCA), Swimmer of the Year: 2016, 2017


See also

* List of World Swimming Championships (25 m) medalists (men) *
List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men) This is the complete list of men's Olympic medalists in swimming. Men's events 50 metre freestyle 100 metre freestyle 200 metre freestyle 400 metre freestyle 800 metre freestyle 1500 metre freestyle 100 metre backstroke 200 metre ...
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List of United States records in swimming There are two different kinds of swimming records in the United States and certified by USA Swimming: *USA record, more commonly referred to in the US as the American record: the fastest time by an American swimmer. *US Open record: The fastest tim ...


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Kieran 2000 births Living people World record setters in swimming World record holders in swimming American male freestyle swimmers American male medley swimmers University of Florida alumni Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in swimming Florida Gators men's swimmers Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming 21st-century American people