Rebecca Smith (born 14 March 2000) is a Canadian

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. She competed in the

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event at the

2017 World Aquatics Championships The 17th FINA World Championships ( hu, 2017-es úszó-világbajnokság) were held in Budapest, Hungary from 14 to 30 July 2017.

Career

At the 2017 World Championships in Budapest Smith was part of the bronze medal-winning team in the 4 × 100 m mixed medley. Later in 2017 Smith was also part of the gold medal 4 × 200 m freestyle 2017 World Junior Swimming Championships team in

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. In the process the team broke the junior world record and championship record. In September 2017, Smith was named to

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2018 Commonwealth Games team. In the Autumn of 2019 she was member of the inaugural

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(ISL) swimming for the Energy Standard International Swim Club, who won the team title in Las Vegas, Nevada, in December. In spring 2020, Smith signed for the newly formed Toronto Titans, the first and only Canadian team in the ISL. In June 2021, she qualified to represent Canada at the

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. Smith won a silver medal as part of the Canadian team in the freestyle relay, alongside

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and

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. At the

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, Smith swam in the heats of the freestyle relay. She was replaced by Mac Neil in the event final, but shared in the team's first-ever silver medal win at the World Championships in a relay. She also competed in the heats of the freestyle relay for the Canadian team, helping to the event final, where she was replaced by

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. She shared in the team's bronze medal win. Later in the summer, named to Canada's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Smith won a bronze medal in the mixed freestyle relay. On the second day of competition, she finished eighth in the 100 m butterfly and won a bronze medal in the freestyle relay. Teammates

and

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did the same double. Smith said she was "a little disappointed with my swims tonight." Smith swam the freestyle anchor leg in the heats of the mixed medley, but was replaced by

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in the final. She received a silver medal after the team finished second there.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Rebecca 2000 births Living people Canadian female freestyle swimmers Sportspeople from Red Deer, Alberta World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada Olympic silver medalists for Canada Olympic silver medalists in swimming Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada Swimmers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games