2024 Short Course World Championships
Mixed 4×100 Medley Relay- Final
Top 8 Relays:
- Neutral Athletes B- 3:30.47
- United States- 3:30.55
- Canada- 3:31.97
- Australia- 3:32.83
- Great Britain- 3:35.46
- Spain- 3:35.52
- Italy- 3:35.54
- Netherlands- 3:36.04
Regan Smith led off the US mixed medley relay in a time of a 54.19, a time that is faster than her own World Record of a 54.27 in the SCM 100 backstroke. Her swim from tonight will not count though as it was done leading off a mixed medley relay.
Split Comparison
| Relay Lead Off (Not Official WR) | WR Time (World Cup) | |
| 50 | 26.16 | 26.06 |
| 100 | 54.19 (28.03) | 54.27 (28.21) |
Smith was out a tenth slower today but came back fast enough to be under her official record.
Smith holds all three SCM backstroke World Records after swimming her 54.27 in the 100 and a 1:58.83 in the 200 at the World Cup stop this fall in Singapore. She added the 50 record to her resume this week in Budapest posting a 25.23, breaking the old record of a 25.25 held by Canada’s Maggie MacNeil.
Smith was the fastest of the women in the 100 back lead off split by over a second as Canada’s Ingrid Wilm was the 2nd fastest of the five women leading off with a 55.82.
The US opted for the F-F-M-M lineup and finished 2nd. The team was 8th at the final exchange but Jack Alexy charged on the free leg to just miss gold by 0.08 seconds.
