Clark Smith

USA

Clark is a swimmer from the United States, a distance freestyler and an international traveller on the circuit, whose official competitive record spans 10 seasons, 2 countries and 39 meets.

His recorded career begins in 2011, and one of his earliest marks still on file is the 200 butterfly in 1:57.15, raced in Austin.

His signature event is the 400 freestyle, the event he has raced the most, followed by the 200 freestyle and 200 butterfly. Freestyle is the backbone of the whole record: 34 meets and 58 recorded swims.

His fastest 400 freestyle stands at 3:45.74, set in long course (50 m) at US Olympic Team Trials - Swimming.

His record includes world championships, in 2017 (17th FINA World Championships 2017). A representative mark at that level is 3:47.12 in the 400 freestyle, recorded in long course (50 m). He also appears in national championships.

The record runs unbroken from 2011 to 2020: 10 consecutive seasons without a single missing year. 2015 is the busiest season on record, with 14 verified individual swims.

He is a genuinely international swimmer: the official record spans 2 countries (the United States and Hungary), including 1 of 39 meets outside the United States.

Those meets span 14 different venues (Austin, Omaha, Santa Clara and Irvine…).

Latest competition: TYR Pro Swim Series Des Moines 2020 in Des Moines, on March 6, 2020, with 1 swim: 1:52.11 in the 200 freestyle, all in long course (50 m). He closes this record with 7 current event personal bests and 27 all-time PB improvements, across 84 verified official swims in competitions governed by World Aquatics and USA Swimming.

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