Clark Smith

University of Texas As a freshman at the University of Texas where he swam under head coach Eddie Reese, and associate coach Kris Kubik, Smith failed to qualify for the 2014 NCAA Championships held in Austin, Texas as the Longhorns finished second place in the team standings.

The next year, Smith not only qualified for the meet but won an individual title in the 500-yard freestyle at the 2015 NCAA Championships, helping the Longhorns win the overall team title.

As noted below, as a Junior at Texas at the 2015 Texas Hall of Fame Invitational in December 2015, Smith broke both the NCAA, and American record in the 1,000 freestyle with an 8:33.93, while swimming the 1,650 freestyle event.

2016 Olympic Gold At the 2016 US Olympic Trials, Smith qualified for the 4x200 free relay.

Smith has simultaneously held the American records in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:08.42, the 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 8:33.93, the 1650-yard freestyle with a time of 14:22.41, and the 800-yard freestyle relay with a time of 6:08.61. Three of the four records were set during the 2017 NCAA Championships his senior year.