Rebecca Smith

Rebecca Smith is a swimmer from Canada. Smith competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She was born on 14 March 2000.

Rebecca Smith

Personal information
Nationality	Canadian
Born	(2000-03-14) 14 March 2000 Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	2020 Toronto Titans; 2019 Energy Standard
Medal record Women's swimming Representing Canada Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 1 0 World Championships (LC) 0 1 5 World Championships (SC) 3 3 3 Commonwealth Games 0 2 2 Total 3 7 10 Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo 4×100 m freestyle World Championships (LC) 2022 Budapest 4×100 m freestyle 2017 Budapest 4×100 m mixed medley 2019 Gwangju 4×100 m freestyle 2019 Gwangju 4×200 m freestyle 2019 Gwangju 4×100 m medley 2022 Budapest 4×200 m freestyle World Championships (SC) 2021 Abu Dhabi 4×100 m freestyle 2021 Abu Dhabi 4×200 m freestyle 2021 Abu Dhabi 4×50 m mixed freestyle 2021 Abu Dhabi 200 m freestyle 2022 Melbourne 200 m freestyle 2022 Melbourne 4×200 m freestyle 2022 Melbourne 4×100 m freestyle 2022 Melbourne 4×100 m medley 2022 Melbourne 4×50 m mixed medley Pan Pacific Championships 2018 Tokyo 4×100 m freestyle 2018 Tokyo 4×200 m freestyle Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast 4×200 m freestyle 2022 Birmingham 4×100 m mixed medley 2022 Birmingham 4×100 m mixed freestyle 2022 Birmingham 4×100 m freestyle World Junior Championships 2017 Indianapolis 4×200 m freestyle 2015 Singapore 4×200 m freestyle 2015 Singapore 4×100 m freestyle Junior Pan Pacific Championships 2016 Maui 50 m freestyle 2016 Maui 100 m freestyle 2016 Maui 100 m butterfly 2016 Maui 4×100 m freestyle 2016 Maui 4×100 m medley

Career

At the 2017 World Championships in Budapest, Smith was part of the team that won bronze in the 4×100 metre mixed medley. Later that year, at the World Junior Swimming Championships in Indianapolis, she helped her team win gold in the 4×200 metre freestyle, breaking the junior world record and championship record.

In September 2017, Smith was named to Canada's team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

In 2019, Smith joined the International Swimming League (ISL), swimming for the Energy Standard International Swim Club, which won the team title in Las Vegas. In 2020, she signed with the Toronto Titans, the first Canadian team in the ISL.

In June 2021, Smith qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics. She won a silver medal in the 4×100 metre freestyle relay with teammates Kayla Sanchez, Maggie Mac Neil, and Penny Oleksiak.

At the 2022 World Aquatics Championships, Smith swam in the heats for the 4×100 metre freestyle relay. She did not swim in the final but still earned a silver medal as part of the team. She also swam in the heats for the 4×200 metre freestyle relay, helping her team reach the final, and shared in their bronze medal win. Later that summer, at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, she won a bronze medal in the mixed 4×100 metre freestyle relay and another bronze in the women's 4×100 metre freestyle relay. She also won a silver medal in the 4×100 metre mixed medley relay.

In 2023, Smith focused on completing her nursing degree at the University of Calgary and did not compete internationally. However, she was named to Canada's team for the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, seeing it as a step towards the Olympic trials. On the first day of finals, she helped Canada win a bronze medal in the 4×100 metre freestyle relay and another bronze in the 4×100 metre medley relay, swimming the butterfly leg.