Upcoming Event: Swimming & Diving versus Boston College on September 26, 2025 at 4 p.m. Diving / 5 p.m. Swimming
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4 p.m. Diving / 5 p.m. Swimming
Swimming & Diving
vs Boston College
2022-23 Swimming & Diving Roster
Smith, McKenna
McKenna Smith
- Position:
- Sprint Free
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Academy at the Lakes
- Hometown:
- Land O Lakes, Fla.
Bio
Personal Bests and Event Progression
Academic Accolades
2023-24 (Junior)
2022-23 (Sophomore)
2021-22 (Freshman)
Prior to Duke:Â Four-year letterwinner at Academy at the Lakes ... Three-time USA Swimming All-American ... Winter Junior National, Summer Junior National and US Open qualifier ... Placed third in the 50 and 100 freestyle at the Florida state meet in 2021 and 2020 ... Finished second in the 50 freestyle and fourth in the 100 freestyle as a sophomore ... Four-year champion at the district meet in the 100 freestyle ... Also won the district meet in the 50 freestyle in 2019, 2020 and 2021 ... Holds the meet record for the Tampa Classic since 2017 ... Three-time Scholastic All-American.
Academic Accolades
- ACC Academic Honor Roll (2021-22)
- Did not compete during the 2024-25 season
2023-24 (Junior)
- Did not compete during the 2023-24 season
2022-23 (Sophomore)
- Began her sophomore campaign with second-place finishes in the 50 Freestyle and the 100 Freestyle against Virginia Tech
- Touched a season-best in the 50 Freestyle and won the event with a time of 23.29 against UNCW
- Followed up her season-best performance against UNCW, dropping her 50 Freestyle time to 23.25 and another individual victory
- Set a personal best in the 200 Freestyle at the NC State GAC Invitational, clocking in with a time of 1:49.48, after setting a personal best in the preliminaries
- Clocked a season-best time of 22.90 in the 50 Freestyle at North Carolina
2021-22 (Freshman)
- Wrapped up her first year with two school record relay times, three other relay times in the top 10 in program history and two individual times that rank in all-time program charts
- Represented Duke in two individual events and four relays at the 2022 ACC Championship
- Narrowly missed the finals in the 100 and 50 freestyle at the conference meet, placing 25th and 28th, respectively
- Clocked the sixth-fastest time in program history in the 50 freestyle (22.65) at the ACC Championship
- Also recorded the ninth-fastest time in the 100 freestyle (49.71)
- Assisted Duke to four relay times that placed top eight at the ACC Championships, each ranking in the top 10 in program history
- Was a member of the 800 freestyle relay and 400 medley relay teams that set the program record and placed fifth at the ACC meet
- Recorded a pair of second-place finishes in the 50 and 100 freestyle against North Carolina (1/28)
- Touched third in the 200 freestyle against NC State (1/15)
- Placed second in the 100 freestyle and third in the 50 freestyle against Tennessee (1/8)
- Represented Duke in two finals at the 2021 NC State GAC Invitational, placing 21st in the 50 freestyle and 23rd in the 100 freestyle
- Touched first in both the 50 and 100 freestyle against Georgia Tech (11/6)
- Also placed first in the 100 freestyle in the tri-meet against UNC Wilmington and Boston College (10/29-30).
Prior to Duke:Â Four-year letterwinner at Academy at the Lakes ... Three-time USA Swimming All-American ... Winter Junior National, Summer Junior National and US Open qualifier ... Placed third in the 50 and 100 freestyle at the Florida state meet in 2021 and 2020 ... Finished second in the 50 freestyle and fourth in the 100 freestyle as a sophomore ... Four-year champion at the district meet in the 100 freestyle ... Also won the district meet in the 50 freestyle in 2019, 2020 and 2021 ... Holds the meet record for the Tampa Classic since 2017 ... Three-time Scholastic All-American.
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