GOING FOR IT: Olympian Regan Smith On Setting World Records In the Pool & Fueling For Gold
Hurdle with Emily Abbate
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4.9 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 22 July 2024
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Today we are kicking off the limited series ‘Going For It’, which celebrates this monumental time for women in sport as people are rightfully paying more attention to her and what lights her on fire. Leading into Paris, I am bringing conversations to the forefront from women who will be involved in the Games from all perspectives, from athletes to journalists to even your favorite peloton instructor.
Kicking off the series Is Regan Smith, who made headlines in June when she set a new record in the 100m backstroke on her way to punching her ticket to Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
IN THIS EPISODE
Regan’s reaction to breaking a (second) world record (3:40)
Managing pressure after early success (8:10)
What gives Regan an edge on her competition (9:30)
How Regan makes sure her nutrition ensures that she can perform her best (13:32)
The moment Regan was able to bring her high school swim coach to the Olympic Games in Tokyo (15:58)
How Regan gets her mind ready for big races with amplified pressure (17:20)
Regan’s Olympic idol (21:18)
How she gives back to herself outside of the pool (23:55)
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| 0:00.0 | I'd rather really shoot as high as I can. |
| 0:02.7 | And if I miss, then dang, I really went for it instead of being too afraid to set a goal in the first place. |
| 0:24.9 | What is going on, Herdlers? |
| 0:26.0 | Emily Abadi here. |
| 0:32.1 | You are listening to a special limited series here on Hurdle called Going for It. |
| 0:39.4 | It's a monumental time for women in sport as more and more eyes are rightfully paying attention to her in pursuit of what lights her on fire. Leading up to Paris, I'm bringing conversations to the forefront from |
| 0:45.2 | women who will be involved in this year's games, from athletes to journalists and even your favorite |
| 0:51.9 | Peloton instructor. Kicking things off with a quicker conversation, |
| 0:56.0 | I had the honor of having with Reagan Smith, |
| 0:59.0 | who made headlines during the trials in June |
| 1:02.0 | when she set a new world record for the 100-meter backstroke, |
| 1:06.0 | qualifying for her second Olympic Games. |
| 1:09.0 | If you love the series this week, including the five back-to-back |
| 1:12.5 | episodes, then make sure to share them with a friend, tied to the show over on social media, |
| 1:18.4 | and don't forget to rate and review hurdle in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your |
| 1:24.4 | podcasts. Of course, hurdles over on social at hurdle podcast. |
| 1:28.6 | I am over at Emily Abadi. |
| 1:30.7 | And keeping it short and sweet with that, let's get into it. |
| 1:34.0 | Let's get to hurtling. |
| 1:39.4 | Today, I am sitting down with Reagan Smith. She is an Olympic swimmer. How are we doing today, Reagan? |
| 1:48.6 | I'm doing great. I'm so excited to be here. Thank you for having me, Emily. I am geeked to have you here. |
| 1:54.4 | You're going to be helping me kick off a nice amount of coverage leading up to the big moment in Paris. |
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