Amalie Smith Sets 400IM European Junior Record At Swim England Winter Nationals
Amalie Smith set a European junior record in the 400IM on day two of the Swim England National Winter Championships at Ponds Forge, Sheffield.
The 16-year-old posted a time of 4:30.64 to go inside the benchmark time of 4:31.06 established by European Aquatics when they first began recognising junior records.
It was a huge PB for Smith whose previous best stood at 4:37.79 from the 2024 edition of the year-ending short-course championships as she enjoyed a winning margin of 7.66secs over Holly Hopwood (4:38.30) with Ines Guimond-Beetham next home in 4:40.50.
With that she secured the IM double after victory in the 200m with the 100IM to come.
It has been a superb year for Smith who trains at RTW Monson, a club based in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, southern England. She won the IM double at the European Junior Championships in Samorin, going 2:12.62 in the 200 and a championship record 4:37.02 in the 400.
Weeks later, she headed to the World juniors in Otopeni, Romania, where she won double silver, posting 2:10.58 in the shorter race behind Audrey Derivaux of the USA and 4:35.49 in the 400 where she finished behind Agostina Hein who set a championship and Argentinian record of 4:34.34.
