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Clark Smith’s 500 Free Win Leads Strong Showing From Host Squad At Texas Invite
- Updated: December 2, 2016
As is annually the case, the Texas Hall of Fame Invitational has brought together some of the top collegians in the American system, and that contingent of athletes did not disappoint as individual action got under way on Thursday. As strong as the competition was, however, it’s hard to argue that any event was more impressive than the men’s 500-yard freestyle.
Olympian Clark Smith of Texas, a former NCAA champion in the event, was the class of the 500 free, prevailing in a stellar mark of 4:11.20. Having surprisingly missed the final of the 500 free at last year’s NCAA Champs, Smith’s triumph in the midyear prep meet was a good sign on the road to reclaiming his title. More, Smith had to defeat a quality field.
While Smith was the lone athlete to crack 4:12, Stanford University had three guys in the 4:12-range, with Grant Shoults going 4:12.03 as the runnerup. He was followed by Cardinal teammates True Sweetser (4:12.97) and Liam Egan (4:12.99). Texas’ Townley Haas, a member of the United States’ gold medal 800 free relay from …
