1. Julia Elizabeth Smit was born on December 14,1987 and is an American competition swimmer, two-time Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder in two events.
12 Facts About Julia Smit
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Julia Smit has won a total of nine medals in major international competition, six golds, two silvers, and one bronze spanning the Olympics and Pan American Games.
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Julia Smit graduated from Mount Sinai High School on Long Island, New York.
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Julia Smit attended Stanford University, where she was an anthropology major and a member of the Stanford Cardinal swimming and diving team.
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Julia Smit received an athletic scholarship to attend Stanford University, where she was a five-time national champion for the Stanford Cardinal swimming and diving team, having won the 400-yard individual medley three times and the 200-yard individual medley twice.
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Julia Smit is the current American record holder in the 200 and 400-yard individual medley, and 200 and 400-meter individual medley.
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Julia Smit finished third in the 400-meter individual medley at the trials.
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On November 28,2008, Julia Smit set her first world record at the Canada Cup in Toronto, Ontario, breaking Kirsty Coventry's short course 400-meter individual medley record.
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At the 2009 US National Championships and World Championship Trials, Julia Smit won her first national title in the 200-meter individual medley in 2:09.34, setting a new American record.
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Julia Smit placed second in the 400-meter individual medley, and fourth in the 100-meter freestyle with a career-best 54.38.
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At the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Julia Smit placed ninth in the 200-meter individual medley, barely missing a place in the final.
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At the 2009 Duel in the Pool, Julia Smit reclaimed the world record in the short course 400 m individual medley with a time of 4:21.04.