Amalie Smith

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Amalie Smith
Personal information
Full nameAmalie Smith
NationalityFlag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
Flag of England.svg England
Sport
Sport Swimming
StrokesIndividual medley, breaststroke
ClubBritish Swimming Federation
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
World Junior Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Otopeni 400 m ind. medley
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2025 Otopeni200 m ind. medley
European Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Šamorín 200 m ind. medley
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2025 Šamorín400 m ind. medley

Amalie Smith (born 24 August 2009) is a British junior swimmer specialising in individual medley and breaststroke. She won two gold medals at the 2025 European Junior Swimming Championships and two silver medals at the 2025 World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships.

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Early life

Amalie Smith was born on 24 August 2009 in Tonbridge, Kent, England. [1]

Career

2025 European Junior Swimming Championships

At the 2025 European Junior Swimming Championships in Šamorín, Slovakia, Smith claimed gold in the 200 metre individual medley in a championship-record 2:12.62. [2] She followed up with gold in the 400 metre individual medley, posting a personal best of 4:37.02 to become the fastest 15-year-old in British history over that distance. [3]

2025 World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships

At the 2025 World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships in Otopeni, Romania, Smith won silver in the 400 metre individual medley with a time of 4:35.49, finishing behind Argentina’s Agostina Hein who set a new championship record of 4:34.34. [4] Two days before her 16th birthday, she added silver in the 200 metre individual medley in 2:11.07, setting a new British age-group record for 15-year-olds. [5]

Personal bests

EventTimeVenueYear
200 metre individual medley2:11.07Otopeni, Romania2025
400 metre individual medley4:34.34Otopeni, Romania2025

References

  1. "Amalie Smith". SwimCloud. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  2. "Great Britain Tops Final Medal Table At 2025 European Junior Championships". SwimSwam. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  3. "Amalie Smith Drops 4:37.02 400 IM to become sixth-fastest British Swimmer of All-Time". SwimSwam. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  4. "Otopeni 2025: Day one at World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships produces world record, silver for GB's Smith and two relay medals for Italy". European Aquatics. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  5. "Two Days Before Her 16th Birthday, GB's Amalie Smith Resets her 2nd Age Group Record". SwimSwam. 22 August 2025. Retrieved 25 August 2025.