Mt. Lebanon Native Takes Bronze In Women’s 400M Freestyle

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Mt. Lebanon native Leah Smith made her medal round debut in at the Rio Olympics on Sunday.

Smith competed in the women’s 400-meter freestyle, finishing in third place with a time of 4:01.92, behind Team USA’s Katie Ledecky and Team Britain’s Jazz Carlin.

This was the 21-year-old’s first time competing at the Olympics.

All of Pittsburgh cheered her on, along with Antonio Brown, who shared a sweet message on Twitter.

Who wants to see this in the future? Blessed for swim cap @lgsmith19 Good luck! #USA#RioOlympics2016@teamusapic.twitter.com/rA3iM6qPr1

— Antonio Brown (@AntonioBrown84) August 6, 2016

Ledecky managed to crush a world record to win gold. The previous record was 3:58.37, and she finished with 3:56.46.

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