Wayne State University Athletics

Sean Smith was a two-year swimming letterwinner (2007-09), and the 2008-09 WSU Male Student-Athlete of the Year.
 
Smith earned 10 All-America honors, including nine First Team Awards after transferring to WSU from the University of Kentucky.

As a junior, he broke the school records in both the 100 backstroke and 200 backstroke at the NCAA finals.  In fact, Smith broke the school record in the 200 backstroke twice - once in the preliminary round, when he qualified third (1:48.80) and again in the finals, finishing fourth (1:48.01).  He also placed fifth and set a school record in the 100 backstroke (49.86).  Smith earned points by placing 10th in the 100 butterfly (50.03) and swimming the butterfly portion of the 400 medley relay, which placed fourth (3:21.62).
 
In his first year as a Warrior, Smith won the 200 backstroke at the GLIAC Championship meet, while finishing second in the 100 backstroke (51.25) and third in the 100 butterfly (51.24).


At the 2009 NCAA Championship meet, Smith won the national title in the 200 backstroke, setting an NCAA meet record (1:44.89), and led off the first-place 400 medley relay, which also broke the national record.
 
He earned six First Team All-America awards after tying for third place in the 100 backstroke, finishing fifth in the 200 butterfly and sixth in the 100 butterfly. He led off the 200 medley relay which finished second.  All this helped WSU record its highest men's national finish (second) in school history.

As a senior, Smith was voted GLIAC Men's Swimming & Diving Athlete of the Year after winning four conference titles in the 100 and 200 backstroke, and leading off the 200 and 400 medley relays. 
 
His accolade marked just the second time a WSU male swimmer had been so honored joining David Lutz's 2005 selection.
 
Smith set a GLIAC record in the 100 backstroke (48.61) and broke the conference mark twice in the 200 backstroke, once in prelims and again in the finals (1:45.64), as he successfully defended his title in the latter event.
 
In addition, the first-place relays (200 and 400 medley) set school and conference records.
 
He was a two-time GLIAC Swimmer of the Week during the 2008-09 season.

A three-time member of the Coach's Academic Honor Roll, he earned GLIAC All-Academic recognition in his only year eligible.
 
A native of the Bay City area, Smith earned a bachelor's degree in Secondary Education History.