Rebecca Smith returns home after Tokyo triumph
Red Deer’s very own Olympic silver medallist has returned home.
Rebecca Smith, the first Red Deerian to ever medal at the Summer Games, met with media and a few patrons at the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame on Thursday.
The former Catalina Swim Club member won the silver alongside teammates Penny Oleksiak, Kayla Sanchez and Margaret Mac Neil in the 4×100 metre swim relay.
“I think I’m still getting used to (the title),” Smith said of being called an Olympic medallist. “There were no spectators at the Olympics, but I did have so much support back home. So being back in my hometown, it’s been crazy.”