INDIANAPOLIS (AP) This world record was five years in the making for Regan Smith.

What an up-and-down journey its been.

Bouncing back from a close-but-no-Olympics call in her first race, Smith set a world record in the womens 100-meter backstroke at the U.S. swimming trials on Tuesday night.

The 22-year-old Minnesota native touched in 57.13 seconds, easily beating the mark of 57.33 set a year ago by Australias Kaylee McKeown.

Smith was just 17 when she first set a world record in the event at the 2019 world championships. But she struggled to deal with the sudden, newfound fame, ceding dominance in the event to McKeown.

A long time coming, Smith said. Its about time.