Michelle Smith ninth in the preliminary swims with only the top eight advancing. Smith did not submit her qualifying time for the 400m freestyle event before the 5 July deadline but did so two days later with the Irish Olympic officials insisting they had been given permission to submit the qualifying time after the deadline. Smith applied for the event after she had arrived in Atlanta. After Smith qualified at the expense of Evans, the US Swimming Federation, supported by the German and Netherlands swimming teams, challenged a decision to allow Smith to compete but were unsuccessful. At a later conference, Evans
Smith Drug Company Smith Drug Company Smith Drug Company is a Spartanburg, South Carolina based drug wholesale company and a division of J M Smith Corporation. The company was founded in 1944 with annual revenue in excess of $2 Billion as of 2013. The company specializes in wholesale pharmaceutical distribution, home medical equipment and other medical products, serving more than 1400 customers. Although it services long-term care facilities and regional hospitals as well, the company has been serving independent pharmacies for almost 70 years. In 1925, J.M. Smith Sr., R.Ph., founded Smith Drug Company as an independent pharmacy in Asheville, North Carolina. As