Background
Smart was born in New York City, New York, and lived on Ocean Avenue in Brooklyn.
Smart was born in New York City, New York, and lived on Ocean Avenue in Brooklyn.
Barnard College; The Wharton School.
Smart is 5 feet, 7 inches tall, weighs 125 pounds, and is coached by Buckie Leach. Smart"s brother Keeth is also a nationally ranked competitive fencer who also started fencing with the Peter Westbrook Foundation. Before taking up fencing, she had taken ballet, ice skating, tennis and track.
Her brother Keeth, 18 months her senior, took up the sport six months later.
Smart graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School, as a chemistry major, in 1997. She attended Barnard College at Columbia University in Manhattan, graduating in 2001 with a degree in economics.
She was recognized as an National Collegiate Athletic Association All-American at Columbia. She worked for Lord Abbett, a financial firm, following the 2004 Olympics.
She is attending Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and plans to graduate in 2013.
Smart was selected as an alternate for the United States team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, but did not participate in competition.