Helen Smart (nee Don-Duncan; 9 June 1981 – 12 August 2023)[1] was an English competitive swimmer and backstroke specialist.

At the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, she came 15th in the women's 200-metre backstroke.

[3] Don-Duncan represented England and won a bronze medal in the 200 backstroke metres event, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

[4][5][6] At the ASA National British Championships, she won four consecutive 200 metres backstroke titles (in 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000).

[7][8][9][10] After retiring from competitive swimming following the Sydney Olympics, Don-Duncan moved into education, becoming the headteacher of Worsley Mesnes Community Primary School in Wigan, a position she held for the rest of her life.