World Championships: Veterans Lead U.S. to Blended Medley Relay Crown
Even with out the same old large names, the identical large nations got here out on high within the combined medley relay on the World Aquatics Championships Wednesday.
The U.S. received the gold medal in 3:40.22, main wire-to-wire to complete practically three seconds away from Australia. Nice Britain pulled from fifth to bronze within the closing leg due to Anna Hopkin.
The American finals squad was comprised of Hunter Armstrong, Nic Fink, Claire Curzan and Kate Douglass. Medals additionally go to prelims swimmers Jack Aikins, Jake Foster, Rachel Klinker and Addison Sauickie.
The Aussie quartet was Bradley Woodward, Sam Williamson, Brianna Throssell and Shayna Jack. For Nice Britain, Hopkin was joined by Medi Harris, Adam Peaty and Matthew Richards.
For the U.S., it rectifies the bronze that the American received in Fukuoka final 12 months after failing to medal in fifth on the Tokyo Olympics. The U.S. is the one nation to have medaled in all six situations of this occasion at Worlds, beginning in 2015, with three gold, two silver and a bronze.
The U.S. had been, on paper, the staff to beat, with 100 again gold medalist Armstong and 100 breast winner Fink out entrance. Fink was on the again of a double with the 50 breast closing, although so was each different breaststroker within the subject. The U.S. was 1.3 seconds up on Italy and a clear two seconds forward of Australia on the midpoint. Italy’s Nicolo Martinenghi was .06 faster than Fink, however in any other case the American had the 2 quickest opening laps.
Curzan, the 100 again champ, was the quickest of the feminine backstrokers in 56.54. Douglass introduced it dwelling in 52.34, a tenth faster than Jack with loads of cushion.
Hopkin dove in fifth however went 52.52 to chase down two groups for a medal with practically a second to spare over Poland. Greece was fifth, Italy slipping to sixth.
Australia wins silver for the third straight 12 months and fourth within the final 5, after profitable it in 2019. Britain received the inaugural combined medley relay in 2015 (plus the primary Olympic gold in it).
China, which received gold in Fukuoka, completed eleventh in prelims. The Netherlands, the 2022 bronze medalist, was disqualified in prelims.
