Securing gold medals in swimming has been a challenge for the American team, but their latest victory was nothing short of spectacular.
On Saturday, the mixed 4×100 medley relay squad clinched the gold medal by establishing a new world record.
Ryan Murphy, Gretchen Walsh, Nic Fink, and Torri Huske completed the race in a time of 3:37.43, surpassing the previous world record by 15 hundredths of a second (China followed closely with 3:37.55, securing second place).
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Ryan Murphy of the U.S. competes during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre. (SEBASTIEN BOZON/AFP via Getty Images)
This victory marks the sixth gold medal for the United States in swimming, now trailing Australia by just one.
For Huske, it marks her second gold medal of the Games; she also secured the women’s 100m butterfly gold (Walsh took silver). Additionally, Huske earned silver in the women’s 100m freestyle and was part of the 4×100 freestyle relay team that included Walsh.
This comes on the heels of the mixed 4×400 relay team’s record-setting performance a day before, although they ultimately ended up with the silver medal in Saturday’s final.
Gretchen Walsh, Nic Fink, and Ryan Murphy of Team United States celebrate after winning gold with a world-record time in the Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay Final at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on August 3, 2024, in Nanterre, France. (Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)
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This event was introduced in Tokyo, where Great Britain, China, and Australia claimed the top three positions, while the United States finished fifth with Murphy, Lydia Jacoby, Huske, and eight-time gold medalist Caeleb Dressel.
The Americans’ world record marked their second gold medal of the day in the pool, as Katie Ledecky captured her record-breaking ninth gold just minutes earlier in the 800m freestyle.
U.S. athletes Gretchen Walsh (R), Nic Fink (2nd R), Ryan Murphy (L), and Torri Huske (2nd L) celebrate after winning the mixed 4x100m medley relay final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on August 3, 2024. (SEBASTIEN BOZON/AFP via Getty Images)
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Sunday marks the final day of Olympic swimming, with four medals still up for grabs (women’s 50m freestyle, men’s 1500m freestyle, and both men’s and women’s 4x100m medley).
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