Regan Smith, Lilly King, Gretchen Walsh, and Torri Huske secured victory in the final Olympic swimming event on Sunday, dominating the women’s 4×100 medley and establishing a new world record.
This marks Huske’s third Olympic gold of the Games, following her win in the women’s 100m butterfly (where Walsh earned silver), and she alongside Walsh also contributed to the world-record mixed 4×100 medley team on Saturday.
Smith is recognized for a gold as a reserve, and this is Lilly King’s first gold medal since the Rio Games.
Regan Smith, Lilly King, Gretchen Walsh, and Torri Huske of Team USA celebrate after winning gold in a world record time in the Women’s 4x100m Medley Relay Final on day nine of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena on August 4, 2024, in Nanterre, France. (Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)
This achievement brings the total number of gold medals for the Americans to eight, surpassing Australia by one, and their overall swimming medal count stands at 28, the highest recorded.
This is the fourth gold secured by American athletes on Sunday, with two issued from swimming events.
