Led Team USA twice Olympic medalist Jack Alexie On the first day of the World Short Channel Swimming Championships in Hungary on Tuesday, the men's 4x100m freestyle relay dominated, winning the gold medal and setting a new world record.
Alexie, who won her first gold medal in the same event at the 2024 Paris Olympics, broke the American and World Championship records with a leadoff time of 45.05 seconds.
Jack Alexie of the United States will compete in the men's 4×100 meter freestyle relay final at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships at Duna Arena in Budapest, Hungary on December 10, 2024. (Dean Moutapoulos/Getty Images)
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Luke Hobson, Kieran Smith and Chris Guiliano completed the relay to win the gold medal and set a world record with an official time of 3:01.66. It beat the previous record by two seconds.
The victory capped off a big day for the American, who won five world records and four gold medals.
U.S. gold medalists Chris Guiliano and Kieran Smith pose with their medals during the men's 4×100 meter freestyle relay final at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, December 10, 2024. , Luke Hobson, Jack Alexie. (Dean Moutapoulos/Getty Images)
USA wins first Olympic gold medal in men's 4x100m freestyle relay
kate douglas She set a world record in the women's 200m individual medley with a time of 2:01.63, followed by teammate Alex Walsh in second place. The women's 4×100 team also set a world record of 3 minutes 25.01 seconds and won the gold medal.
America's Shane Casas also set a course record with his gold medal swim in the men's 200m individual medley.
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Competition continues on Wednesday with the women's 800m freestyle final, women's 50m butterfly final, men's 100m backstroke final, men's 50m butterfly final and mixed 4×50 medley relay final.
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