On Tuesday, on the first day of the World Short Channel Swimming Championships in Hungary, the American team led by two-time Olympic medalist Jacques Alexie dominated the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay, 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 Alexy of the United States competes 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 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.
American 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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