Team USA just set a new world record in the 4×100-meter medley relay at the Paris Olympics.
The relay team, comprised of swimmers Gretchen Walsh, Ryan Murphy, Torri Huske and Nic Fink, took home the gold on Saturday, August 3rd in the medley relay, setting a new world record in the process.
The US swim team finished their relay race in 3:37.43. That is 0.15 seconds ahead of the former world record holders, Great Britain, who set the previous record during the Tokyo Games.
China finished just behind the United States with a time of 3:37.55 with its group of swimmers: Xu Jiayu, Zhang Yufei, Qin Haiyang and Yang Junxuan.
The bronze medal went to the Australian team of Kaylee McKeown, Joshua Young, Matthew Temple and Mollie O’Callaghan with a time of 3:38.76.
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“Tonight was great,” Walsh, 21, told reporters, including PEOPLE, after the race. The gold medalist, who individually advanced to the semi-finals of the women’s 50m freestyle after finishing fourth in Saturday’s heat, said the relay “was the biggest job I had tonight”.
Walsh said she was “really proud” of herself and her entire relay group for winning gold and setting a world record as she spoke to reporters at the La Defense Arena in Paris.
Gretchen Walsh and Torri Huske of Team USA.
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“Everything we did, we got the world record, we got number one, we were on the podium with our gold. It was a pretty special moment and I mean, say hello to these three teammates,” Walsh said of Murphy, Huske and Fink, adding : “I wouldn’t be here without them.”
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Walsh called the relay “a pretty cool experience” before reporters focused on Huske.
“This meet was great and this meant so much to me, the world record with these three is just amazing,” said Huske, who won gold in the 100m on July 28.
Huske said her teammates “make it easy to be confident because they’re the best in the world,” adding, “I’m so happy to have them by my side.
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Murphy told reporters after the race that his team “didn’t talk about the world record,” but all four American swimmers “know the potential of everyone in this relay” and were confident they could be successful as a group.
“Thankfully everyone swam to their potential tonight and we got the world record and won,” Murphy said.
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