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WOMEN’S 4X200M FREESTYLE RELAY – FINALS
2013 World Champion: USA – 7:45.14
World Record: 7:42.08 – CHN – 2009
Championship Record: 7:42.08 – CHN – 2009
GOLD: United States – 7:45.37
SILVER: Italy – 7:48.41
BRONZE: China – 7:49.10
The Untied States’ relay team of Missy Franklin, Leah Smith, Katie McLaughlin, and Katie Ledecky combined to defend their world title in the women’s 800 freestyle relay, winning the Gold medal with a time of 1:55.95. Franklin and Ledecky had two of the best splits in the field to open and close the relay.
Splits:
Franklin – 1:55.95
Smith – 1:56.86
McLaughlin – 1:56.92
Ledecky – 1:55.64
Sarah Sjostrom lead off Sweden’s relay with the fourth fastest 200 freestyle in history, splitting 1:54.31. The only other 1:54 came from Federica Pellegrini. Pellegrini anchored Italy’s relay in 1:54.73 and pulled them into second place for the silver medal.
USA – 7:45.14
ITA – 7:48.41
CHN – 7:49.10
SWE – 7:50.24
GBR – 7:50.60
AUS – 7:51.02
JPN – 7:54.62
FRA – 7:55.98
Katie Ledecky is awesome, don’t get me wrong, but she didn’t win this all by herself. Big props to Katie McLaughlin!
I missed this race today, does anyone have a link to a video that works outside of the US? My searches on Youtube and Dailymotion have come up dry. Thanks!
Sorry, second time I’ve asked for a link and found it on another page, Braulio posted this on the Finals Live Recap Page, it’s the BBC’s race video. Don’t know why it didn’t show up in my search… http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x30mnby_women-s-4x200m-freestyle-relay-final-world-swimming-championships-kazan-2015_shortfilms