Wednesday, December 11, 2024

The United States won its first gold in the men’s 4×100 freestyle relay at the 2024 Olympics.

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NANTERRE, France — Team USA’s men’s 4×100-meter freestyle relay team did some remarkable work to medal after qualifying early on Saturday night’s fourth day in the finals. Alternating between the prelims and finals at Paris La Defense Arena, the Americans put on a show in the fast relay in the pool en route to gold — the U.S.’s first at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The team of Jake Alexi, Chris Giuliano, Hunter Armstrong and Caleb Dressel won in 3:09.28, USA Swimming’s first gold of the Paris Olympics, but fell short of world record expectations. Australia took silver (1.07 behind) and Italy took bronze.

It was the Americans’ third swimming medal, following Katie Ledecky’s bronze in the 400 freestyle and silver in the women’s 4×100 freestyle relay.

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