WATCH USA Men Claim Gold In 4x100m Freestyle Relay
WATCH USA Men Claim Gold In 4x100m Freestyle Relay
Watch race video of the United States men winning the gold medal in the 4x100 meter freestyle relay at the 2017 FINA World Championships. Caeleb Dressel leadoff the relay with a new american record in the 100 meter freestyle in 47.26.
2017 FINA World Championships
July 23-30, 2017Budapest, Hungary
Dagály Aquatics Arena
SCHEDULE
PSYCH SHEET
LIVE RESULTS
Men 4x100m Freestyle Relay -- FINAL
World Record: 3:08.24 -- USA, 2008Championship Record: 3:09.21 -- USA, 2009
American Record: 3:08.24 -- USA, 2008
1.) USA -- 3:10.06
2.) Brazil -- 3:10.34
3.) Hungary -- 3:11.99
4.) Russia -- 3:12.58
5.) Japan -- 3:13.65
6.) Canada -- 3:15.25
**Italy -- disqualified**
**Australia -- disqualified**
CAELEB DRESSEL. Dressel blasted the leadoff leg, flipping at an unfathomable 22.29 at the 50 meter mark and rallied home to touch first in 47.26 -- breaking David Walters' 2009 American record of 47.33. Townley Haas and Blake Pieroni held on the the lead for the Americans -- but not with ease as Brazil's Marcelo Chierighini dropped a 46.85 on the second leg -- leaving veteran Nathan Adrian in a heated battle with the Brazilians.
Coming home the final 50 meters Adrian and Bruno Fratus of Brazil were gridlocked, but Adrian went to his trademark straight arm technique the final 10 meters and got his hand on the wall first. USA claimed the gold in 3:10.06 and Brazil touched for silver in 3:10.34. In a crazy finish, home country Hungary got their hand on the wall for the bronze in 3:11.99 thanks to a massive 47.21 anchor leg from Richard Bohus.
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