2025 World University Games: Day 3 Relay Analysis

2025 World University Games

• July 17th-23rd, 2025
  • Prelims: 9 a.m. local time (3 a.m. EST)
  • Finals: 7 p.m. local time (1 p.m. EST)
• Berlin, Germany
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  • Prelims: Day 1
  • Finals: Day 1

Mixed 4×100 Medley Relay — Final

• World Record: 3:37.43 — United States (2024)
• World University Games Record: 3:44.02 — China (2023)

Top 8 Finishers:

1. United States- 3:44.40
2. Poland- 3:47.14
3. South Africa- 3:48.43
4. Italy- 3:48.65
5. Japan- 3:49.69
6. Germany- 3:51.13
7. Sweden – 3:54.93

Switzerland: DQ

Leadoff Legs (Flat Start)

1. Will Modglin, USA – 52.83 (1)
2. Ruard van Renen, RSA – 54.24 (2)
3. Cornelius Jahn, GER – 54.78 (3)
4. Charlie Macmillan, SWE – 56.59 (4)
5. Adela Piskorska, POL – 1:00.31 (5)
6. Federica Toma, ITA – 1:01.14 (6)
7. Aimi Nagaoka, JPN – 1:01.81 (7)
8. Gaia Rasmussen, SUI – 1:02.75 (8)

After having zero just over 24 hours ago, Will Modglin now has three swims under 53 seconds in the 100 backstroke. He gave the U.S. a lead of nearly a second of a half over South Africa, who put Ruard van Renen on this leg and left the 100 backstroke champion Pieter Coetze off the relay entirely.

Adela Piskorska rebounded after missing the semi-finals in the individual event with the fastest female swim, 1.77 seconds faster than she was this morning. Federica Toma has quarter of a second slower than she was in the semi-finals earlier in the evening, with Aimi Nagaoka seven-tenths slower for Japan.

2nd Legs (Flying Start)

1. Dawid Wiekiera, POL – 59.57 (2)
2. Ben Delmar, USA – 1:00.08 (1)
3. Reo Okura, JPN – 1:00.18 (5)
4. Alessandro Fusco, ITA – 1:00.43 (4)
5. Mael Allegrini, SUI – 1:02.00 (7)
6. Simone Moll, RSA – 1:07.23 (3)
7. Moa Bergdahl, SWE – 1:07.92 (6)
8. Kim Herkle, GER – 1:10.00 (8)

Dawid Wiekiera continued the momentum he generated with his silver medal in the 100 yesterday, and was a tenth of a second quicker on the relay tonight in 59.57 to take Poland from 5th to 2nd. The bronze medalist from that 100 last night, Ben Delmar, was just off his time there in 1:00.08, but still handed over a lead of nearly seven second to Leah Shackley after the U.S. was the only team in this final to put a male swimmer on the first two legs. Reo Okura and Alessandro Fusco put up solid splits for their nations as each jumped two spots on this leg.

South Africa put Simone Moll on this leg rather than 1:05-swimmer Lara van Niekerk, but it paid off as she had the fastest split of the female swimmers in 1:07.23. She was 4th in the 50 breast final earlier this evening, and kept South Africa in 3rd place at the end of this leg.

3rd Legs (Flying Start)

1. Ole Eidam, GER – 51.45 (4)
2. Adrian Jaskiewicz, POL – 52.03 (2)
3. Guy Brooks, RSA – 53.18 (3)
4. Leah Shackley, USA – 57.93 (1)
5. Viola Scotto di Carlo, ITA – 58.21 (5)
6. Uran Noda, JPN – 59.35 (6)
7. Hanna Bergman, SWE – 1:00.72 (8*)

*Switzerland touched 7th, but splits are not available for the final two legs

Ole Eidam followed up his 51.35 split form this morning with another sub-52 swim, taking Germany from 8th to 4th. Poland’s Adrian Jaskiewicz cemented their hold on second and put them just over a second behind Team USA , as he came into this relay with Poland switching their order from M-F-F-M to F-M-M-F.  Guy Brooks kept South Africa on track for a medal, touching a second and a half ahead of Eidam and Germany.

Leah Shackley backed up her 100 backstroke WUG Record from earlier this session with the only sub-58 split among the female swimmers on this leg. Viola di Carlo was not far behind in 58.21, however it was not enough to prevent Italy slipping behind Germany

4th Legs (Flying Start)

1. Takaki Hara, JPN – 48.35 (5)
2. Lorenzo Dato, ITA – 48.87 (4)
3. Erik Falk, SWE – 49.70 (8*)
4. Maxine Parker, USA – 53.56 (1)
5. Olivia Nel, RSA – 53.69 (3)
6. Nicole Maier, GER – 54.90 (6)
7. Julia Maik, POL – 55.23 (2)

*Switzerland touched 7th, but splits are not available for the final two legs

Maxine Parker had more than enough to bring the U.S. home as she outsplit Poland’s Julia Maik by nearly two seconds, matching her season best exactly in 53.56 and rebounding from placing 3rd in the individual event tonight after coming in as the favorite. Olivia Nel continued her fantastic meet with a 53.69 anchor to bring the South Africans home in third. She nearly broker Erin Gallagher‘s South African record individually earlier tonight, and held on to give South Africa two medals tonight after Pieter Coetze‘s gold in the 100 backstroke.

Takaki Hara couldn’t quite match his 47.7 split from Day 1 but was still the fastest of the male anchors by half a second. Lorenzo Dato was also off his 48.20 from the 4×100 free relay, as he ended up just three-tenths of a second of catching the South Africans for bronze.

Notes

• The backstroke depth in the U.S. looks a lot less concerning now, after Modglin delivered on the relay as well tonight in a time that could be faster than Team USA’s leadoff in Singapore. It was a quality relay from the U.S, who put four individual medalists on the finals team, and the ‘B’ team are performing incredibly well overall through three days here in Berlin. The extra gap between Nationals and a major summer meet compared to years past is certainly paying off.
• South Africa are having a great meet, with Pieter Coetze looking fantastic and Olivia Nel dropping time almost every time she swims. Their medal tonight was their first in a World University Games relay since 1997, and that came without their backstroke star.