2024 PARIS SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES
- Pool Swimming: July 27 – August 4, 2024
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WOMEN’S 4×100-METER FREESTYLE RELAY – FINAL
- World Record: 3:27.96 – Australia (M. O’Callaghan, S. Jack, M. Harris, E. McKeon), 2023
- World Junior Record: 3:36.19 – Canada (T. Ruck, P. Oleksiak, R. Smith, K. Sanchez), 2017
- Olympic Record: 3:29.69 – Australia (B. Campbell, C. Campbell, M. Harris, E. McKeon), 2021
- 2021 Winning Time: 3:29.69 – Australia (B. Campbell, C. Campbell, M. Harris, E. McKeon)
- 2021 Bronze Medal Winning Time: 3:32.81
Final:
- GOLD: Australia (O’Callaghan, Jack, McKeon, Harris), 3:28.92
- SILVER: USA (Douglass, G. Walsh, Huske, Manuel), 3:30.20
- BRONZE: China (Yang, Cheng, Zhang, Wu), 3:30.30
- Canada, 3:32.99
- Sweden, 3:33.79
- France, 3:34.99
- Great Britain, 3:35.25
- Italy, 3:36.51
The US women’s 4×100 free relay swam to a new American record on night 1 of competition in Paris, swimming to a 3:30.20 for a silver medal. The relay of Kate Douglass, Gretchen Walsh, Torri Huske, and Simone Manuel combined to break the old record of a 3:31.02 that was set back at the 2019 World Championships.
Split Comparison
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US- 2024 Olympics
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US- 2019 Worlds
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| 1st | Kate Douglass | 52.98 | Mallory Comerford | 52.98 |
| 2nd | Gretchen Walsh | 52.55 | Abbey Weitzeil | 52.66 |
| 3rd | Torri Huske | 52.06 | Kelsi Dahlia | 53.46 |
| 4th | Simone Manuel | 52.61 | Simone Manuel | 51.92 |
| FINAL TIME | 3:30.20 | 3:31.02 |
Douglass led off in a 52.98, matching exactly what Mallory Comerford led off in back in 2019. Walsh on the 2nd split put the US ahead while Huske’s 52.06 on the 3rd leg put the record away. Manuel anchored to keep her name in the record books.
Huske had a perfect exchange with a 0.00 reaction time. Huske’s swim is also her fastest relay split ever. The US women’s reaction times were impressive overall as Douglass led off in a 0.66 reaction time, Walsh had a 0.35 at the 2nd exchange, and Manuel with a 0.28 on the anchor.
I wouldn’t say 0.63 total reaction time (on exchanges) is that great. My goal world be 0.1 per exchange
That is awesome. Hunter and huske went both faster as third leg
0.00
Awesome swim they needed every bit of it
Clutch. Great to see.
Huske’s swimming is incredible, I would consider putting her in mixed medley to reward her and maybe Douglass in women’s medley.
I agree, I think we need to explore other options than defaulting to KD anchoring. Her freestyle looks a little off, but just judging from today. I wouldn’t be mad with a Smith-King-Walsh-Huske 400 medley. They could put Torri on the free of the mixed medley and see if she has another 52 low in her.
Kate Douglass will go all out in the final of the women’s 200 meter individual medley. It’s wiser to put fresh swimmers on the mixed 4 x 100 meter medley relay (MMFF).
I don’t even think it’s a consideration. Huske should and will be on there given Douglass has the 200 IM in the same session.
Could possibly anchor the medley relay?
Put Torri Huske on the anchor leg of the mixed 4 x 100 meter medley relay (MMFF) since Kate Douglass is swimming the final of the women’s 200 meter individual medley during the same evening session.
I wasn’t expecting Douglass to add from her PB a little bit, but I expect that at training camp she focused a lot more on IM and breaststroke, so I’m glad she did what she had to do. Phenomenal from the other 3 girls.