2016 RIO OLYMPIC GAMES
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Swimming: August 6-13
- Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Barra Olympic Park, Rio de Janeiro
- Prelims – 9:00 a.m/12:00 p.m PST/EST (1:00 p.m local), Finals – 6:00 p.m/9:00 p.m PST/EST (10:00 p.m local)
- SwimSwam previews
- Schedule & Results
- Live Stream (NBC)
Reported by Mitch Bowmile.
Watch the 2016 Olympic final of the women’s 4 x 100 medley relay:
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WOMEN’S 4X100M MEDLEY RELAY FINAL
As expected the Americans claimed the gold in this race well ahead of the rest of the competing nations, but the real battle was for the silver and bronze where it was a dog fight right into the wall.
While the Americans won in 3:53.13, it came down to the touch for the silver and bronze between Australia, Denmark, China, and Canada.
The Australians managed the best touch of the bunch clocking in a combined time of 3:55.00. Denmark was behind them by the smallest of margins, claiming bronze in 3:55.01.
The Chinese and the Canadians were just off the podium.
- United States – 3:53.13
- Australia – 3:55.00
- Denmark – 3:55.01
- China – 3:55.18
- Canada – 3:55.49
- Russian Federation – 3:55.66
- Great Britain – 3:56.96
- Italy – 3:59.50
Manuel looked disappointed when she touched. They wanted that world record and they were just about a second off. Baker was 3 tenths off her individual pace but it was King who was a whole second off where she should have been and much slower (with a relay start) than her individual.
The Hubble said Lilly was the anchor.
Maybe if she wasn’t so preoccupied with being black, she could have focused on her race a little more.
She’s from our swim club and is just an American not a black as you painted!
I can’t wait for Regan Smith to break 1:00 in 100 back
Simone Manuel built upon Vollmer’s lead with a dynamic freestyle leg, splitting a 52.43 to secure USA’s tenth gold medal in this event, and USA’s 1,000th gold medal in Olympic Summer Games history. Kathleen Baker (59.00), Lilly King (1:05.70), Vollmer( 56.00), and Manuel (52.43) delivered a combined time of 3:53.13 to win the final women’s race of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
we have 3 young sprinters who broke 53 secs barrier in relay accentuating the bright future in relay ….hopefully they all are going to Tokyo smashing the Aussies in the final of 400m freestyle relay…
Dana Vollmer’s still got it! Any news on decision to retire or keep competing? I hope she continue to compete because she is an all time great but I’d completely understand a decision to retire to focus on her son. Either way, I wish her success!
Agreed. Her relay split was reminiscent of 2012. What 2016 should have taught her from her personal experience and from her older teammates like Ervin is that she can do anything she sets her mind to.
Katie Meili’s split during prelims was better than Lilly King’s.
Ya, SIGNIFICANTLY better.
Would they have broken the WR with Katie M’s split?
No, but they’d have been a little closer. I think if Baker had gone her individual time and Meili had split that, they might have edged it.
I think Lilly’s mouth caused some drag. Make sure you can get into the finals for both of the races for your specialty before you talk smack. One trick Pony.
“One trick pony” has 2 gold medals. How you lookin’?
Agreed. Keep your mouth shut and show it in the pool. She was destroyed by Effimova.
Lilly King’s split time is pedestrian as compared to Rebecca Soni (1:04.82) during London olympic
Is it possible to see the splits from their AM and PM relays?
Yes, go to the rio olympics website and click on the race results.
Baker 59.0
King 1:05.7
Vollmer 55.0
Manuel 52.4
was Dana 55.0 or 56.0?