Team USA Takes Down Men’s 200 Free Relay American Record in Prelims at Worlds

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DOHA – Russia raced its way to the top seed in the men’s 200 free relay, while Team USA collected an American record during prelims of the FINA World Short Course Championships.

Russia’s Evgeny Sedov (20.70), Nikita Konovalov (21.26), Evgeny Korotyshkin (21.65) and Aleksandr Popkov (21.24) hit the top time with a 1:24.85 out of prelims.

Meanwhile, USA’s Josh Schneider (21.87), Matt Grevers (21.02), Ryan Lochte (20.96) and Darian Townsend (21.70) chased down the American record with a second-seeded time of 1:25.55.

That performance lowered the American record of 1:25.69 set by Ben Wildman-Tobriner, Peter Marshall, Andrew Schnell and Bobby O’Bryan for Stanford during the 2004 NCAA Championships.

Italy’s Luca Dotto (21.51), Filippo Magnini (21.44), Marco Orsi (20.78) and Nicolangelo Di Fabio (21.88) placed third in 1:25.61.

Belgium (1:26.91), Japan (1:28.69), China (1:28.81), Paraguay (1:31.25) and Philippines (1:34.33) also advanced to the finale.

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  • Men’s 200 free relay
  • Women’s 50 back
  • Men’s 100 free
  • Women’s 50 free
  • Men’s 100 IM
  • Women’s 100 fly
  • Women’s 200 IM
  • Men’s 50 breast
  • Mixed 200 free relay

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