USA Posts Top Time in Prelims of Mixed 400 Free Relay at 2015 FINA World Championships

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The USA mixed relay team of Conor Dwyer (49.47), Ryan Lochte (48.43), Margo Geer (53.12) and Abbey Weitzeil (53.49) clocked a quick 3:24.51 to claim the first-place seed in the mixed 400-meter freestyle relay. The relay team was just shy of the world record of 3:23.29 set by Australia in 2014.

Russia claimed the second-place seed with Andrey Grechin (49.21), Nikita Lobintsev (47.97) Veronica Popova (54.00) and Natalia Lovtcova (54.05) posting a combined 3:25.23.

The relay team of Luca Dotto (49.30), Fillippo Magnini (48.60), Federica Pellegrini (54.35) and Erika Ferraioli (53.98) from Italy turned in a time of 3:26.23 for the third-place seed.

Sweden’s Christoffer Carlsen (49.78), Simon Sjodin (49.70), Michelle Coleman (53.35) and Louise Hansson (53.77) finished with a time of 3:26.60 for the fourth-place seed.

Sebastiaan Verschuren (49.49), Kyle Stolk (49.44), Marrit Steenbergen (55.29) and Femke Heemskerk (52.69) of the Netherlands clocked a time of 3:26.91 for the fifth-place seed.

China (3:27.71) finished sixth in prelims while Canada and Brazil are tied for seventh with a time of 3:27.75.

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Mickey McNeil
8 years ago

Outstanding??

Swimming Winner
8 years ago

Nice :/

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