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Women’s 800 Free Relay
China arrived at the Duna Arena for the 800 free relay prelims ready to race. Zhang Yuhan (1:57.13), Liu Zixuan (1:56.82), Wang Jingzhuo (1:59.09), and Shen Duo (1:58.71) jumped to an early lead and never looked back. Focused on nothing but moving forward. The foursome would clock a top seed time of 7:51.75 to return as the top seed, thanks largely in part to a dominating 1:56.82 split from Liu as the second swimmer.
For much of the race the battle for second was between the USA and Australia, however, Japan’s Aya Takano delivered a 1:57.76 as the anchor to move the Japanese to second in prelims. Chihiro Igarashi (1:58.74), Rikako Ikee (1:58.53), Tomomi Acki (1:58.64), and Takano (1:57.76) posted a combined time of 7:53.67 to edge out the competition.
The USA finished a close third as teammates Melanie Margalis (1:56.58), Cierra Runge (1:59.17), Hali Flickinger (1:58.36), and Madisyn Cox (1:59.52) turned in a time of 7:53.73.
Australia settled for fourth and a combined time of 7:54.74, followed by the Netherlands’ 7:56.16.
Russia (7:55.67), Hungary (7:55.77), and Canada (7:56.49) rounded out the top eight qualifiers.
Swimming World Radio
Hear from Margalis as she discussed her lifetime best leadoff leg in the prelims, how she bounced back from a disappointing swim in the 200 IM and her expectations for the American relay in the final:
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