Mixed 400 Medley Relay Final:
The mixed 400 medley relay highlighted swift racing as Great Britain and Italy continually battled for first throughout the race. Italy’s Simone Sabbioni (54.01) grabbed a decisive lead early on as the backstroke leg, but Adam Peaty (58.84) surged Great Britain to the lead during the breaststroke.
Siobhan-Marie O’Connor (57.69) continued that lead throughout the fly, while Francesca Halsall (53.67) held off Italy’s Federica Pellegrini (53.20) to claim the win for Great Britain and stop the clock at a 3:44.56.
Despite Pellegrini’s strong anchor where she decisively closed the gap between Italy and Great Britain, Italy settled for second and a final time of 3:45.74.
Hungary’s team of Gabor Balog (54.51), Gabor Financsek (1:01.19), Evelyn Verraszto (59.37) and Zsuzsanna Jakabos (54.43) claimed third overall with a time of 3:49.50.
Sweden (3:29.97), Turkey (3:56.09), and Moldova (4:06.69) finished fourth through sixth respectively.
Norway suffered a disqualification.
