France Sets Championship Record in Mixed 4×100 Free Relay

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France's Charlotte Bonnet -- Photo Courtesy: Giorgio Scala/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto

To close out the second-to-last night of the European Championships, France took gold in the mixed 4×100 free relay. The team of Jeremy Stravius (48.81), Mehdy Metella (47.45), Marie Wattel (53.47) and Charlotte Bonnet (52.34) combined to record a time of 3:22.07, smashing the championship record of 3:23.64 set by the Netherlands in 2016.

Bonnet recorded the fastest split by any female swimmer, while Metella’s split was the second-quickest among men, behind Italy’s Alessandro Miressi (47.38).

The Netherlands’ Nyls Jan Korstanje, Stan Johannes Pinjenburg, Femke Heemskerk and Ranomi Kromowidjojo took second in 3:24.50. Heemskerk paced the team with a 52.62 split. The Russian quarter of Kliment Kolesnikov, Vladislav Grinev, Mariia Kameneva and Arina Openysheva earned the bronze in 3:24.50, with Grinev splitting 47.69.

Italy (3:24.94), Germany (3:26.59), Hungary (3:29.30), Poland (3:29.62) and Israel (3:29.73) completed the final.

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