Japan Defeats China In Men’s 4×100 Free Relay For New Games Record

Photo Courtesy: Tobiuo Japan

Japan won its third relay of the meet out of the four that have been contested to this point. Japan’s men’s 4×100 free relay team of Shinri Shioura (48.85), Katsuhiro Matsumoto (47.65), Katsumi Nakamura (48.08) and Juran Mizohata (48.10) broke the Games Record with a 3:12.68, lowering the old record of 3:13.47 by China from 2014.

China finished second here at 3:13.29, also under their old Games Record. The team of Yang Jintong (49.24), Cao Jiwen (48.29), Sun Yang (48.38) and Yu Hexin (47.38) came home with the silver medal thanks to a stellar split by their anchor Yu, but it was not enough as Japan has won three out of the four relays contested so far this week.

The Japanese swam a tick faster at Pan Pacs earlier this month. China’s time puts them in sixth place for the world rankings for 2018.

Singapore won the bronze medal at 3:17.22 to get by Korea who was fourth at 3:17.92. Zheng Quah (49.64), Joseph Schooling (48.27), Darren Chua (49.64) and Darren Lim (49.67) swam for the bronze medal winning Singaporeans.

Japan, 3:12.68, Games Record (Shioura, Matsumoto, Nakamura, Mizohata)
China, 3:13.29 (Yang, Cao, Sun, Yu)
Singapore, 3:17.22 (Quah, Schooling, Chua, Lim)
Korea, 3:17.92 (Yang, Jang, Lee, Park)
Chinese Taipei, 3:19.02 (Lin, Huang, An, Wang)
Malaysia, 3:21.06 (Keith Lim, Sim, Chan, Foong)
Indonesia, 3:25.16 (Sidiq, Anggawijaya, Randa, Lukman)
India, 3:25.34 (Dsouza, Kothari, Prakash, Khade)

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(United States, 3:11.67, Pan Pacs)
Brazil, 3:12.02, Pan Pacs
Russia, 3:12.23, Europeans
Australia, 3:12.53, Pan Pacs
Japan, 3:12.54, Pan Pacs
Italy, 3:12.90, Europeans
China, 3:13.29, Asian Games
Great Britain, 3:13.88, Commonwealth Games aggregate
Poland, 3:14.20, Europeans

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Norwo John

5 years ago

kampade

Marcos Jnr

5 years ago

US was disqualified

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Andy Ross

5 years ago

Reply to Marcos Jnr

That is why they are in parentheses. Their time was the fastest any quartet swam this year.

Thomas A. Small

5 years ago

Congratulations