Men’s 4×50 Medley Relay:
The men of the Russian Federation added a third relay gold to their collection after a commanding presence in the back half of the men’s 200 medley relay. Vladimir Morozov once again anchored Russia to victory as he posted a 20.46 split, the fastest in the field, en route to the final wall.
Andrei Shabasov (23.46), Kirill Prigoda (25.52), Aleksandr Popkov (22.08), and Morozov (20.46) posted a combined 1:31.52 for the gold.
Michael Chadwick gained ground on Morozov in the final leg for Team USA, but was unable to catch him as the USA finished second with a 1:31.97. Team USA was represented by Jacob Pebley (23.54), Cody Miller (25.68), Tom Shields (21.94), and Chadwick (20.81).
Belarus’ Pavel Sankovich (23.05), Ilya Shymanovich (25.82), Yauhen Tsurkin (22.59), and Anton Latkin (21.03) earned the bronze medal with a time of 1:32.49.
Japan finished fourth overall with a 1:32.62, followed by Australia with a time of 1:33.29.
China (1:33.98), Sweden (1:34.40), and Lithuania (1:35.00) completed the top eight.
Aren’t they on probation for drug violations??