Paris Olympics, Day 9 Finals: Hunter Armstrong to Anchor U.S. Men’s Medley Relay (Full Lineups)

Hunter Armstrong -- Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick

Paris Olympics, Day 9 Finals: Hunter Armstrong to Anchor U.S. Men’s Medley Relay (Full Lineups)

The pool swimming portion of the Paris Olympics will conclude Sunday evening with the men’s and women’s 400 medley relays, and lineups have been posted for each country prior to the session.

Click here to view the men’s lineup.

The United States will swim a team of Ryan Murphy, Nic Fink, Caeleb Dressel and Hunter Armstrong. Armstrong has received the nod for anchor duties over the two men who represented the U.S. in the 100 free, Caeleb Dressel and Chris Guiliano, by virtue of his 46.75 split on the American men’s 400 medley relay.

France, the top seed in the event, goes with Yohann Ndoye-Brouard, Leon Marchand, Maxime Grousset and Florent Manaudou, with the 50 free bronze medalist set to anchor in his only 100-meter swim of the meet.

China makes one lineup change, replacing Wang Changhao with Sun Jiajun on the butterfly leg after Sun beat Wang in the individual event here. Great Britain deploys a full-strength group with Oliver Morgan, Adam Peaty, Duncan Scott and Matt Richards. Australia anchors with Kyle Chalmers while Canada has the dynamic duo of Ilya Kharun and Josh Liendo, both medalists in the 100 fly Saturday, closing things out.

Click here to view the women’s lineup.

There were no major surprise w lineup decisions on the women’s side. The favored Americans will have three world-record holders in their respective 100-meter events: Regan Smith, Lilly King and Gretchen Walsh, who will handle butterfly duties instead of 100 fly gold medalist Torri Huske, with Huske needed to anchor the group.

Australia has powerful bookends in Kaylee McKeown and Mollie O’Callaghan, while relay stalwart Emma McKeon concludes her Olympic career on the butterfly leg as she aims to tie Katie Ledecky’s record of 14 Olympic medals as most by a female swimmer in history. The key for Australia, though, is breaststroke, where Jenna Strauch will need to hold her own against the favorites.

China has a great last three legs from Tang Qianting, Zhang Yufei and Yang Junxuan, but Wan Letian will need to come through with a big backstroke leg. Canada has Kylie Masse, Sophie Angus and Maggie Mac Neil giving way to Summer McIntosh in her 13th swim of a prolific Paris Games, in which she has won three individual gold medals and one silver.

Additionally, Sarah Sjostrom will swim the anchor leg for Sweden and try to pull off a miracle medal while Marrit Steenbergen anchors for the Netherlands.

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