Women’s 4×100 Medley Relay Start Lists Made Available: Regan Smith to Lead-Off For Americans

Regan Smith will lead off Team USA in the women's 4x100 medley relay. Photo Courtesy: PATRICK B. KRAEMER

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FINA World Swimming Championships

Gwangju 2019

Day Eight Finals (Women’s 4×100 Medley Relay)

The relay orders for the women’s 4×100 medley relay were released prior to the start of the final night of the 2019 FINA World Swimming Championships in Gwangju, South Korea. The United States is the top seed and will be looking to win this relay for the second World Championships in a row. The Americans have won the women’s 4×100 medley relay at four of the last five World Championships.

Regan Smith will lead off the Americans in the relay tonight, fresh off a world record and gold medal in the 200 backstroke earlier in the meet. She will give way to 100 breast gold medalist Lilly King, Kelsi Dahlia and 100 free gold medalist Simone Manuel. That relay looks tough to beat but Australia has won two of the three women’s relays thus far and will be looking for a sweep. Minna Atherton will lead them off as she won the silver in the 100 back earlier in the week. Jess Hansen is the key leg for the Aussies since she was 10th in the 100 breast, two seconds behind King. It will be difficult for Emma McKeon and Cate Campbell to make up that deficit, but Campbell was able to run down Manuel in the mixed medley relay earlier in the week so maybe it is possible.

The battle for bronze will be a tight one as Canada is looking in good shape to upgrade its fourth place finish from 2017. Kylie Masse, who won the 100 back gold medal earlier in the meet, will lead off and Kierra Smith will go second. 100 fly gold medalist Maggie MacNeil will swim butterfly although she was well off her winning individual time in the mixed medley relay, only splitting a 56.74 compared to her 55.8 in the individual 100 fly. Penny Oleksiak, who has had some incredible relay splits this week, will provide a solid anchor for the Canadians. They might actually be able to catch Australia for the silver medal as this looks like USA’s relay to lose.

Women’s 4×100 Medley Relay Start Lists:

Great Britain
1. Georgia Davies
2. Molly Renshaw
3. Alys Thomas
4. Freya Anderson
China
1. Chen Jie
2. Yu Jingyao
3. Zhang Yufei
4. Yang Junxuan
Italy
1. Margherita Panziera
2. Martina Carraro
3. Elena di Liddo
4. Federica Pellegrini
United States
1. Regan Smith
2. Lilly King
3. Kelsi Dahlia
4. Simone Manuel
Australia
1. Minna Atherton
2. Jessica Hansen
3. Emma McKeon
4. Cate Campbell
Canada
1. Kylie Masse
2. Sydney Pickrem
3. Maggie MacNeil
4. Penny Oleksiak
Sweden
1. Michelle Coleman
2. Sophie Hansson
3. Louise Hansson
4. Sarah Sjostrom
Japan
1. Natsumi Sakai
2. Reona Aoki
3. Hiroko Makino
4. Rika Omoto

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