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Ahead of pace the entire way, the Aussie foursome of Emily Seebohm, Leisel Jones, Jessicah Schipper and Libby Lenton notched a world-record time of 3:55.74.<\/p>\n<p>The Aussies broke their own standard of 3:56.30, set at last year&#39;s Commonwealth Games. Seebohm jumpstarted the Australian squad with a 1:00.79 effort on the backstroke leg and was followed by Jones going 1:04.94 for the breaststroke. That split is the fastest in history for the breast. Schipper then added a 57.18 effort for the butterfly and allowed Lenton to close it out with a 52.83 anchor split.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I think this is the best relay team I&#39;ve ever been on,&quot; Jones said. &quot;These girls just got up there and did their job.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>The silver medal went to the United States in 3:58.31, the narrowest of margins shy of its American record of 3:58.31. Natalie Coughlin led off in 1:00.66, more than a second off her world-record back time from earlier in the meet. 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