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A powerful 50 free leg from\u00a0<strong>Michael Chadwick\u00a0<\/strong>propelled Team USA ahead of the competition and to a new Championship Record of 1:37.22, taking that record back from Brazil who posted a 1:37.26 in 2014.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tom Shields<\/strong> (23.45) switched from his usual butterfly to swim the backstroke leg for Team USA, giving\u00a0<strong>Lilly King<\/strong> (28.74) and\u00a0<strong>Kelsi Worrell<\/strong> (24.59) a solid start to the race. 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