{"id":277730,"date":"2017-09-18T15:10:29","date_gmt":"2017-09-18T22:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=277730"},"modified":"2017-09-18T15:10:29","modified_gmt":"2017-09-18T22:10:29","slug":"australian-olympians-participate-in-charity-100x400-relay-guinness-world-record-attempt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/australian-olympians-participate-in-charity-100x400-relay-guinness-world-record-attempt\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian Olympians Participate in Charity 100×400 Relay Guinness World Record Attempt"},"content":{"rendered":"

This past Sunday a number of Australia’s finest swimmers competed alongside many other swimmers attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the fastest mixed 100×400 relay.<\/p>\n

The event was hosted by Swimwear Shack in Queensland, Australia and featured Olympians\u00a0David McKeon\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Brittany Elmslie<\/strong>, plus World Championship members\u00a0Kaylee McKeown<\/strong> and\u00a0Jack Cartwright<\/strong>. Also included in the lineup were Swimming Australia World Junior team members\u00a0Minna Atherton<\/strong> and\u00a0Gemma Cooney<\/strong>. The rest of the team was comprised of registered volunteers. Each volunteer swimmer was required to pay a $10 fee, which will be donated back to the cause.<\/p>\n

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@SpeedoAus<\/a> Ambassador @brittanyelmslie<\/a> dives in for her 400m contribution to the Eloise Gannon Foundation world record attempt. #TeamEloise<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/YOuPXxKpSV<\/a><\/p>\n

— Speedo Australia (@SpeedoAus) September 17, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n