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Morning Splash<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0by David Rieder.<\/em><\/p>\n

Back in 2015, mixed relays were novelty events when they debuted at the World Championships. Why? Because most swimmers did not grow up swimming mixed relays on a regular basis.<\/p>\n

The oft-mighty Americans came out with a patchwork team for the mixed 400 medley relay that included no swimmers entered in the individual 100-meter event of their respective strokes. Australia simply did not field a team for either the mixed 400 medley or mixed 400 free relay.<\/p>\n

Two years later, at the next World Championships in Budapest, no one was punting on the mixed medley relay. Why? Because that event had been added to the Olympic program for the 2020 games in Tokyo.<\/p>\n

The IOC accepted the mixed relay and not the individual 50s of stroke for the 2020 Games in Tokyo as part of an effort to have a greater percentage of Olympic events (across all sports) include women and to include more mixed-gendered events.<\/p>\n

Among swimming insiders, there was skepticism about the relay\u2019s addition because, for all the strategy involved in putting a mixed medley relay team together and however interesting that race can be to watch, it\u2019s still a contrived event.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s how I felt before,\u201d Georgia head coach Jack<\/strong> Bauerle<\/strong> said. \u201cNow I feel completely different.\u201d<\/p>\n

When the Olympic event additions were announced<\/a> in June,\u00a0 the addition of the two new distance events<\/a>\u2014the men\u2019s 800 free and, in particular, the women\u2019s 800 free\u2014dominated the headlines. For the first time ever, Olympic swimming would feature matching event programs for women and men<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The mixed medley relay was an afterthought\u2014but swimmers and coaches at least seemed willing to give it a chance.<\/p>\n

And when they swam the mixed medley relay at the World Championships in Budapest this past July, it was clear how much they enjoyed the events.<\/p>\n

In prelims, the U.S. team of Ryan<\/strong> Murphy<\/strong>, Kevin<\/strong> Cordes<\/strong>, Kelsi<\/strong> Worrell<\/strong> and Mallory Comerford<\/strong> broke the world record in the mixed medley relay on their way to the No. 1 seed for finals. After the race, Murphy insisted that, no, he had no unfair advantage racing against women on either side of him, and that he believed that the event absolutely belonged in the Olympic program.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s one of the most exciting races to watch. I think a lot of people like watching IM because there\u2019s a lot of lead changes, and then you add in mixing guys and girls, and those lead changes become even bigger. It\u2019s really exciting, really good for the sport,\u201d Murphy said.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s definitely unusual, but it\u2019s a lot of fun, something new and exciting,\u201d Cordes added.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In the final, a wholly-new quartet of Matt<\/strong> Grevers<\/strong>, Lilly<\/strong> King<\/strong>, Caeleb Dressel<\/strong> and Simone Manuel<\/strong> again took down the world record.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s pretty cool that we could have had two teams up there and 1-2\u2019ed it,\u201d Grevers said. \u201cThat just shows awesome depth for the USA.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Matt Grevers & Lilly King — Photo Courtesy: SIPA USA<\/p><\/div>\n

Sure, that\u2019s a good point about depth, but the Americans swimming the two fastest times of the day also shows one of the potential pitfalls of including the mixed medley relay at the Olympics: it could become a foregone conclusion for the Americans to win gold every time out.<\/p>\n

Consider this: At five of the past seven Olympic Games (all except 2004 and 2008), the American women and American men have swept the gold medals in their respective 400 medley relays. So it seems pretty unlikely any other country would have won gold in the mixed medley relay on any of those occasions.<\/p>\n

But as one prominent U.S. coach explained, that\u2019s no reason for the Americans to apologize.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf it\u2019s just another medal for the Americans, then just get better,\u201d Indiana head coach Ray Looze<\/strong> said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it actually helps other countries. A lot of countries can\u2019t put four people up in the same gender in a medley relay,\u201d he added. \u201cI think it gives other countries more of a chance to beat us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Maybe Looze is right, maybe not. While talent and depth are obviously paramount for success in any relay, strategy takes on huge importance in the mixed relays, as countries must decide where to employ their two men and two women.<\/p>\n

The U.S. staff at the World Championships had crunched all the numbers and planned out their top two teams\u2014one for finals and one for prelims\u2014only for those plans to change as soon as King smashed the world record in the women\u2019s 100 breast the night before the mixed relay. After that, the math worked out that King should be on the relay.<\/p>\n

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Photo Courtesy: SIPA USA<\/p><\/div>\n

The strategy behind putting together a gold-medal relay makes the event compelling for hard core swim geeks, and swimmers thoroughly enjoyed competing in the mixed medley relay, yes. Oh, and spectators love it, too\u2014the back-and-forth lead changes and the idea of watching the best female and male swimmers in the world in the pool at the same time.<\/p>\n

Want to watch Grevers, the 2012 Olympic gold medalist in the 100 back, race next to women\u2019s 100 back world record-breaker Kylie Masse<\/strong>? That happened at Worlds. King and men\u2019s 100 breast world record-holder Adam Peaty<\/strong> swam just two lanes apart in the Budapest final.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re still in the entertainment business,\u201d Looze said. \u201cIt\u2019s a sport, and when people are paying money for TV or to go buy a ticket, we have an entertainment responsibility.\u201d<\/p>\n

Before the IOC picked the mixed medley relay as a new event for Tokyo, outgoing USA Swimming National Team Director Frank Busch<\/strong> had reservations. He had not yet heard much positive feedback from athletes about mixed relays and admitted he was not sure why FINA was pushing for their inclusion on an Olympic level.<\/p>\n

A few months later, after the World Championships, he felt much differently.<\/p>\n

\u201cForget where I am on it\u2014the swimmers love it, and the people at home love it, so I think FINA hit it out of the park with that,\u201d Busch said. \u201cIf you asked me, I would have probably said, \u2018I\u2019m not for them.\u2019 But what the hell\u2014I\u2019m old-school on some things.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s more important that people see it from a different angle, and if it brings something new to our sport in a way which it brings out more and more excitement to the fans and to the kids.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Even if some traditionalists still aren\u2019t fond of the concept of mixed relays, the mixed 400 medley relay is an Olympic event, and it\u2019s hard to see that changing in the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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