{"id":494398,"date":"2021-12-24T09:54:32","date_gmt":"2021-12-24T16:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=494398"},"modified":"2021-12-24T09:54:32","modified_gmt":"2021-12-24T16:54:32","slug":"mens-relay-of-the-year-united-states-blasts-world-record-to-keep-400-medley-relay-streak-alive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/mens-relay-of-the-year-united-states-blasts-world-record-to-keep-400-medley-relay-streak-alive\/","title":{"rendered":"Men&#8217;s Relay of the Year: United States Blasts World Record to Keep 400 Medley Relay Streak Alive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Men&#8217;s Relay of the Year: United States Blasts World Record to Keep 400 Medley Relay Streak Alive<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Heading into the <a href=\"https:\/\/olympics.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Olympic Games<\/a> in Tokyo, one of the great streaks in the sport\u2019s history was deemed in jeopardy. Although the United States had never lost the 400-meter medley relay in Olympic competition, Great Britain figured to be a major obstacle for the Americans. Why? One name: <strong>Adam Peaty<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>With the two-time Olympic champion handling the breaststroke leg, Britain certainly possessed an X-factor. Peaty was expected to be as much as two seconds faster than the American leg, so the question lingered: Could the United States compensate on the other legs and remain undefeated in the event?<\/p>\n<p>Done deal.<\/p>\n<p>Behind the quartet of <strong>Ryan Murphy<\/strong>, <strong>Michael Andrew<\/strong>, <strong>Caeleb Dressel<\/strong> and<strong> Zach Apple<\/strong>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/olympics-caeleb-dressel-helps-u-s-medley-relay-to-redemption-as-streak-continues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">United States clocked a world-record time of 3:26.78<\/a> and comfortably beat Great Britain, which came through with a European standard of 3:27.51. The performance has been selected as Swimming World\u2019s Male Relay of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>Aware that Peaty would be an issue on the breaststroke, the United States needed a strong start, and Murphy obliged with an opening split of 52.31, compared to the 53.63 outing of Britain\u2019s <strong>Luke Greenbank<\/strong>. Indeed, Peaty flourished in the No. 2 position, as he split 56.53 \u2013 to the 58.49 of Andrew \u2013 and put Great Britain in the lead.<\/p>\n<p>The British advantage didn\u2019t last long, however, as Dressel delivered a contribution of 49.03 on the butterfly leg, which was a second quicker than the 50.27 of <strong>James Guy<\/strong>. As Apple prepared to enter the water for the freestyle anchor leg, he held a little more than half-second edge. The margin actually grew over the final 100 meters, with Apple clocking 46.95 against the 47.08 of <strong>Duncan Scott<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>While Great Britain produced a stellar swim, the U.S. came up with a bit more, and ran its gold-medal streak in the event to 15 Olympiads. Adding a layer of drama to the win was the fact that the United States prevailed while racing in Lane One, a designation that followed a lackluster showing in the preliminary heats. The victory also atoned for a loss to the British at the 2019 World Championships.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat race in 2019 is one I have watched a couple of times on days I wasn\u2019t doing (well) or my body was breaking down, or I didn\u2019t necessarily want to work hard,\u201d Murphy said. \u201cI\u2019ve watched that and got fired up, and it\u2019s definitely motivated me over the past two years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Note: The only time the United States did not win the 400 medley relay at the Olympics was in 1980 in Moscow, a Games the U.S. boycotted in protest of the Soviet Union\u2019s invasion of Afghanistan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Men&#8217;s Relay of the Year: United States Blasts World Record to Keep 400 Medley Relay Streak Alive Heading into the Olympic Games in Tokyo, one of the great streaks 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