Americans Finish Strong With Women’s Medley Relay World Record in Swim Worlds to Top Medal Tables

Americans Finish Strong With Women’s Medley Relay World Record in Swim Worlds to Top Medal Tables
Athletes of team United States celebrate after winning gold medal in the women's 4x100-meter medley relay final at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Aug. 3, 2025. Vincent Thian/AP Photo
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SINGAPORE—The United States, which had a frustrating swim world championships, ended on a high note Sunday with a world record in the women’s 4x100 medley relay in the last event of the eight-day championships.

The Americans swam a time of 3 minutes, 49.34 seconds, breaking their own old mark of 3:49.63 set a year ago in the Paris Olympics.