Italy Pips US Men to Relay Gold in Swimming Worlds Finale

Italy Pips US Men to Relay Gold in Swimming Worlds Finale
Team of Italy celebrates winning the men's 4x100m medley relay ahead of second placed team of the United States (L) at the 19th FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, on June 25, 2022. Petr David Josek/AP Photo
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BUDAPEST, Hungary—Canadian 15-year-old Summer McIntosh won another gold medal and Italy pipped the United States to the men’s 4x100 medley relay title on the last night of racing at the world swimming championships.

The American women clinched the Unites States’ record 45th medal of the week by winning their 4x100 medley final on Saturday. Regan Smith, Lilly King, Torri Huske, and Claire Curzan were 0.47 seconds ahead of Australia and 1.23 ahead of Canada.