On a Wild Final Night of Swimming, US Sets 2 World Records, Edges Australia in Gold-Medal Race

On a Wild Final Night of Swimming, US Sets 2 World Records, Edges Australia in Gold-Medal Race
(L–R) Gretchen Walsh, Lilly King, and Regan Smith celebrate winning the gold medal in the women's 4x100-meter medley relay final at the Summer Olympics in Nanterre, France, on Aug. 4, 2024. Natacha Pisarenko/AP Photo
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NANTERRE, France—The final night of swimming at the Paris Olympic stirred a wide range of emotions for an American team that no longer rules the world.

A world record from Bobby Finke.