World Aquatics Championships: United States sets world record in women's 4x100 medley relay
The Americans were victorious in 3min 49.34sec, beating their previous record of 3:49.63 from the Paris Olympics a year ago.
Australia finished second in 3:52.67, with China third in 3:54.77.
The American team of Regan Smith, Kate Douglass, Gretchen Walsh, and Torri Huske looked dominant from the off, and it wasn't much of a surprise when Huske touched the wall to seal the win.
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'This is the best way to end the meet, and I felt we had such a good opportunity with this stacked group of women closing it out in a relay like this,' said Walsh.
'We're going to put it all in the pool and we're going to leave Singapore with a smile on our face.'
The American mixed 4x100m freestyle relay team also set a new world record on the way to gold the previous night.
Huske said that she knew her team also had a chance of cracking the 4x100m medley mark.
'This is my favourite relay and there's no better way to end a meet, so I'm really happy,' said Huske.
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