From CBS News: The United States set the world record in the 4×100 mixed relay on Saturday, clocking 3 minutes, 18.48 seconds in the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore.
The old record was 3:18.83 set in 2023 by Australia.
It was only the second world mark set in these championships. It came on a night when the United States won three gold medals, by far its best performance in what had been a lackluster championships for the team.
The other big story of the night was Katie Ledecky,who won the 800 freestyle Ledecky remains unbeaten in the event, having won that race in the 2012 Olympics. She hasn’t lost a major competition since then.
The other gold went to Gretchen Walsh for the 50-meter butterfly.
America has eight gold medals now.
We just witnessed HISTORY 🤯🇺🇸
✅ Fastest mixed freestyle relay ever
✅ First world title in the event for the U.S. since 2019#AQUASingapore2025 pic.twitter.com/9yNiTZEA6o— USA Swimming (@USASwimming) August 2, 2025
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✅ First world title in the event for the U.S. since 2019#AQUASingapore2025 pic.twitter.com/9yNiTZEA6o
