Australia win women’s Olympic 4x100m medley relay gold

by Enitan Daramola 1st Aug, 2021 · 1 min read

Australia womne win swimming relay at Tokyo 2020 — Reuters / Marko Djurica

Emma McKeon made Olympic history Sunday in helping Australia upset two-time defending champions the United States to soar to the women’s 4x100m relay gold medal Sunday.

Their team of Kaylee McKeown, Chelsea Hodges, McKeon, and Cate Campbell touched in a new Olympic record 3mins 51.60secs ahead of the US in 3:51.73 and Canada in 3:52.60.

It was McKeon’s seventh medal in Tokyo, a feat no other female swimmer has ever achieved at a single Olympics.

AFP

Australia win women’s Olympic 4x100m medley relay gold

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