TOKYO — In a blazing finish to the swimming competition at the Summer Games, the U.S. men’s 4x100 medley relay set a world record Sunday to win gold at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. Ryan Murphy and Michael Andrew joined Caeleb Dressel on the relay with Zach Apple anchoring the quartet.
The victory in 3 minutes, 26.78 seconds bettered the previous record set by the U.S. in 2009 by a half-second. Britain finished second in 3:27.51.
The relay also gave Dressel, who won the 50 freestyle earlier in the day, his fifth gold medal of these Games.
