US finish with flourish as Canada’s McIntosh wins second gold FMTNews FMTSports
Summer McIntosh celebrates after winning the 400m medley final at the World Swimming Championships.
But Hunter Armstrong kicked off a late gold rush with victory in the men’s 50m backstroke, while later US success in the men’s and women’s 4x100m medley relays capped off the night.“Bringing home a gold for Team USA in the last event means so much to me and all of us.” “We have a lot of pride in representing our country and it’s a great way to go out,” said men’s 4×100 medley relay member Ryan Murphy.McIntosh also finished the championships strongly after missing out on a medal and losing her world record in the women’s 400m freestyle on the opening night.
Meilutyte set a new world record in the women’s 50m breaststroke, clocking 29.16s to finish ahead of American Lilly King on 29.94s and Italy’s Benedetta Pilato on 30.04s.Tunisia’s Hafnaoui won the men’s 1,500m freestyle after a fierce dogfight with American Olympic champion Bobby Finke that went right to the wire.
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