DOHA – The world record in the women’s 200 medley relay was put on notice this morning with Denmark and USA both putting up 1:46s. Watch Race Video
Denmark’s Mie Nielsen (26.60), Rikke Moller Pedersen (30.06), Jeanette Ottesen (25.79) and Pernille Blume (24.31) topped qualifying in 1:46.76, less than a second off Denmark’s record of 1:45.92.
Team USA’s Felicia Lee (26.83), Emma Reaney (30.61), Claire Donahue (25.34) and Amanda Weir (24.04) smashed the American record with a second-seeded time of 1:46.82.
That swim took down the oldest women’s short course record on the American books of Beth Botsford, Amanda Beard, Amy Bouta and Denali Knapp for the Arizona Wildcats at the 2000 NCAA Championships swum in short course meters. That squad put up a 1:49.71 for the record in Indianapolis.
Brazil’s Etiene Meideros (26.80), Ana Carvalho (30.62), Daiene Marcal Dias (25.62) and Alessandra Marchioro (24.16) placed third in 1:47.20.
China (1:47.40), Russia (1:47.40), France (1:47.86), Italy (1:48.02) and Japan (1:48.40) also made the finale. That’s a big eighth-place finish for Japan as the nation has had multiple ninth-place spots in relays throughout this week.
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