Australia Looking Ominous In Women’s 4×100 Free Relay; USA, Canada & GB Through
Australia are the current Olympic and world champions in the women’s 4×100 freestyle and will once more do battle in Saturday’s final.
Only 11 teams lined up in two heats with Tokyo silver medallists Canada winning the first prelim in 3:35.34.
Madi Wilson led off the Australia in 52.99 – to make it four Australians in the top five of the 100 free in 2022 – with the quartet under world-record pace at halfway.
Brianna Throssell leading the team home in 3:33.74 to book lane four with Mollie O’Callaghan and Shayna Jack to slot in for the final.
The USA booked lane five in 3:35.23 with Canada third and Britain fourth in 3:36.24.
Australia splits:
Madi Wilson (52.99)
Meg Harris (52.98) 1:45.97
Leah Neale (53.85) 2:39.82
Brianna Throssell (53.92) 3:33.74
Qualifiers:
Australia: 3:33.74
USA: 3:35.23
Canada: 3:35.34
GB: 3:36.24
China: 3:36.66
Netherlands: 3:37.56
Brazil: 3:38.04
Hungary: 3:39.04
Reserves:
Republic of Korea: 3:42.94
Israel: 3:43.59