Editorial content for the 2023 World Aquatics Championships is sponsored by FINIS, a longtime partner of Swimming World and leading innovator of suits, goggles and equipment. World Championships: Gold Medalists to Lead Australia in Mixed Free Relay (Full Lineups) Australia has captured three relay gold medals already this week in Fukuoka, and the Dolphins will be favored for another in the mixed 400 freestyle relay, set for the end of night seven of competition in Fukuoka. Australia’s team features both individual 100 freestyle world champions, and the Aussies won both single-gender 400 free relays. Full lineups for the relay available here. All eight teams in the final go with the traditional male-male-female-female relay order. Jack Cartwright, Kyle Chalmers, Shayna Jack and Mollie O’Callaghan swim for Australia, with Chalmers and O’Callaghan having already secured individual world titles while Jack is tied with O’Callaghan as the fastest women’s 100 freestyler in the world. Jack has two relay golds and one bronze this week. The Americans will lead off with 100 free silver medalist Jack Alexy, and he will be followed by Matt King, Abbey Weitzeil and Kate Douglass. This team lacks any significant weakness and will be favored for a silver medal here. Great Britain, meanwhile, will swim next to the Americans with 200 free world champion Matt Richards leading into Duncan Scott, Anna Hopkin and Freya Anderson. Canada is missing some of its usual female relay stars, but Josh Liendo, Ruslan Gaziev, Maggie Mac Neil and Mary-Sophie Harvey give the team a chance. Italy will be out strong with Alessandro Miressi and Thomas Ceccon at the front of the relay, but don’t expect this team to have the firepower to hang on down the stretch.
