Swim: U.S. men set world mark in 400 free relay
Associated Press
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MANCHESTER, England — The United States has set a world record in the men's 400 freestyle relay at the short-course swimming world championships.
The American team of Ryan Lochte, Bryan Lundquist, Nathan Adrian and Doug Van Wie finished in 3 minutes, 8.44 seconds today.
Sweden had set the previous mark of 3:09.57 in 2000.
The Netherlands finished second in 3:09.18 — also ahead of the previous mark — and Sweden was third in 3:10.04.
Italy placed fourth and powerhouse Australia was a disappointing fifth.
