Gold medals have been hard to come by in the pool for the Americans, but their most recent one came in grand style.The mixed 4×100 medley relay team won the gold medal on Saturday by setting a world record.Ryan Murphy, Gretchen Walsh, Nic Fink, and Torri Huske swam the race in 3:37.43, beating the world record by 15-hundredths of a second (China, at 3:37.55, also beat the previous world record, but came in second).CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMIt was the sixth gold for the Americans in the swimming pool – they now trail Australia by one.It’s Huske’s second gold of the Games – she also took home the women’s 100m butterfly (she earned silver in the women’s 100m free and in the 4×100 free relay).It comes a day after the mixed 4×400 relay track team set a world record in that event – but they had to settle for the silver medal in Saturday’s final.This is a breaking news story. Please check back for more updates…Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
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USA mixed 4x100M medley relay team breaks world record to win gold at Olympics
