US swimmers win relay gold medals as short-course world records are broken in Budapest

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Multiple world records were shattered at the short-course swimming world championships in Budapest on Tuesday, including by the U.S. men’s and women’s relay teams.

Gretchen Walsh anchored the U.S. women to the gold medal and a world record in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay in a time of 3 minutes, 25.01 seconds after she broke the world record twice in the women’s 50-meter butterfly earlier in the day.

In the men’s 4X100-meter freestyle relay, the U.S. finished ahead of Italy and Poland in a new world record time of 3 minutes, 1.66 seconds.

Other world records were set by 18-year-old Canadian Summer McIntosh in the women’s 400-meter freestyle, Kate Douglass of the U.S. in the women’s 200-meter medley and Switzerland’s Noe Ponti in men’s 50-meter butterfly.

The short-course championships are held in a 25-meter pool, which is half the length of an Olympic pool.

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From the left second-placed Australia, first-placed United States, and third-placed Canada teams stand on the podium after 4×100 meter freestyle final during the World Short Course Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
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From the left, second-placed Lani Pallister of Australia, first-placed Canada’s Summer Mcintosh, and third-placed Canada’s Mary-Sophie Harvey during the World Short Course Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
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Gretchen Walsh of the USA smiles after setting a world record during a 50-meter butterfly semifinal during the World Short Course Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
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Canada’s Summer Mcintosh starts the 400-meter freestyle race during the World Short Course Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
US swimmers win relay gold medals as short-course world records are broken in Budapest | iNFOnews.ca
From left, second-placed Italy, first-placed United States, and third-placed Poland teams stand on the podium after the 4×100 meter freestyle final during the World Short Course Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
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Noe Ponti of Switzerland reacts after competing in the Men’s 50m Butterfly on day one of the World Short Course Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

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