2022 FINA WORLD AQUATICS CHAMPIONSHIPS
- June 18-25, 2022 (pool swimming)
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Australia lowered the world record in the 4×100 mixed freestyle relay to a 3:19.38 to take gold in the event on day 7 of the 2022 World Championships. They took the record from the United States, which swam a 3:19.40 to win the event at the 2019 World Championships.
Splits Comparison
| Australia – 2022 World Championships | USA – 2019 World Championships | |
| 100 | Jack Cartwright (48.12) | Caeleb Dressel (47.34) |
| 200 | Kyle Chalmers (46.98) | Zach Apple (47.34) |
| 300 | Madi Wilson (52.25) | Mallory Comerford (52.72) |
| 400 | Mollie O’Callaghan (52.03) | Simone Manuel (52.00) |
This is the second time that Australia has held the world record in the mixed 4×100 freestyle since FINA started ratifying world records for the event in 2013.
World Record Progression – Mixed 4×100 Freestyle
| Year | World Record | Country | Team |
| 2013 | 3:45.38 | USA | Lindsay Vrooman, Kait Flederbach, Steve Schmuhl, Jackson Miller |
| 2014 | 3:23.29 | Australia | Tommaso D’Orsogna, Cate Campbell, James Magnussen, Bronte Campbell |
| 2015 | 3:23.05 | USA | Ryan Lochte, Nathan Adrian, Simone Manuel, Missy Franklin |
| 2017 | 3:19.60 | USA | Caeleb Dressel, Nathan Adrian, Mallory Comerford, Simone Manuel |
| 2019 | 3:19.40 | USA | Caeleb Dressel, Zach Apple, Mallory Comerford, Simone Manuel |
| 2022 | 3:19.38 | Australia | Jack Cartwright, Kyle Chalmers, Madi Wilson, Mollie O’Callaghan |
Notably, this world record has been broken once at each World Championships meet since 2015 (the first year that the event was featured). The mixed 4×100 freestyle is the only relay contested at the World Championships that is not contested at the Olympics, explaining the absence of world record-breaking swims at an Olympiad.
The Australian team was third after the first 100 during their world record-breaking swim as Jack Cartwright put up a 48.12 to trail Josh Liendo from Canada (48.12) and Ryan Held of the USA (47.93). But 2016 Olympic champion in the 100 freestyle Kyle Chalmers ran down the field with a 46.98 split to take the lead by the 200-meter mark.
The Australian duo of Madi Wilson and Mollie O’Callaghan closed with splits of 52.25 and 52.03 to hold onto Australia’s lead and pull off the world record-breaking time of 3:19.28.
In addition to this being the second time that Australia has held the world record in the mixed 4×100 freestyle, it is the first time that a non-USA contingent has pulled off the win in this event. At the first 3 World Championships to feature the event team USA won in world record time. Team USA placed third in 2022 with a 3:21.09 while Canada managed to snag the silver medal in Canadian record fashion of 3:20.61.
Very happy for Maddie Wilson – what she’s been able to accomplish after flipping over from backstroke has been super, not forgetting she is a WC silver medalist in the 100 back. She’s been such an integral part of the Aussie women’s team at these WCs.
Also, the fact that MOC has been able to maintain her composure through this meet is very impressive. She’s had some tough races and held on to win.
Flipping heck what happened between 2013 and 2014!
it was a new event in 2013, and the first wr was set by a college team without any international caliber athletes on the relay. the second wr was set by a team featuring the no 1 man and woman, and the 3rd best woman in the world that year, with the only weak link being a 49 low from the 2nd male. there was a big jump in quality of the teams lol
Awesome swimming, great selections, sooo happy for Madi Wilson and MOC, super times!
Now that’s what I’m talkin’ about!!!
Love the pic, three of them are really excited, and MOC ‘oh look, another medal’ 🙂
She’s probably overwhelmed. 12 months ago she was completely unknown in Australia. Now she’s a triple Olympic medallist, triple world champion, world record holder and primed to take over the face of Australian swimming at 18 years old.
Great to see Carthwright getting back to a near 47 swimmer, he’s had so many injuries, the Aussies building for Paris 24 with the 4x 100 free.
Lovely to wake up to this.
Fair play to the Aussies. They have had a very good championships when you consider who was missing (Chalmers in the 100 free included).