Joshua Liendo on Post-Olympic Confidence, First World Title | SwimSwam

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Mixed 4×50 Free Relay Final

• World Record: 1:27.89 – United States – 12 DEC 2018
• Championship Record: 1:27.89 – United States – 12 DEC 2018

Top 8 finishers:

1. Canada: 1:28.55
2. Netherlands: 1:28.61
3. Russia: 1:28.97
4. USA: 1:29.04
5. Italy: 1:30.02
6. France: 1:30.06
7. Hong Kong: 1:30.43
8. Switzerland: 1:31.96

The Canadians pulled off the victory in the mixed 4×50 free relay, thanks in large part to 19-year-old Josh Liendo’s 20.94 opening split. While leadoff splits do not officially count for records, that swim is four tenths faster than Brent Hayden’s current Canadian Record of 21.34. He was followed by Yuri Kisil who split 20.99, Kayla Sanchez (23.51) and Maggie MacNeil (23.11).

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