US wins first gold medal at Paris Olympics in men’s 4×100-meter freestyle relay

The United States won its first gold medal at the Olympic Games in Paris after a strong performance in the 4x100m freestyle relay on Saturday.

The team, consisting of Jack Alexy, Chris Guiliano, Hunter Armstrong and Caeleb Dressel — finished 1.07 seconds ahead of the silver medal team, Australia. Italy won bronze.

Team USA has won gold in this event in 10 of the last 13 Olympics. It is also Dressel’s eighth Olympic gold.

Earlier on Saturday, the US won its first medal in Paris when Sarah Bacon, 27, and Kassidy Cook, 29, won silver in the 3 meter synchronized springboard competitionThe American duo scored 314.64 points, placing them firmly in second place behind Chang Yani and Chen Yiwen of China.

Katie Ledecky wins bronze in women’s 400m freestyle

Katie Ledecky failed to regain gold in the women’s 400m freestyle on Saturday after Australia’s Ariarne Titmus defended her title Olympic title.

Titmus, also known as “The Terminator”, handed Ledecky a second straight defeat at the Paris La Défense Arena when the 27-year-old American won in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.

Nailed in Aussie yellow, Titmus led from start to finish, facing her toughest challenge from Canadian phenom Summer McIntosh, but won comfortably in 3 minutes, 57.49 seconds.

McIntosh took silver in 3:58.37, with Ledecky following close behind, taking bronze in 4:00.86.

After Saturday’s race, the much-decorated Ledecky still stands at six individual gold medals – still the most of any female swimmer in Olympic historyThe third prize is her eleventh Olympic medal.

Titmus now has three individual Olympic victories on her growing resume, winning the 200 and 400 free in Tokyodefeated Ledecky and is the favorite to achieve the same double in Paris.

Ledecky isn’t done yet. She missed a chance to face Titmus again in the 200 freestyle, but the American is the favorite to take gold in both 800 and 1,500 breeds.

US wins silver in women’s relay

Team USA won the silver medal in the 4×100-meter swimming relay, losing to Australia. China won bronze.

The U.S. relay team of Kate Douglass, Gretchen Walsh, Torri Huske and Simone Manuel set a new American record in the event with a time of 3:30.20. The time was just under 2 seconds slower than Australia’s 3:28.92, which is a new Olympic record and the country’s fourth consecutive Olympic title in the event.

The Australians, who hold the world record in this event, also beat the previous Olympic record time of 3:29.69, which they set in Tokyo.

So far, the U.S. has won five medals: one gold, two silver and two bronze. American cyclist Chloe Dygert won bronze in the women’s individual time trial in road cycling.