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If this is indeed the last Olympic race for Michael Phelps, two Golden Bears (Ryan Murphy and Nathan Adrian) have helped him to go out on top.
— U.S. Olympic Team (@TeamUSA) August 14, 2016
The last race in the pool at #Rio2016 was #GOLD! pic.twitter.com/e6erQAGZar
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— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) August 14, 2016
The USA quartet of Ryan Murphy (backstroke), Cody Miller (breaststroke), Michael Phelps (butterfly), and Nathan Adrian (freestyle) continue USA’s dominance in the 4x100 Medley Relay. Since the event was first introduced in 1960 Rome games, USA has won the Gold every time.
@ryan_f_murphy, @swimiller, @MichaelPhelps & @Nathangadrian bring home the final #GOLD of #Rio2016! #SwimUnited pic.twitter.com/k7rjSL3gQu
— USA Swimming (@USASwimming) August 14, 2016
Ryan Murphy set a new World Record leading off the relay. The United States then had to fend off a strong challenge by Great Britain. Phelps gave Adrian a ~0.5 second lead and Adrian finished strong to earn the Americans a new Olympic Record.
Holy Moly @ryan_f_murphy!!!! New 100 back world record!!!
— Natalie Coughlin (@NatalieCoughlin) August 14, 2016
Team USA Splits: Murphy 51.85 (WR!), Miller 59.03, Phelps (50.33), and Adrian 46.74 #rio2016 #swimming #teamusa
— SwimSwam (@swimswamnews) August 14, 2016
For swimming the butterfly leg of the prelim, Tom Shields have won his first Olympic medal.
Ryan Murphy finishes his first (of likely many) Olympic games with 3 Golds and a World Record. Nathan Adrian won 4 medals (an Olympic high for him) - two Golds in relays and two Bronzes in individual events. Tom Shields is the latest 1st time Calympian swimmer to earn a medal. In fact, every USA swimming Calympian has won a medal with the exception of Jacob Pebley who came close (5th in 200 Back). That’s 10 Olympic medalists out of 11.
The Men’s 4x100 Medley Relay concludes a highly successful Rio 2016 swimming competitions for Cal Aquatics. Golden Bears won a total of 20 medals in 13 events in swimming alone.
Calympians Medal Count:
(Through Men’s 4x100 Medley Relay)
By Individuals:
13 Golds, 4 Silvers, 4 Bronze
By Events:
7 Golds, 3 Silvers, 4 Bronze
Dana Vollmer (USA) - Silver from Women’s 4x100 Free Relay, Bronze from Women’s 100 Fly, Gold from Women’s 4x100 Medley Relay
Abbey Weitzeil (USA) - Silver from Women’s 4x100 Free Relay, Gold from Women’s 4x100 Medley Relay
Nathan Adrian (USA) - Gold from Men’s 4x100 Free Relay, Bronze from Men’s 100 Free, Bronze from Men’s 50 Free, Gold from Men’s 4x100 Medley Relay
Anthony Ervin (USA) - Gold from Men’s 4x100 Free Relay, Gold from Men’s 50 Free
Kathleen Baker (USA) - Silver from Women’s 100 Back, Gold from Women’s 4x100 Medley Relay
Ryan Murphy (USA) - Gold from Men’s 100 Back, Gold from Men’s 200 Back, Gold from Men’s 4x100 Medley Relay
Josh Prenot (USA) - Silver from Men’s 200 Breast
Missy Franklin (USA) - Gold from Women’s 4x200 Free Relay
Cierra Runge (USA)* - Gold from Women’s 4x200 Free Relay
Olivier Siegelaar (Netherlands) - Bronze from Men’s Eight
Tom Shields (USA) - Gold from Men’s 4x100 Medley Relay
*Runge is not one of the 50 Calympians on the Cal Athletics list, so our Calympian medal count may differ from their
GO BEARS!