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          U.S. swimmers set world record at short-course championships

          • Associated Press
          Dec 13, 2018, 02:01 PM

          HANGZHOU, China -- The United States set a world record in the 4x50-meter mixed medley relay at the world short-course swimming championships.

          Caeleb Dressel, Kelsi Dahlia, Michael Andrew and Olivia Smoliga won in 1 minute, 36.40 seconds, finishing 0.65 seconds ahead of the Netherlands.

          American swimmers held the previous record of 1:37.17 set in Glasgow in 2013.

          Also, Kirill Prigoda of Russia set a world record in the 200 breaststroke. Prigoda won in 2:00.16.

          Marco Koch held the previous record of 2:00.44 set in Berlin in 2016.