Missy Franklin, Rebecca Soni, Dana Vollmer and Allison Schmitt set a new world record of 3:52.05 in the 4x100 medley relay on Saturday night, beating rival Australia by nearly two seconds.
WKU Alumnus, Claire Donahue, will also be taking home a gold medal after swimming in the preliminary heat which led the team to the finals.
The Americans have dominated in the pool in these Olympics, racking up 29 medals so far. That's as many as any other three nations combined.
The four stars embraced after their record swim, laughing and raising their arms in another victory. There was never any doubt in this race, as the Americans jumped out to a big lead early and blazed to a convincing victory.
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