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Australia win women's 4x100m freestyle relay gold

Australia win women's 4x100m freestyle relay gold
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Australia's relay team secures the gold medal in the 4x100m freestyle.

Australia's relay team has won the gold medal in the 4x100m freestyle.

The squad, led off by Alicia Coutts, edged out hotly-tipped favourites the Netherlands with a record-breaking finish time of 3:33.15.

Melanie Schlanger, who capped off the victory by holding the lead at the death, said: "I can't take the smile off my face. When I saw we were leading I thought 'you can't let the team down'."

Holland had to settle for second place and sliver with their time of 3:33.79, while the US bagged bronze with 3:34.24.

Great Britain, who edged through the heats with a join-seventh place finish, finished in fifth place behind China.

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