The United States' men's 4x100-meter freestyle relay earned the country's first Olympic gold medal in Paris, winning convincingly over the competition at Paris La Defense Arena.
The United States' first gold medal of the 2024 Paris Olympics went to the 4x100-meter men's freestyle relay team in a thrilling race. When Caeleb Dressel, the anchor leg of the four-man team, touched the wall, the United States posted a final time of 3:09.28, beating out their Australian rivals by more than a full second. Australia earned silver with a time of 3:10.05, while Italy edged out China for bronze at 3:10.70. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.
KATIE LEDECKY WARMS UP OLYMPIC JOURNEY WITH FIRST US SWIMMING MEDAL Guiliano, also 21 years old, followed him and started to create an edge before Armstrong created a gap between the competition. As Armstrong touched the wall, the veteran Dressel came flying into the pool to run away with the race. Australia, Italy and China were all trying to play catch-up, but Dressel wasn’t giving them that opportunity.
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