Swimming-United States set world record in women’s 4×100 medley relay

(Reuters) -The United States set the world record in the women’s 4×100 metres medley relay at the world championships in Singapore on Sunday.

Regan Smith, Kate Douglass, Gretchen Walsh and Torri Huske’s time of 3:49.34 eclipsed the previous mark of 3:49.63 set by the U.S. team at the Paris Olympics last year.

(Reporting by Ian Ransom in Melbourne; Editing by Peter Rutherford)