Torri Huske Earns Silver In Women's Relay At Tokyo Olympics

Arlington VA

02 August, 2021

8:19 AM

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ARLINGTON, VA — Torri Huske, the 18-year-old Arlington swimmer, earned a silver medal Sunday as part of the U.S. women's 4x100-meter medley relay team. The Austrian women grabbed the top spot on the podium and set a new Olympic record with a time of 3:51.60. This was enough to edge out Huske and her teammates Regan Smith, Lydia Jacoby, and Abbey Weitzeil, who clocked in at 3:51.73. Canada earned the bronze with a time of 3:52.60. Although Huske set the American record in the 100M butterfly in June at the Olympic trials, she finished fourth in the 100 butterfly in Tokyo. Huske also swam the butterfly in the third leg of the 4x100-meter mixed medley relay Saturday. It was the first time in Olympic history that men and women competed in the same swimming event together. Great Britain emerged with a gold medal and a world record of 3 minutes, 37.58 seconds. China claimed silver and Australia took bronze. The U.S.team, which also included Ryan Murphy (backstroke), Lydia Jacoby (breaststroke), and Caeleb Dressel (freestyle), finished fifth. Huske competes for the Arlington Aquatic Club and is set to swim collegiately at Stanford University. The Associated Press contributed to the reporting of this story. Related: American Record In 100M Butterfly Set By Arlington's Torri Huske In Olympic first, men, women swim together in wild medley