Four European swimmers established the world's fastest short course time in history for the 400-meter freestyle relay during the final day of the Duel in the Pool swimming competition.
Denmark's Jeanette Ottesen, Britain's Francesca Halsall, Aliaksandra Herasimenia of Belarus and Dutchwoman Ranomi Kromowidjojo covered the distance in three minutes, 27.53 seconds, beating the old mark of 3:28.22 set by the Netherlands three years ago.
The performance does not count for a world record because the relay team members are all from different nations.
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