00:00And here is the 4% freestyle relay, the last race of the Olympic swimming program.
00:08In lane 1, Italy swims and for the first time in the history of the Olympics has reached the final in
00:15this specialty.
00:17Lane 2 as you see on the scoreboard Great Britain, in lane 3 Hungary, in 4 Australia, in 5 United States, in
00:246 Germany, 7 Sweden and 8 Soviet Union.
00:28Saini, Cecchi, Contardo and Pacifici are swimming for Italy, in order of fraction.
00:36Therefore, compared to the team that swam in the heat, Cecchi replaced Daniela Benec.
00:46In lane 4, Australia started with Don Fraser, winner of the individual race.
00:52Fraser attempts to break the sensational one-minute mark in the 100m freestyle.
01:02For that she started in the first fraction, hoping to beat this limit and therefore hoping that this new time is
01:10approved as a world record.
01:19The only one to resist is the American Spillane, to the right of Fraser.
01:27All the other nations are now clearly behind with the first half not yet over.
01:33Here's Don Fraser who is touching his 100 meters and is about to give way to Ilsa Conrad, sister
01:45of John who you saw win the 1500 meters.
01:48Don Fraser touched 0 seconds and 6 tenths in one minute, so 6 tenths from the limit that the
01:55he hoped to beat.
01:56Ilsa Conrad still maintains her lead over the second American runner, Stubbs.
02:09The fight is now limited to Australia and the United States.
02:15With Ilsa Conrad Australia is leading the way over the United States,
02:25whose fraction is now crossed by the Stubbs.
02:30For the other nations there is absolutely no hope of joining in this struggle of Colossa.
02:41Here Sakowalski has finished the suffering and has given the change to Lorraine Crepe,
02:48winner of the Melbourne Games.
02:54Stubbs relieved Voodie.
02:58Voodie in lane 5, turns left from Crepe.
03:09is making a clear comeback.
03:12Here is half of the third fraction.
03:18Lorraine Crepe is under attack from Christine Wood.
03:23Voodie is joining Crepe.
03:28She's getting over it.
03:31Caroline Wood took the lead.
03:33The United States leads.
03:45The United States never has the manpower.
03:47Caroline Wood passed first against Crepe and relieved Fonsalza.
03:55Here is Fonsalza leading in front of Alba Cole, Prunone, Australia.
03:59Voodie's time was 1-3-9.
04:05That of Stubbs, which was the previous US attraction, 1-3-5.
04:10Crepe swam 1-4-7 and was overtaken.
04:15Now Chris Fonsalza leads the American team to victory.
04:21Alba Cole-Kuhun desperately tries to come back,
04:26but it is clear that Fonsalza, winner of the 400 and second place in the 100, is unreachable.
04:32In fact, its advantage is constantly increasing.
04:35The Fonsalza section is remarkable for its style, pace and power.
04:41But the Relay victory was as technically relevant as this one
04:47which Fonsalza has now concluded with a partial time of 1-0-9.
04:51The United States' overall time was 4-8-9, a sensational 1-2-3 average.
04:59New world record, first United States 4-8-9, second Australia 4-11-3,
05:06third Germany 4-19-7, four Hungary 4-21-2, fifth Great Britain 4-24-6,
05:12Sweden sixth 4-25-1, Italy seventh excellent with a time of 4-26,
05:188-8 new national record, eighth Soviet Union 4-29.
05:22With this beautiful relay won in world record time by the United States,
05:28We close the broadcast of the Swimming Stadium.
05:31Ladies and gentlemen, good evening.
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