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Review: Men’s 4 × 100 meter medley race wins swimming ‘Relay of the Year’ (Includes first-hand account)

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November 23, 2018

This race took place at the 2018 Pan Pacific Championships this summer, on August 12, where Team USA won with a time of 3:30.20. It earned them the gold medal at the Pan Pacs.

They were nominated alongside the Men’s 4 × 200 meter freestyle relay, comprised of American swimmers Andrew Seliskar, Blake Pieroni, Zachary Apple, and Townley Haas, which also took place at the Pac Pacs on August 10. This race also won Team USA a gold medal.

Andrew Wilson at the Golden Goggle Awards red carpet

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American swimmers Ryan Murphy, Andrew Wilson, Caeleb Dressel, and Nathan Adrian won the Golden Goggle in the “Relay Performance of the Year” category, which was presented by five-time Olympic medalist Josh Davis and Brooklyn based actor Dominic Fumusa (Nurse Jackie).

Murphy and Wilson were present at the award ceremony, which was held at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel, and they accepted on behalf of team-mates Nathan Adrian and Caeleb Dressel who were unable to make it.

American swimmer and Olympic gold medalist Ryan Murphy

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The 2018 Golden Goggle Awards benefit the USA Swimming Foundation. To learn more about USA Swimming, check out its official website.

In this article:Awards, Golden Goggle, Performance, relay, Swimming

Written By Markos Papadatos

Markos Papadatos is Digital Journal's Editor-at-Large for Music News. Papadatos is a Greek-American journalist and educator that has authored over 20,000 original articles over the past 18 years. He has interviewed some of the biggest names in music, entertainment, lifestyle, magic, and sports. He is a 16-time "Best of Long Island" winner, where for three consecutive years (2020, 2021, and 2022), he was honored as the "Best Long Island Personality" in Arts & Entertainment, an honor that has gone to Billy Joel six times.