Biondi Leads U.S. Team to Medley Relay Record

Matt Biondi and the American men’s team set a world record Sunday in winning the 400-meter medley relay at the Pan Pacific swimming championships at Tokyo. It was the third world record set by U.S. team members at the meet.

The record of 3 minutes 38.28 seconds was set by Pablo Morales, John Moffet, Rick Carey and Biondi. They broke the previous record of 3:39.30, set by the U.S. team at the 1984 L.A. Olympics. Biondi’s anchor split was an incredible 47.84.

On Saturday, Biondi, 19, of Moraga, Calif., led the U.S. men’s 400-meter freestyle relay team to a world record time of 3:17.08, which broke the old mark of 3:19.03, set by the United States at the 1984 Olympics. He had a time of 48.95 in the 100-meter freestyle Aug. 6 at Mission Viejo to break Rowdy Gaines’ world record of 49.36.