Great Britain edges Italy for women's 4x100m freestyle relay gold at European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026

Great Britain won women's 4x100m freestyle relay gold at the European Aquatics Championships in Paris 2026, beating Italy on the final stroke. Italy took silver. The four-swimmer, 400-metre relay rewards squad depth: one slow takeover at the wall can cost tenths no one recovers. On this night, the wall belonged to Britain.