Olympics / Team USA Vollmer and Neal win medals in relay by Daniel Popoloski August 7, 2016 Local swimmers Dana Vollmer and Lia Neal each earned a silver medal in the 4X100m relay Saturday night, losing out to swimming rivals Australia in the last two legs. Neal, who is from Brooklyn, NY, led off the race for the Americans, and put them in a very decent position. After her 100m were up, the United States was comfortably in first place above Australia, with the second leg being held by Abbey Weitzel who held up the lead. When Vollmer, of Syracuse, NY, took over with the third leg, the lead started to disappear. Vollmer was fresh off of racing in the 100m butterfly, meaning that she was already fairly fatigued going into the race. She began losing the lead after the first 25m to Australia to Bronte Campbell. After her split, giving off to Katie Ledecky, there wasn’t much else that the American could do, as 100m world record holder Cate Campbell took over for Australia. Ledecky watched as Campbell took off, leaving the United States with a silver medal, including some for team members, Neal and Vollmer. The team set a new American record in the event. It also gave Vollmer her fifth career medal, four gold and one silver. Team USA has medaled in this event in every Olympics since 1920, save the boycotted games in Moscow in 1980. Vollmer will try to earn an individual medal and defend her 100m fly gold medal from London Sunday night. Neal’s Rio journey has already finished, only on the first day, as she has no more events left to compete in. In London, she became the second African-American woman to swim in the Olympics. She won a bronze in the same relay event in 2012. Post Views: 1,163 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Daniel Popoloski Dan is a Staff Writer here at DoubleGSports.com with a focus on Team USA and the Rio Olympics Latest posts by Daniel Popoloski (see all) Team USA Proves it Can Win without Phelps, Lochte - July 30, 2017 Sydney McLaughlin becomes first Repeat Gatorade Athlete of Year - July 18, 2017 Local Swimmers Looking to Thrive at World Championships - July 18, 2017 Sydney McLaughlin Dominates New Jersey Meet of Champions - June 14, 2017 Related TopicsDana VollmerLia NealRio 2016Rio Olympics Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 Michael Jordan Could Change the Future of Nascar for the Better by Inesh Chari | posted on March 30, 2021 WNBA Rolling Out Red Carpet For Upcoming 25th Anniversary Season by Jason Cordner | posted on March 16, 2021 More in Olympics / Team USA Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics The 2021 Summer Olympic games are scheduled to take place from July 23 –... You Know I’m Right, Episode 94: Olympic Gold Medalist Lilly King (Audio/Video) On the 94th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst was joined by olympic... The Tokyo 2021 Olympics Will Feature New Amazing Sports Surfing, skateboarding, sport climbing, karate, baseball and softball will compete at the Summer Olympics. You Know I’m Right, Episode 82: NBC’s Mary Carillo (Audio/Video) On the 82nd episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Local Athletes Participating Around the Games US Men’s Basketball Begins Olympics With Dominant Win Over China