They achieved that without Australian record holder Kaylee McKeown on the leadoff leg, with only Matt Temple returning from the record-setting relay from Birmingham. Their relay tonight featured individual champions on three of the four legs, with Temple being the one exception after placing 2nd by just 0.01 seconds in the men’s 100 fly. They hacked nearly five seconds off their previous standard of 3:48.55, set four years ago, and finished ahead of England in a Commonwealth Games relay for the first time since the men’s 4×200 free relay in 2014. Matt Ward won his first Commonwealth medal after leading off in 53.55, while women’s 100 breast champion Angharad Evans split 1:04.52 on the second leg. Keanna MacInnes clocked 57.60 on fly, with Duncan Scott overhauling England and Canada on the anchor with a 48.03 split.