Coughlin, Vollmer and Soni of U.S. cheer on their teammate Franklin during women's 4 X 100m medley relay final at 14th FINA World Championships in Shanghai
Natalie Coughlin (front), Dana Vollmer and Rebecca Soni (R) of the U.S. cheer on their teammate Melissa Franklin during the women's 4 X 100m medley relay final at the 14th FINA World Championships in Shanghai July 30, 2011. The U.S. team won the event. REUTERS

United States won their first women's 4x100 meters medley relay world swimming title since 1998 when they took the gold medal Saturday.
The quartet of Natalie Coughlin, Rebecca Soni, Dana Vollmer and Melissa Franklin clocked three minutes 52.36 seconds. China claimed the silver in 3:55.61 while Australia were third in 3:57.13.