The mixed 4 × 1500 metre relay event at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships was held on 8 February 2024 at Doha Port in Doha, Qatar.

The teams that led with male swimmers led for the early portions of the race. At the final changeover, Italy was leading followed by Australia. Over the final leg, Australia's Kyle Lee and Italy's Domenico Acerenza raced each other for the win. Acerenza was in the lead going into the final straight, but Lee caught up and drew level near the finish.

Australia won with a time of 1:03:28.0, 0.2 seconds ahead of Italy who finished second with 1:03:28.2. Kristóf Rasovszky finished third for Hungary with a time of 1:04:06.8. It was the first time since 2011 that the open water team event at the Championships had been won by a non-European team, and it was the first time Australia had claimed the title.

Event description Each athlete swam 1500 m. The teams consisted of two men and two women, meaning each team completed 6 km in total. The men and women could swim in any order through the relay.

Qualification Each World Aquatics member federation could enter one team.

Race The race took place at 10:30 AST on 8 February at Doha Port in Doha, Qatar.

The teams that led with male swimmers – including China, South Korea, and Turkey – formed the leading group during the early stages of the race. Over the third leg, Italy and Australia created a gap between themselves and the rest of the field. Australia's Nicholas Sloman was leading halfway through the third leg, before Italy's Gregorio Paltrinieri overtook him to make Italy the first team to reach the final changeover. Australia's Kyle Lee and Italy's Domenico Acerenza raced each other over the final leg; Liz Byrnes from Swimming World wrote that they were having their own "private battle" for the gold. Acerenza was in the lead going into the final straight, but Lee caught up and drew level near the finish. Australia won with a time of 1:03:28.0, 0.2 seconds ahead of Italy, who finished second with 1:03:28.2. Hungary's Kristóf Rasovszky overtook Germany and the United States on the final leg to win bronze for his team with a time of 1:04:06.8. Germany finished fourth with 1:04:11.6.

The Guardian called Australia's win "nail-biting" and wrote that Lee's race with Acerenza over the last leg was a "remarkable duel". After the race, Lee said "I just tried to stay calm and it is so hectic in that finishing chute ... I guess I got lucky on the touch." It was the first time since 2011 that the open water team event at the Championships had been won by a non-European team, and it was the first time Australia had claimed the title.

+Results Rank Nation Swimmers Time Moesha JohnsonChelsea GubeckaNicholas SlomanKyle Lee 1:03:28.0 Giulia GabbrielleschiArianna BridiGregorio PaltrinieriDomenico Acerenza 1:03:28.2 Bettina FábiánMira SzimcsákDávid BetlehemKristóf Rasovszky 1:04:06.8 4 Leonie BeckCeline RiederOliver KlemetArne Schubert 1:04:11.6 5 Mariah DeniganKatie GrimesCharlie ClarkMichael Brinegar 1:04:16.1 6 Océane CassignolCaroline JouisseMarc-Antoine OlivierLogan Fontaine 1:05:05.5 7 Mafalda RosaAngélica AndréDiogo CardosoTiago Campos 1:05:05.7 8 Ana Marcela CunhaViviane JungblutPedro FariasHenrique Figueirinha 1:05:36.2 9 Cecilia BiagioliCandela GiordaninoLucas AlbaFranco Cassini 1:07:03.2 10 Emma FinlinLaila OravskyEric HedlinHau-Li Fan 1:07:03.4 11 Liu PeixinZhang JinhouMao YihanXin Xin 1:07:17.2 12 Martha SandovalSantiago GutiérrezPaulina AlanísPaulo Strehlke 1:07:29.5 13 Oh Se-beomPark Jae-hunLee Hae-rimPark Jung-ju 1:07:55.3 14 Alena BenešováLenka PavlackáMartin StrakaMatěj Kozubek 1:08:07.1 15 Ruan BreytenbachCallan LotterAmica de JagerRossouw Venter 1:08:42.0 16 Emir Batur AlbayrakBurhanettin Hacı SağırSezen Akanda BozTuna Erdoğan 1:08:42.9 17 Cho Cheng-chiTeng Yu-wenCho Pei-chiWang Yi-chen 1:09:37.3 18 Keith SinNip Tsz YinNikita LamWilliam Yan Thorley 1:10:10.3 19 Galymzhan BalabekDiana TaszhanovaMariya FedotovaLev Cherepanov 1:10:44.2 20 Paola PérezRuthseli AponteJohndry SegoviaRonaldo Zambrano 1:10:45.5 21 Tomáš PeciarKarolína ValkoLucia SlámováRichard Urban 1:11:56.6 Christian BayoJamarr BrunoAlondra QuilesMariela Guadamuro Did not start

Further information – Photo gallery from the event

Further information on national performances – Further detail on the Italian race and team – Further detail on the Hungarian race and team – Further detail on the German race and team – Photos of the Chinese team during the race

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