: Silver medallists (L-R) Emily Seebohm, Leisel Jones, Alicia Coutts and Melanie Schlanger of Australia pose on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Women's 4x100m Meldey Relay Final.(Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)
Dana Vollmer of the United States, Alicia Coutts of Australia, Missy Franklin of the United States, Leisel Jones of Australia, Allison Schmitt of the United States and Emily Seebohm of Australia congratulate each other following the Women's 4x100m Medley Relay. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
Silver medallists, from left, Emily Seebohm, Leisel Jones, Alicia Coutts and Melanie Schlanger of Australia pose on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Women's 4x100m Meldey Relay Final on Day 8 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre on August 4, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)
Silver medallists Australia, gold medallists the United States, and bronze medallists Japan pose on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Women's 4x100m Meldey Relay Final on Day 8 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre on August 4, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)
Alicia Coutts, Emily Seebohm and Leisel Jones of Australia embrace Aya Terakawa, Satomi Suzuki, Yuka Kato, and Haruka Ueda of Japan following the Women's 4x100m Medley Relay (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
Alicia Coutts, Emily Seebohm, and Leisel Jones of Australia congratulate winners Dana Vollmer, Missy Franklin, Allison Schmitt, and Rebecca Soni of the United States following the Women's 4x100m Medley Relay (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
Alicia Coutts’s has equalled the Australian record held by Ian Thorpe and Shane Gould for the most medals at a single Olympics after she won a silver medal this morning in the women's 4x100m medley at the London Olympics.
The United States won the gold medal in a world record time and Japan claimed the bronze.
The Australian team of Emily Seebohm, Leisel Jones, Alicia Coutts and Melanie Schlanger were fourth at the halfway point but made ground on Coutts' butterfly leg.
The Americans clocked 3:52.05 seconds, eclipsing China's former record of 3:52.19, with Australia finishing in 3:54.02.
Alicia Coutts’ medal haul Coutts is made up of gold as part of the 4x100m freestyle relay team on the opening night of competition, bronze in the 100m butterfly, silver in the 200m individual medley and another silver in the 4x200m freestyle relay and a silver medal in 4x100m medley – the last women’s event in the pool at the Games.
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