• America's unbeaten record remains intact
• Michael McBroom sets new USA record
The Duel in the Pool in Glasgow went down to the wire as Team USA came out on top over the European Allstars in a dramatic tie-breaker.
The sides were level on 131 points after 30 events over two days at Glasgow's Tollcross International Swimming Centre, which will be the venue for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Having challenged Australia between 2003-07 and then also defeated Europe twice, the Americans had never lost the competition and narrowly managed to retain that record.
Scotland's Robbie Renwick hopes the most dramatic Duel in the Pool to date has provided a taster of what is to come at Glasgow 2014. "The crowd were amazing. We couldn't have asked for any more," he said. "It's a little taster of what's to come this summer. It's so exciting leading into 2014.
"I train here every day and this place feels to me like a foreign place with all the crowd but it was great support from everyone. I feel very honoured to represent my country and team Europe."
A mixed relay tie-breaker eventually settled the event, which proved to be neck and neck for most of the day. Renwick said: "It was very intense and very exciting and it seems that's the way every Duel meet should be."
Europe had led by 68-54 points after day one on Friday and Renwick added: "It really gave us a lot of confidence. We had never been in the situation of being ahead of the Americans after day one."
Mireia Belmonte won the 400m individual medley and the 400m freestyle and the Spaniard also came out on top in the 800m freestyle, with Dane Lotte Friis second and Wales's Jazz Carlin in third.
Michael McBroom then set a USA record with a time of 7min 33.99sec in his short course men's event.
Michelle Coleman took top spot in the women's 200m freestyle but there was another American success for the men, with Conor Dwyer securing the win.
The US fightback continued, with Olivia Smoliga and Eugene Godsoe winning their respective 100m backstroke events. That advantage was then cut to a point thanks to Jessica Hardy's success in the 100m breaststroke but Michael Jamieson was unable to repeat his Friday night success, finishing fourth as Kevin Cordes's time of 56.88 set another USA record.
Belmonte was proving to be one of the outstanding talents of this event and another win – this time in the 200m butterfly – allowed Europe to edge ahead again, before America's Tom Shields kept the competition on a knife-point.
A European win thanks to Britain's Fran Halsall followed in the 50m freestyle, but America helped themselves to maximum points in the men's event, led by Jimmy Feigen.
Wins for Sophie Allen and Dwyer in their 200m individual medley races again put Europe and USA level again heading into the final two 4x100m freestyle relay events.
A world record in the women's race by Europe with a time of 3.27.70 prompted a standing ovation, before USA won the men's relay as the sides finished level on points and then the USA took the title in dramatic circumstances. Reported by guardian.co.uk 1 day ago.
• Michael McBroom sets new USA record
The Duel in the Pool in Glasgow went down to the wire as Team USA came out on top over the European Allstars in a dramatic tie-breaker.
The sides were level on 131 points after 30 events over two days at Glasgow's Tollcross International Swimming Centre, which will be the venue for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Having challenged Australia between 2003-07 and then also defeated Europe twice, the Americans had never lost the competition and narrowly managed to retain that record.
Scotland's Robbie Renwick hopes the most dramatic Duel in the Pool to date has provided a taster of what is to come at Glasgow 2014. "The crowd were amazing. We couldn't have asked for any more," he said. "It's a little taster of what's to come this summer. It's so exciting leading into 2014.
"I train here every day and this place feels to me like a foreign place with all the crowd but it was great support from everyone. I feel very honoured to represent my country and team Europe."
A mixed relay tie-breaker eventually settled the event, which proved to be neck and neck for most of the day. Renwick said: "It was very intense and very exciting and it seems that's the way every Duel meet should be."
Europe had led by 68-54 points after day one on Friday and Renwick added: "It really gave us a lot of confidence. We had never been in the situation of being ahead of the Americans after day one."
Mireia Belmonte won the 400m individual medley and the 400m freestyle and the Spaniard also came out on top in the 800m freestyle, with Dane Lotte Friis second and Wales's Jazz Carlin in third.
Michael McBroom then set a USA record with a time of 7min 33.99sec in his short course men's event.
Michelle Coleman took top spot in the women's 200m freestyle but there was another American success for the men, with Conor Dwyer securing the win.
The US fightback continued, with Olivia Smoliga and Eugene Godsoe winning their respective 100m backstroke events. That advantage was then cut to a point thanks to Jessica Hardy's success in the 100m breaststroke but Michael Jamieson was unable to repeat his Friday night success, finishing fourth as Kevin Cordes's time of 56.88 set another USA record.
Belmonte was proving to be one of the outstanding talents of this event and another win – this time in the 200m butterfly – allowed Europe to edge ahead again, before America's Tom Shields kept the competition on a knife-point.
A European win thanks to Britain's Fran Halsall followed in the 50m freestyle, but America helped themselves to maximum points in the men's event, led by Jimmy Feigen.
Wins for Sophie Allen and Dwyer in their 200m individual medley races again put Europe and USA level again heading into the final two 4x100m freestyle relay events.
A world record in the women's race by Europe with a time of 3.27.70 prompted a standing ovation, before USA won the men's relay as the sides finished level on points and then the USA took the title in dramatic circumstances. Reported by guardian.co.uk 1 day ago.