Carl Lewis anchored the Santa Monica Track...
Carl Lewis anchored the Santa Monica Track Club to the fastest time in the world this year in the 400-meter relay, the final event of the inaugural Sika Bram international track and field meet at the National Sports Center in Blaine, Minn.
The team of Lewis, Leroy Burrell, Floyd Heard and Mark Witherspoon clocked 38.56 seconds, bettering this year’s previous best of 38.65, set by a British team.
The world record is 37.83 seconds, set by a U.S. team anchored by Lewis in the 1984 Olympics.
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