Team USA won its first gold medal of the Paris Olympics with the men's 4x100-meter freestyle relay, anchored by Caeleb Dressel.
With the win, Dressel continues his streak of perfection. The 27-year-old swimmer now has eight medals, all of which are gold.
Dressel pulled away from the pack during the last leg of the relay, finishing just over 1 second before second and third-place finishers, Australia and Italy.
Jack Alexy, Chris Guiliano and Hunter Armstrong rounded out Team USA's gold medal-winning relay team, finishing with a time of 3:09.28.
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Team USA has won gold in the men's 4x100-meter freestyle relay for the past three Olympic Games.
The world record of 03:08.24 is also held by Team USA, from Michael Phelps, Garrett Weber-Gale, Cullen Jones and Jason Lezak's performance at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Dressel is set to compete in two more events in Paris: the 50-meter freestyle and the 100-meter butterfly.
After Saturday's race, the swimmer was photographed celebrating with his wife, Meghan, and their baby, adorably wearing bright blue headphones in the crowded La Defense Arena.
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Before the men's relay, Katie Ledecky brought home a bronze medal in the women's 400-meter freestyle race, falling short again to Australia's Ariarne Titmus, as well as Canada's Summer McIntosh.
Team USA won its first medal — both in and out of the water — when synchronized diving duo Kassidy Cook and Sarah Bacon won silver.