Olympics Mixed Medley Relay lineup: Who will be chosen?

The trials are over and the drum has been signed!  Now, for the big question:  Which two women and two men will be chosen to swim the first ever Olympics Mixed Medley Relay?  Who will swim which strokes?  Of course, a lot will depend on what happens during the Olympics, and the relay team may not be set in ink until right before the deadline.  Hypothetically, if the team were chosen based on their trials performances, which four swimmers would you choose, and which leg would they swim?

I've been going through various scenarios in my head, and I keep going back to having Regan Smith swim backstroke and Lilly King swim breaststroke.  I would love to see Caeleb Dressel anchor the relay; however, he would be awesome on the fly leg as well.  Nawww, Caeleb MUST anchor the relay!  

Thoughts???

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  • Hmmm, I like that suggestion, too!  Valid points, for sure.  I'm so confused!  I can't argue against that line-up!  One thing for sure that we all seem to agree on is that Lilly King and Caleb Dressel should definitely be in the mix.  Actually, I'm getting more sold on Ryan Murphy instead of Regan Smith.

    Thanks for weighing in, Daniel!  Great job on Swimmer Magazine, by the way.  I always enjoy reading your "Editor's Note," and I read the magazine from cover to cover.  (As a matter of fact, it's the ONLY magazine that I read the ads, too!)  The only bummer about the magazine is that it doesn't come out monthly! 

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