Olympic swim team shaping up as our best ever
SWIMMING Australia has been coy about predicting how many medals the Dolphins will collect at next month’s Tokyo Olympics – even when everything points to the start of a new golden age.
“No one on this team is here to make up the numbers,” Cate Campbell said.
“Every single person on this team is a legitimate medal chance.”
Based on current rankings, the 35-strong team picked for Tokyo could be the greatest ever to wear the green and gold togs.
Australia is ranked No.1 in the world in 13 events on the Olympic swimming program for Tokyo.
If the Dolphins collect nine golds that will break the Australian record for the most won at a single Olympic Games – eight – set way back in 1956.
Emma McKeon (50m freestyle, 100m freestyle), Ariarne Titmus (200m freestyle, 400m freestyle), Kaylee McKeown (100m backstroke, 200m backstroke, 200m individual medley), Elijah Winnington (400m freestyle) and Zac Stubblety-Cook (200m breaststroke) – are all ranked No.1 in their events.