Australia swim team has 'strike power' to challenge US Olympic dominance

The two nations are the traditional powerhouses of the pool, but Australia have not beaten the dominant Americans' medal tally since the 1956 Games in Melbourne. A stellar performance at the world championships in Japan last year, where they won more golds than the Americans, raised expectations. But Taylor, who masterminded Australia's success at the last Olympics in Tokyo where they won nine gold medals and 20 overall, conceded they would be chasing the United States again when the swimming begins at La Defense Arena on July 27.