Australia ready to pounce as USA bid to shore up Olympic swimming dominance

The mighty USA have long-owned Olympic swimming, collecting 30 medals, including 11 gold, to top the table at the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Games, ahead of Australia with nine gold and 20 in total. They are unbeaten on the gold medal front since 1988, but Australia stunned them by claiming more titles at the world championships last year to set up a blockbuster showdown over an intense nine days in La Defense Arena. Adding spice, the US contested that they won the duel at the worlds in Fukuoka, claiming...