On the final day of the Tokyo 2020 swim meet last year, after the most successful Australian Olympic swimming campaign in history, head coach Rohan Taylor was asked about the secret to the Dolphins’ golden performances. “When you get on a roll, momentum gets going and people start believing,” he said.
At the Tokyo Aquatics Centre, individual talent, meticulous preparation and that elusive intangible – momentum – carried the Australian team to nine gold, three silver and eight bronze medals in the pool. It was an emphatic return to the pool after disappointment at London 2012 and Rio 2016.
