For four days Australia’s wonder women ruled the Paris pool, winning four Olympic gold medals, but on the fifth day the world struck back. In the biggest shock of the Olympic competition Australia’s super sprinters were shut out of the medals in the women’s 100m freestyle as speedsters from three continents combined to remind the Australian team that this is more than a domestic affair.
In an exceptionally close race, Sweden’s world record-holder Sarah Sjöström finally triumphed in the blue riband sprint at her fifth Olympic Games, winning in 52.16sec from American Torri Huske (52.29) and Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey (52.33).
