Three years ago in Tokyo, the Australian swim team had their most successful Olympics. Nine gold, three silver and eight bronze medals in the pool, plus a bronze in the open water swimming, delivered the Dolphins a haul that surpassed the prior record that had stood since the 1956 Games in Melbourne.
The triumph in Tokyo left Australia second in the swimming medal tally, behind only perennial rivals the US. At last year’s world championships, the team went one better, topping the table with a remarkable 13 golds.
