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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Kieran Pender in Paris

‘Performance by design’: the attention to detail that fuels Australia’s swimming medal machine

Australia’s 4x100m medley relay team in the pool after the final race of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Australia’s 4x100m medley relay team after jumping into the pool following the final race of the 2024 Paris Olympics. Photograph: Joel Marklund/BILDBYRÅN/REX/Shutterstock

At the end of an exceedingly successful Paris Olympics swim meet for Australia, after the women’s medley relay had won silver in the final race of the event, there was an impromptu celebration. Having collected their medals and stood on the podium for yet another time this past week, the relay team jumped in the pool together – fully clothed.

It was a touching scene, one inspired by Kaylee McKeown, the fourth most successful Australian Olympian, who was joined by the Australia’s most successful Olympian Emma McKeon, Mollie O’Callaghan and teammate Jenna Strauch.

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