There is a quiet excitement on the pool deck at the Brisbane Aquatic Centre this week as Australia’s best swimmers race for their tickets to Paris at the Olympic trials.
Australia’s swimmers are by and large a modest bunch – they prefer to let their swimming do the talking. Certainly, few are prepared to offer brash predictions about what might come at the Centre Aquatique Olympique in less than 50 days’ time. But the buzz around the pool deck, a distinct frisson, hints at what could be a historic meet for Australia’s swim squad, the Dolphins, at the 2024 Games. It might even suggest that a record-breaking medal haul awaits.
