adminRIO DE JANEIRO. — Australians are seeking answers after their expensively-funded swimmers struggled to redeem themselves at the Rio Olympics after a disastrous showing in London four years ago.
Headed by a new coach and bolstered by rising stars, the team was predicted to win up to 11 gold medals. But by the end of swimming events on Saturday in Rio they came away with only three golds — well below the mighty USA’s 16 and even fewer than Michael Phelps, who bagged another five himself. High among the disappointments were the performances of favourites Cate Campbell and Cameron McEvoy, the fastest swimmers in their 100 metre freestyle events heading into Rio, who succumbed to the pressure and bombed out of the medals.
“The Australian public could be forgiven for saying, ‘well, can we have our money back then?’, Brisbane’s Courier Mail bristled Sunday. — AFP.
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