Swimming officials and Olympic great Ian Thorpe want to see 50m backstroke, butterfly and breaststroke events in the 2028 Olympic program in Los Angeles.
Australia’s gold rush in the Paris pool could be even more substantial at the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028, as swimming authorities lobby for six more 50m specialist races to be added to the program in four years’ time – a proposal supported by Australian great Ian Thorpe.
There are already 35 swimming gold medals on offer in the pool at the Olympics, plus two 10-kilometre marathon events that were held this week in the Seine. Swimming is the second-biggest sport at these Games behind athletics, which has 48 gold medals available across men’s and women’s events. Next on the list is shooting, with 15 gold medals up for grabs.
“I’m sure in the months ahead, Cam is going to be explaining what he’s done and how he did it,” Thorpe said. Australia picked up seven swimming gold medals in Paris, two fewer than their record haul of nine from Tokyo 2021. The pair might be inclined to train specifically for 50m events if the IOC approves the request from Word Aquatics.
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