Will the U.S. continue its dominance, or will the emerging stars from the rest of the world finally catch up and top the medal count?
Alarm bells have been ringing around USA Swimming for a year now, since Australia won 13 gold medals to America’s seven at the 2023 World Championships. Was this a sign of star-spangled decline, a sign of
Perhaps all of the above. For the first time since 1945, no U.S. swimmer set a world record in 2023 in either long-course or short-course meters. Meanwhile, 17 world records were taken down, which is an indication of the world collectively getting faster. But if you want to know who to bet on to top the medal count at the Summer Olympics in Paris—in both gold medals and total medals—America is still the smart choice. The top individual stars may hail from elsewhere, but the overall depth of talent still skews red, white and blue.Finke, a two-time gold medalist in Tokyo, is poised for another double finish in the medals in Paris.
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