Titmus and McKeown have Australia’s Olympic swimming hopes in a bid to upset the U.S.
SYDNEY: Australia’s formidable swimming team heads to the Olympics this week starring two of the sport’s superstars, Ariarne Titmus and Kaylee McKeown, as they look to put on a 68-year hoodoo against would-be rivals the United States. The pool squad has been whittled down after six intense days of testing culminating in Brisbane on Saturday, with the immediate aim of improving on their haul from Tokyo three years ago. “I’m excited, really excited, we have a great group of athletes,” said coach Rohan Taylor, who led them to nine golds and 21 medals overall in Japan behind only the all-conquering


