Resurgent stars Caeleb Dressel and Regan Smith, a stream of fast newcomers and the ever-impressive Katie Ledecky will aim to maintain American supremacy in the Olympic pool in Paris, where a formidable Australian team awaits.
The intense nine days of the US Trials – which saw more than 20,000 people perform at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, home of the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts – concluded on Sunday and produced a team of 46 swimmers eager to win the US pole dominance to be confirmed after Australia topped the list. medal list at the 2023 World Championships in Fukuoka.
“You know, last year is last year, and this is a new season,” said Anthony Nesty, the 1988 men’s 100 butterfly gold medalist for Suriname, who will serve as head coach of the U.S. men’s team in Paris. “We have a lot of confidence in it.”
