Resurgent stars Caeleb Dressel and Regan Smith, a stream of speedy newcomers and the ever-impressive Katie Ledecky will aim to maintain U.S. supremacy in the Olympic pool in Paris, where a formidable Australian team awaits.
The intense nine days of the U.S. trials — where crowds topping 20,000 turned out at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, home of the NFL's Indianapolis Colts — concluded Sunday and produced a team of 46 swimmers aching to reassert America's pool dominance after Australia topped the medals table 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 are pretty confident."