Swimming is extremely popular in Australia. If you recall, Ian Thorpe was Michael Phelps' greatest nemesis is the 2000 and 2004 Olympics, and the Australia Men's 4x100 free relay always gives the US squad a challenge. The women's section is also strong, with great swimmers such as Stephanie Rice, Leisel Jones Shane Gould in the history Aussie swimming. of Many renowned swim programs and coaches originate from Down Under, such as the Carlile Swim Program. Australia's total number of swimming gold medals (58) is second only to the US (217)
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Swimming is Australia's best Olympic sport. Out of the 143 Gold medals that Australia has won in Olympics, as of 2014, swimming makes up 58 of them.
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Yes, it is.
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It isn't, Rugby and Football are the main and most popular, swimming might be popular but it isn't the main sport
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It is commonly perceived that the convicts forcibly expelled to Australia by the British Government brought the sport of swimming to Australia. It was known that the Maori who inhabited Australia were scared of the Sea, and thus it took the convicts living in Australia to bring about these changes
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