The USA takes a 159-148 lead over Australia in the innovative Duel in the Pool competition at Sydney Olympic Park.
abc.net.au/news/usa-leads-dual-in-the-pool-day-one-in-sydney/101354550Australia's golden girls and shrewd team tactics have given the host nation a flying start on night one of the head-to-head swimming event with rivals the United States in Sydney.Australia used its power play and double dip wildcards to great effect on the day
Emma McKeon and Mollie O'Callaghan sent the parochial crowd of 3,355 into raptures as they swam down the USA in the third and fourth legs of the mixed 4x100 medley relay that opened the event at Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre. but this time followed her idol into the pool to surge past Mallory Comerford and snatch the first Duel in the Pool points for Australia.
It was all part of the plan for Australia as they used their 'double-dip' wildcard to add another 50m race in the two-way battle, with McKeon too fast for the tiring Nelson in the extra leg to steal the points."But that's just the strategy, they told me to do it so I just did it.