Magnificent 7 in US Pan Pacific romp
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American swimmers completed a brutal Pan Pacific demolition job on their rivals yesterday by winning seven out of 10 gold medals on the final day of the pool competition.
Cate Campbell led the resistance as the Aussie darling won the women鈥檚 50 meters freestyle before producing an astonishing anchor leg in the 4x100m medley relay to finish with five gold medals and exorcise her Olympic demons in style.
鈥淚t鈥檚 definitely been a near-perfect meet,鈥 said Campbell, who famously choked in the 2016 Rio final of the 100m freestyle as the hot favorite. 鈥淎ll the cliches have been put to bed, the nightmares have gone. I鈥檓 having sweet dreams from now on.鈥
Katie Ledecky scooped her third gold medal of the competition in the women鈥檚 1500m free, an event that has been added to the schedule for 2020.
The American world record holder, who won the 400m and 800m freestyle titles earlier in the meet, recorded 15:38.97 with three swimmers still to turn for their final lap.
Ledecky welcomed the extra workload at the 2020 Olympics as the United States finished the pool competition with 18 gold medals, 10 more than Australia with hosts Japan third on six.
鈥淚鈥檓 not planning on dropping anything,鈥 insisted the five-time Olympic champion, who was stunned by Canada鈥檚 teen sensation Taylor Ruck in the 200m free. 鈥淚鈥檓 very experienced at swimming those events and it鈥檚 a challenge I enjoy. I still have a lot in me.鈥
American Kathleen Baker captured gold in the women鈥檚 200m backstroke in 2:06.14, tipping out Ruck, who took silver for her fifth medal of the week.
Zane Grothe beat fellow American Jordan Wilimovsky to win the men鈥檚 800m free in a championship best 7:43.74.
Olympic champion Ryan Murphy credited his 鈥渓ucky socks鈥 as he made it four out of four for the Americans by dominating the men鈥檚 200m backstroke, winning in a meet best 1:53.57 to complete the 100-200m double.
鈥淚鈥檓 a little bit superstitious,鈥 revealed Murphy. 鈥淚 always have the same peanut butter and jelly snack before every meet, the same (red, white and blue) socks. Hopefully that bodes well for me leading into 2020.鈥
Campbell stopped the rot as the Australian defended her title in the women鈥檚 50m free, winning in a Pan Pacific record of 23.81 from American Simone Manuel (24.22) and Emma McKeon (24.34).
Normal service was resumed when Michael Andrew ambushed world champion Caeleb Dressel to win the men鈥檚 50m freestyle, giving the United States their fifth gold medal of the night.
Andrew clocked 21.46, almost half a second clear of Dressel. Micah Sumrall made it six out of seven for the US as she stormed to victory in the women鈥檚 200m breaststroke in 2:21.88.
Japan struck a blow for the underdog as world record holder Ippei Watanabe conjured an electric finish to win gold in a meet best of 2:07.75.
Having won individual gold in the 100m free, Campbell crushed it on the anchor leg of the women鈥檚 4x100m medley to blow past Manuel and bring the Australians home in 3:52.74, just edging out the American favorites.
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