﻿{"id":511731,"date":"2022-08-17T23:00:39","date_gmt":"2022-08-18T06:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=511731"},"modified":"2022-08-18T05:00:13","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T12:00:13","slug":"beware-the-us-team-warns-rohan-taylor-as-dolphins-host-the-americans-for-return-of-the-duel-in-the-pool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/beware-the-us-team-warns-rohan-taylor-as-dolphins-host-the-americans-for-return-of-the-duel-in-the-pool\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cBeware The US Team\u201d Warns Rohan Taylor As Dolphins Host The Americans For Return of the Duel in the Pool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u201cBeware The US Team\u201d Warns Australian Head Coach Rohan Taylor As Dolphins Host The Americans In Return of the Duel in the Pool<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Rohan Taylor<\/strong> knows only too well the might of the US Swim Team and while on paper the Australian Dolphins look stronger overall in this week\u2019s return of the Duel In The Pool in Sydney \u2013 the Australian head coach won\u2019t be taking the visitors lightly.<\/p>\n<p>In the three past Duels the US has run out convincing winners over Australia in Indianapolis in 2003, in Irvine in 2005 and in Sydney in 2007 post the World Championships.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_434245\" style=\"width: 552px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-434245\" data-attachment-id=\"434245\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/rohan-now-taylor-made-to-take-australian-dolphins-to-tokyo-olympics-in-2021\/rohan-taylor\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Rohan-Taylor--scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1561828323&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Rohan Taylor\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;6\/24\/20&lt;br \/&gt;\nRohan Taylor&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr \/ Swimming Australia&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Rohan-Taylor--700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Rohan-Taylor--1024x683.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-434245\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Rohan-Taylor--700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Rohan Taylor\" width=\"542\" height=\"387\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-434245\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">TREAD WARILY: Rohan taylor warns his team &#8211; don&#8217;t be fooled. Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr \/ Swimming Australia<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Taylor, who grew up in the US College system knows just how powerful US swimming is and how \u201cteam\u201d swimming is their bread and butter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe US has a significant amount of depth in their program and they still have some top line athletes on their roster,\u201d said Taylor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we do know is they are all very seasoned competitors and very seasoned team oriented competitors; that\u2019s what makes them so strong.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cComing through their high school, college environments they all know how to race and they will be formidable there is no doubt about it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur guys will have to be up and about and ready to go&#8230;.that\u2019s why when the US team get to competitions they can continue to perform.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey just get it and they know how to do it and for us it\u2019s a skill that we want to get better at and for us to do that we have to have more opportunities; we have to see how they go about it&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe US are the standard, they are the top of the tree. We aspire to be up there pushing them along as much as we can&#8230;and the best way to expose our athletes is to go head-to-head with them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSure have some fun enjoy it&#8230;but make sure that we present really well&#8230;.and if we can do that more often then it\u2019s going to be a great thing for us&#8230;.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Taylor has the task of getting his troops up and motivated after a successful campaign at this year\u2019s World Championships in Budapest and at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games \u2013 and a Duel meet against the US at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre is just the tonic.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_510632\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-510632\" data-attachment-id=\"510632\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/commonwealth-games-mollie-ocallaghan-leads-shayna-jack-emma-mckeon-in-100-freestyle-australian-sweep\/emma-mckeon-shayna-jack-mollie-ocallaghan-australia-100-free-commonwealth-games\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/emma-mckeon-shayna-jack-mollie-ocallaghan-australia-100-free-commonwealth-games.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1500,1125\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"emma-mckeon-shayna-jack-mollie-ocallaghan-australia-100-free-commonwealth-games\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;8\/2\/22&lt;br \/&gt;\nemma-mckeon-shayna-jack-mollie-ocallaghan-australia-100-free-commonwealth-games&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/emma-mckeon-shayna-jack-mollie-ocallaghan-australia-100-free-commonwealth-games-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/emma-mckeon-shayna-jack-mollie-ocallaghan-australia-100-free-commonwealth-games-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-510632\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/emma-mckeon-shayna-jack-mollie-ocallaghan-australia-100-free-commonwealth-games-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"emma-mckeon-shayna-jack-mollie-ocallaghan-australia-100-free-commonwealth-games\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-510632\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">DOMINANT FORCE: Australia&#8217;s women are on top of the world. (L-R) Emma McKeon, Shayna Jack and Mollie O&#8217;Callaghan &#8211; the triumphant trio of Birmingham. Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And he will have the majority of his star-studded line up led by <strong>Emma McKeon, Mollie O\u2019Callaghan, Kaylee McKeown <\/strong>and <strong>Shayna Jack<\/strong> \u2013 who spearhead the best women\u2019s team in the world with the US boasting the likes of Tokyo Olympic medallists <strong>Annie Lazor<\/strong> and <strong>Bella Sims.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So strong is the Australian women\u2019s team they can afford to strategically place McKeon across relays and individual freestyle events on a program that also includes Skins events across all strokes and traditional Olympic program racing and a Mystery Medley.<\/p>\n<p>The Dolphins have the luxury of freestyle sprinters like <strong>Meg Harris<\/strong> and <strong>Madi Wilson <\/strong>and emerging middle-distance talent <strong>Lani Pallister<\/strong> as both teams turn up without their superstars <strong>Ariarne Titmus<\/strong> and <strong>Katie Ledecky.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And on the men\u2019s side, Australia will boast Olympic, World and Commonwealth Games breaststroke champion <strong>Zac Stubblety-Cook <\/strong>alongside Olympic champion <strong>Mack Horton<\/strong> and Tokyo 400IM bronze medallist <strong>Brendon Smith<\/strong> as the pick of their men\u2019s group.<\/p>\n<p>The US men on the other hand will be bolstered by the inclusion of one of the world\u2019s best all-round individual performers in <strong>Michael Andrew<\/strong> supported by the in-form <strong>Shaine Casas<\/strong> who was the male stand-out at the recent US Nationals, Olympic and dual IM world champion <strong>Chase Kalisz<\/strong> and Olympic freestyle sprinter <strong>Ryan Held<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew is a rare commodity \u2013 a triple podium finisher this year in Budapest over 50m freestyle (silver), 50m butterfly (bronze) and 50m breaststroke (bronze) \u2013 and in a program that is full of relays, Skins events and individual racing he will be a key performer.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_504115\" style=\"width: 683px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-504115\" data-attachment-id=\"504115\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/beware-the-us-team-warns-rohan-taylor-as-dolphins-host-the-americans-for-return-of-the-duel-in-the-pool\/michael-andrew-198\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/michael-andrew-2022-World-Team-Trials-3385-Edit.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,750\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;OM-1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;michael-andrew-&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1651190732&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;michael-andrew-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"michael-andrew- 2022 World Team Trials 3385-Edit\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;michael-andrew- 2022, Andrew Michael, Day 3, Finals, World Team Trials&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/michael-andrew-2022-World-Team-Trials-3385-Edit-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/michael-andrew-2022-World-Team-Trials-3385-Edit.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-504115\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/michael-andrew-2022-World-Team-Trials-3385-Edit-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"michael-andrew-\" width=\"673\" height=\"480\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-504115\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MAN FOR ALL SEASONS: US marvel Michael Andrew will have a busy weekend in Sydney. Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n<p>He and Stubblety-Cook could potentially go head-to-head in the 100m breaststroke as well as the 3x50m breaststroke Skins event (50s on two minutes).<\/p>\n<p>And for the US team it will be a matter of what not to swim Andrew in \u2013 as he could well find himself in the backstroke and freestyle Skins as well.<\/p>\n<p>Casas will be just as valuable \u2013 especially after his breakout Nationals \u2013 becoming the seventh fastest 200IMer in history and the third fastest American behind legendary pair <strong>Ryan Lochte <\/strong>and <strong>Michael Phelps<\/strong> \u2013 clocking 1:55.24.<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old, who narrowly missed Toyko, has also swum a 48.23 in the 100m freestyle and won the US Nationals in the 100m butterfly in 50.40 (with improving Aussie <strong>Shaun Champion<\/strong> third) as well as his 1:55,35 to win bronze in the 200m backstroke in Budapest.<\/p>\n<p>Australian team co-captain <strong>Leisel Jones<\/strong> is excited about the return of the Duel concept and also its return to the \u201cPool Of Dreams\u201d in Sydney \u2013 home of the 2000 Olympics and the 1999 Pan Pacs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s what swimming needs; cricket has the Big Bash; it\u2019s fun and it\u2019s not your standard kind of competition where you are all serious lining up with so much pressure,\u201d said Jones, who won silver at 14 in the first of her four Olympics in Sydney 22 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is great and it will bring excitement back which is always nice for the athletes and it just brings fun racing back into it, it\u2019s a sport that hasn\u2019t got to be serious racing all the time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And of the dominant Australian women\u2019s team?<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_130307\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-130307\" data-attachment-id=\"130307\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-gearing-up-for-falls-big-meets\/leisel-jones-2015\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/leisel-jones-2015.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2403,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Swimming Australia&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D4S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1428140312&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;600&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;8000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"leisel-jones-2015\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;leisel-jones-2015&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Swimming Australia&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/leisel-jones-2015-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/leisel-jones-2015-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-130307\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/leisel-jones-2015-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"leisel-jones-2015\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-130307\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GOTTA HAVE SOME FUN: Says four-time Olympian Leisel Jones. Photo Courtesy: Swimming Australia<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cEmma McKeon is blossoming into this incredible dominant athlete who is just on top of the world and you add in Ariarne, Kaylee McKeown, Mollie O, such powerhouses like we used to have in the day (2000-2008) with our women\u2019s team absolutely dominating,\u201d said Jones.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s fun to be a part of it again with myself and <strong>Grant Hackett<\/strong> as captains; the landscape has changed to what it was for us.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo to stay relevant to know what they are going through and to be a part of it is amazing. I still get shivers when I walk through the doors of the Sydney Olympic Pool.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo see all the names on the wall&#8230;all the amazing superstars who have walked though those doors&#8230;. I love that pool, it\u2019s got so many great memories for me&#8230;it always has that special feel to it every time I go there&#8230;it will be exciting that\u2019s for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimming.org.au\/events-results\/events\/duel-in-the-pool-2022\">DUEL IN THE POOL 2002 \u2013 ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimming.org.au\/articles\/games-stars-return-to-finalise-duel-squad\">AUS STARS RETURN TO FUEL THE DUEL<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaswimming.org\/news\/2022\/08\/17\/streaming-scoring-and-event-details-for-2022-duel-in-the-pool\">USA TEAM AND INFO<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cBeware The US Team\u201d Warns Australian Head Coach Rohan Taylor As Dolphins Host The Americans In Return of the Duel in the Pool \u00a0Rohan Taylor knows only too well 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