It might be slightly misleading to say Australia has recorded the third-highest Olympic swimming medal tally in its history. The 18 swimming medals contributed to Australia’s record haul at Paris this year are, let’s be honest, a victory for team Gina Rinehart.
Australia’s richest person is “almost like this godmother figure”, two-time 2024 medalist and sport headline writer’s dream Elijah Winnington told a press conference this week. “I don’t know many other financial backers would come to the swimming every single night, waving the Australian flag and standing up for every single person’s race.
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