It's the race Australia's swimmers never lose. Now the USA can smell blood
Mollie O'Callaghan took out the women's 100m freestyle final at the Australian swimming trials on Friday night in a solid time of 52.87 seconds, the fifth-fastest in the world this year.
But analyse the results of the race a little deeper and it's clear that Australian swimming's most bankable gold medal is suddenly in danger of being stolen at next month's world championships in Singapore.
Australia's women's 4x100m freestyle relay team has been nothing short of extraordinary in recent years. Their dominance has been unrivalled.
Australia have held the world record since 2014 and won Olympic gold in London 2012, Rio 2016, Tokyo 2021 and Paris 2024.
Superstars of the pool have graced Australia's 4x100m relay team. The likes of Cate Campbell, Bronte Campbell, Emma McKeon, Madi Wilson, Meg Harris and Shayna Jack have been mainstays as Australia clinched gold medal after gold medal, leaving the Americans in their wake.
The USA are desperate for revenge and they could very well get it on the night of July 27 at the Singapore Sports Hub.
The retirements of the Campbell sisters and McKeon have left a big hole in the 4x100m freestyle team, which hasn't lost an international final since the 2017 world championships.
Australia's top swimmers generally have a lighter year after the Olympics and Shayna Jack, a member of Australia's victorious 4x100m freestyle team in Paris, is a case in point.
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