Australia to bounce back after London flop - coach
- Published: 6 Aug 2012 at 05.48
- Online news: Asia
Under-fire head coach Leigh Nugent expects to keep his job and says Australia's swimmers can bounce back in time for the 2016 Rio Games after their underwhelming performance at the London Olympics.
Australia's James Magnussen checks the scoreboard after he competed in the men's 50m freestlye heats swimming event at the London 2012 Olympic Games on August 2, in London. Under-fire head coach Leigh Nugent expects to keep his job and says Australia's swimmers can bounce back in time for the 2016 Rio Games after their underwhelming performance at the London Olympics.
Australia's return of one gold medal, six silver and three bronze was their lowest since Barcelona in 1992 and went without an individual gold medallist for the first time since the 1972 Montreal Games.
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