U.S. Swim Team's Struggles

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Americans have more depth than anyone at pool, but gold harder to come by

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The U.S. finished with eight golds, its fewest since the 1988 Seoul Games .

The rest of the world totaled more victories ( 20 ) than the United States and Australia combined.

Two of the biggest swimming stars in Paris , France 's Léon Marchand and Canada 's Summer McIntosh , are coached by Bob Bowman , best known as the guy who guided Michael Phelps throughout his record-setting career.

Three of the four world records set at the meet came from the Americans , two of them in relays.

The depth of the American team remains its biggest strength.

The U.S. easily led the overall medals table with 28 . The men's team managed only one individual medal ( Murphy 's bronze).

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