out there and identify them, then go about solving them. And let's make it visible. No matter what the problems may be, for the sake of elite swimming in this country, the review must dissect the sport from top to bottom, and come up with answers. If not, we will be having this same discussion in late 2016, after returning from Rio. 3 comments so far Let's face it, in the scheme of things swimming as a sport is well down the totem pole, attracting real interest only every four years at the Olympics. Apart from that, there is only minor interest from the media and sports fans in the Australian titles and the PANPACS. So let's stop all this navel-gazing and gnashing of teeth over something which is really of little consequence or interest most of the time. Commenter Bob Martin Location Brisbane Date and time September 12, 2012, 7:36PM Fair article. One small comment - one expects the decline in world rankings and our performance in the Olympics have the same causes, so one does not excuse the other. In any event, swimmers carrying on like they deserve the accolades of world record holders and Olympic gold medallists like Thorpe and Perkins when they have not actually done either deserve some ego deflation. Commenter Simon Location Sydney Date and time September 13, 2012, 7:48AM All the media is now focusing on the team culture of Australian Swimming (AS). Poor team culture is the manifestation of the disease that