"USA Swimming got lot of work to do";"Get the sh*t together before LA"- Fans disappointed despite American swimmers winning 28 medals at 2024 Olympics

Team USA's swimming contingent went to the Paris Olympics intending to improve their medal tally from the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. In Tokyo, Team USA won 30 swimming medals, down from the 33 they won at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

At the Paris Olympics, US swimmers have won 28 medals, with eight of those being gold. The team claimed 13 silver and seven bronze medals.

Following this performance at the Paris Olympics, many fans remain disappointed despite Team US topping the medal table. Australia is second on the table with 18 medals: seven gold, eight silver, and three bronze medals.

One fan says the team needs to "get it together" before the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Another was underwhelmed by the performances, calling them "below average".

"Do NOT embarrass us like this in 2028 for our home Olympics btw @USASwimming," a fan wrote.

"USA Swimming better get its shit together before LA because this is a whole lot of first and second loser performances," another shared.

"Australia to the USA in swimming," a third fan opined.

Here are a couple more reactions from fans after USA's swimming stint at the Paris Olympics.

"USA swimming got a lot of work to do huh," a fan said.

"They been getting turnt every way but lose 😭," another fan shared.

The opening day saw Katie Ledecky win a bronze medal in the 400m freestyle event. Torri Huske followed suit, claiming gold in the women’s 100m butterfly event, with Gretchen Walsh coming in second.

Carson Foster was a bronze medallist in the men’s 400m IM event as Nic Fink claimed silver in the 100m breaststroke. On day three, Luke Hobson secured bronze in the men’s 200m freestyle while Ryan Murphy also came in third in the men’s 100m backstroke.

Katie Grimes won silver in the women’s 400m IM event and Emma Weyant for bronze. Regan Smith was a silver medallist in the women’s 100m backstroke and Katharine Berkoff finished third at the event.

Bobby Finke claimed silver in men’s 800m freestyle with the septet of Carson Foster, Brooks Curry, Chris Guiliano, Luke Hobson, Drew Kibler, Blake Pieroni, and Kieran Smith winning the silver in the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay.

Katie Ledecky won gold in the women’s 1500m freestyle event with Torri Huske finishing second in the women’s 100m freestyle. Kate Douglass claimed the win in the women’s 200m breaststroke as Regan Smith won silver in the women’s 200m butterfly.

The septet of Erin Gemmell, Katie Ledecky, Paige Madden, Simone Manuel, Anna Peplowski, Alex Shackell, and Claire Weinstein delivered a silver in the women’s 4x200m freestyle relay. Regan Smith won silver in the women’s 200m backstroke as Kate Douglass claimed the same medal in the women’s 200m individual medley.

Katie Ledecky extended her hot streak to claim the gold medal in the women’s 800m freestyle with Paige Madden taking bronze. Caeleb Dressel, Nic Fink, Torri Huske, Ryan Murphy, Regan Smith, Charlie Swanson, Gretchen Walsh, and Abbey Weitzeil took top honors in the mixed 4x100m medley relay.

Team USA end Paris Olympics campaign with two world records

Team USA end Paris Olympics campaign with two world records (IMAGE: GETTY)

Team USA’s swimmers closed the curtains at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games with two world records from Bobby Finke and the women's 4x100m medley relay.

Finke impressed in the men’s individual 1500m freestyle with a gold medal and a world record.

On top of Finke’s world record, Team USA earned gold and silver medals respectively in the women’s and men’s 4x100m medley relay to end the night in Paris. China outsmarted the US to take the crown in the men’s 4x100m medley relay.

The women meant business when they struck with a world record time of 3:49.63 to win. This comes after they won a silver medal at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.