AuburnTigers.com
AUBURN, Ala. - Anyone who has ever ventured on a long road trip knows it’s a good idea to break up the journey.
That explains why the Australian swim team is training in Auburn this week before heading to Brazil on Sunday for the Rio Olympics.
Nearly 9,000 miles down. Another 4,740 to go.
“We’re having a wonderful camp here. A beautiful city,” said Wayne Lomas, general manager for the team known as the Dolphins. “It’s a beautiful city. Beautiful university. Two pools. We’re absolutely stoked to be here.”
Before making the decision to train on the Plains, Lomas visited three times at the invitation of Auburn swimming & diving coach Brett Hawke, a former member of the Australian team.