Olympic Games: American fans mock Australia after reclaiming title of BEST swimming nation amid feisty war of words

Team USA has reclaimed its title arsenic nan champion swimming federation successful nan world aft eclipsing Australia's golden badge tally pinch nan last aquatics of nan Olympic Games successful Paris.

And American fans person rushed to societal media to flick nosy astatine their awesome rivals pursuing their triumph.

The United States and Australia person held a formidable rivalry for galore decades, pinch some countries boasting nan champion swimmers to ever grace nan pool.

America has agelong bettered their Aussie rivals successful position of badge count, but nan pendulum swung past twelvemonth erstwhile Australia secured much golden medals astatine nan world championships successful Japan.

That led to a feisty warfare of words betwixt nan 2 camps, pinch now-retired Aussie fable Cate Campbell labelling nan Americans arsenic 'sore losers'. 

'Such sore losers,' Campbell said connected nan Today show past year.

'I mean Australia coming retired connected apical of nan world is 1 thing, but it is conscionable truthful overmuch sweeter beating America.

'The first nighttime of competition, we did not person to perceive 'Star Spangled Banner' ringing retired done nan stadium. I cannot show you really happy that made me.

'If I perceive that opus again it will beryllium excessively soon. Bring connected Paris. That's each I person to opportunity to nan US. Stop being sore losers.'

Her comments elicited a consequence from nan legendary Michael Phelps, who urged his compatriots to usage Campbell's words arsenic inspiration for Paris.

And location was surely thing driving Team USA's women's medley relay squad arsenic they blew nan Aussies retired of nan h2o successful nan last title of nan program.

With nan golden medals tied astatine 7 apiece, some nations knew that nan victor of nan 4x100m last would return location bragging authorities arsenic nan world's champion swimming nation.

But nan US simply had excessively overmuch for nan Aussies, pinch Gretchen Walsh and Torri Huske powering nan squad location to smash nan world record.

And pinch their position reclaimed, Americans took to societal media to mock nan Aussies. 

'Haw haw Australia,' 1 Twitter personification posted. 'The US is now beating you successful GOLD MEDAL count too, suckas. Australia has a 1 sided beef going connected pinch nan US this full clip and we've conscionable recovered retired astir it. I thought swimming was your thing, Oz!'

Another instrumentality said: 'Probably 1 of nan worst Olympics for USA swimming and we still sewage much golds than Australia.'

'Oh what's this Australia?' a 3rd instrumentality said. 'Less medals AND little golds than nan US successful swimming? What happened?'

Referencing Campbell's comment, a 4th instrumentality said: 'Sorry Aussies, but you are going to perceive 1 much star-spangled banner. Americans triumph nan golden badge full successful nan pool!' 

Another instrumentality sent Australia nan pursuing message: 'Very specifically to nan Aussies swimming who've been talking smack astir US swimming alternatively of conscionable celebrating their ain improvements nan past mates of years... USA! USA! USA!'