Australia's triple Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer Stephanie Rice, 31, is confident that an Indian swimmer can finish on the podium at the 2028 Olympics. The five-time world record-holder, who is in the country to initiate the Stephanie Rice Swimming Academy (SRSA), said that India's swimmers have the potential to excel, but lack top training facilities.

"The two sports that offer the most chances of winning an Olympic medal, are swimming and athletics, and the former is untouched in India. There is huge talent and potential here and with elite level focus and high performance training, in the next four to eight years, I will be able to get an Indian swimmer on the [Olympic] podium," Rice told mid-day yesterday.