Cate Campbell can't see Australia being beaten in the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games pool.
The Australian swim team have not been threatened since the 1986 Games and sprint queen Campbell reckons it is going to stay that way despite England's looming threat.
England are backing themselves to cause an upset on the Gold Coast after lifting Great Britain to second at the 2017 world titles with four gold.
Australia appeared vulnerable after finishing eighth at last year's world championships in Budapest with just one gold.
Former world champion Campbell admitted the Dolphins' success in the pool set the tone for Australia's Games campaign.
But she didn't think they would buckle under home nation pressure and the English challenge.
"We do set the standard of the meet (for Australia)," Campbell said.
"But I don't think Australia has ever been beaten in the pool and I don't think this team is going to let that record fall."
Australia grabbed their biggest Commonwealth Games pool medal haul at 2014 Glasgow Games with a total of 57 including 19 gold.
And Australia also maintained their vice-like grip on the pool medal tally at their last home Games at Melbourne in 2006 with 16 gold, double nearest rival England.
However, Dolphins coach Jacco Verhaeren wasn't in the mood to follow Campbell's lead and make some bold claims on Sunday.
Verhaeren is at his second Games in charge after taking over after the "toxic" London Olympics and knows all too well how quickly the public can turn on his team if they don't reach their giddy standards.
"It is difficult not to be bothered by it (expectation) too much but it is a six-day (swimming) meet and anything can happen," he said.
"In the past we've had a terrible first day and it all came good the next day and the other way around.
"Anything can happen over the course of a few days but we expect to do well."
Campbell will mark her return to international competition at the Games after taking a 2017 sabbatical following her shock sixth placing in the Rio Olympic 100m freestyle final.
She will spearhead a 49-strong team also boasting Olympic champions Kyle Chalmers and Mack Horton plus world champion backstroker Emily Seebohm.
"To be back wearing the green and gold makes my heart beat a little bit faster," Campbell said.
"I can't wait to see what we can do over the next couple of days."
