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PARIS — The century-old streak began at a man-made lake in St. Louis, then traversed eras and the globe. From 1904 until the present, at every Olympics the United States entered, American male swimmers have won individual gold. The streak peaked in the 1920s and 70s. It included a sweep in 1948. It survived downswings in the 1980s and 90s. It roared again in the 21st century, until, here at the 2024 Games, it teetered on the brink of collapse.