Australian sprint king Kyle Chalmers booked his pass for his third Olympic Games on Thursday night, but he required four cortisone injections and four visits to the physio daily to get up for the occasion. A long-term battle with bulging discs in his back and a degenerative spine, which didn’t …
Read More »All signs pointing to Chalmers nailing fresh Olympic mission
There was a jubilance and sense of bravado about Kyle Chalmers as Australia’s sprint king climbed from the water at the national swimming titles and strutted across the pool deck. His heavily tattooed chest was puffed out and his big, white teeth were gleaming — a couple of indicators the …
Read More »How Chalmers turned ‘addiction’ into brutal training distraction
Aussie Olympic gold medalist Kyle Chalmers has upped his training regime in preparation for Paris 2024 to brutal levels. The Rio 2016 100m freestyle gold medalist is spending up to six hours every day in the pool, plus several weights sessions in the gym per week. But just five months …
Read More »Chalmers hits out after radio comments cause a stir
UPDATE: Australian swimming star Kyle Chalmers has hit back at reports he will retire following next year’s Olympics, claiming he plans to continue competing. The 25-year-old set tongues wagging on Wednesday morning when he went on SEN radio and revealed Paris 2024 will be his final Games. “It will be …
Read More »Awkward Chalmers snub after Simpson’s dream dashed
Pop star turned professional swimmer Cody Simpson has missed out on a ticket to the world championships in Japan next month. The 26-year-old will not be one of the 38 athletes representing the Dolphins in Fukuoka from July 23, after failing to qualify at the Australian trials in Melbourne. On …
Read More »Cody Simpson question that left Chalmers fuming
Australian swimming champion Kyle Chalmers says he no longer wants to do poolside interviews after an experience that crushed him last year. Speaking on The Big Deal podcast, Chalmers rehashed his previous criticism of the media and its intense coverage of his private life. The two-time Olympian revealed he was …
Read More »LIVE: Chalmers blasts ‘not true’ Simpson rumours
Welcome to Wide World of Sports' LIVE blog of day two of the 2022 Commonwealth Games, held in Birmingham.
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