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Kyle Chalmers, OAM (born 25 June 1998) is an Australian competitive swimmer. He is a world record holder in the short course 100 metre freestyle, 4×100 metre medley relay, and long course 4×100 metre mixed freestyle relay. He is the Oceanian and Australian record holder in the short course 50 metre butterfly and 50 metre freestyle.
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Kyle Chalmers is one of the world's best sprint swimmers, who boasts an unbelievable medal record for someone born in 1998. The Australian caused shockwaves in the swimming world when, at 18-years-old, he won the blue-ribboned men's 100m freestyle Olympic title at Rio 2016 in a time of 47.58 to break the world junior record.
Jul 27, 2023 · The Australian swimmer completes his set of long course titles with a world championship victory in Fukuoka, Japan. He beats Jack Alexy and Maxime Grousset in a race that sees defending champion Popovici finish sixth.
- 2015 FINA World Championships. Despite suffering a broken wrist and torn ankle ligaments from an Australian Football game months earlier, Chalmers made his international swimming debut in Kazan.
- 2015 FINA World Junior Championships. A couple of weeks later, Chalmers was in Singapore to prove why he was considered one of the world’s most promising young swimmers.
- 2016 Olympic Games. Chalmers booked his spot on the plane to Rio with a silver in the 100 meter freestyle at the 2016 Australian Championships. He went in to the final seeded fourth, but had a stunning race to beat out some tough competition.
- Withdraw from 2017 World Championships/Heart Surgery. After qualifying for the Aussie team by getting 2nd at the 2017 World Champ Trials, Chalmers announced that he would be withdrawing from the meet to focus on his long term success.
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Oct 30, 2021 · The Australian swimmer set a new mark of 44.84 seconds in Kazan, Russia, taking 0.10 off the previous record set in 2008. Chalmers, who won silver at the Tokyo Olympics, said it was a dream come true after recovering from shoulder surgery.
Aug 2, 2022 · The Australian swimmer claims his third Commonwealth Games gold medal in Birmingham, but says it's bittersweet amid personal and mental health struggles. His father Brett criticises Swimming Australia for failing to protect him from invasive questions and calls it a form of bullying.
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