Kyle Chalmers Discusses Move to St. Andrews with Ash Delaney, AUS Open, and Ankle Surgery

Olympic and world champion Kyle Chalmers just had one of the best in-season meets of his career last month at the Australian Open, going lifetime bests in the 50 free (21.9) and 50 fly (23.1) as well as a 47.6 in the 100 free. This is coming on the heels of moving clubs to train with Ash Delaney at St. Andrews on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland.

 

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Carlos Fernandez
4 months ago

“10-12 guys going under 49” didn’t age well. I was shocked at how slow they all went, other than Kyle. Only 1 guy beat the Australia Olympic cut for the 100 free!

Troyy
5 months ago

Ramsay went 4:11.49 for a 4 second PB in the 400 free having already dropped 5 seconds this season. Bodes well for her IMs.

Emily Se-Bom Lee
5 months ago

fairweather scratched the 400 free in sydney

Gheko
6 months ago

This bloke is an out and out champion! GO KYLE!🇦🇺🦘🇦🇺

Andy
6 months ago

Deciding to not play AFL because it’s an Olympic year and then agreeing to do so “just for 5 minutes” only to snap 3 ligaments after 3 minutes of play, and then worsen the injury by training on it for a further two weeks, is the most Chalmers thing ever. It’s almost as though he doesn’t know how to compete without having surgery every other year

I’m glad that he’s skipping the 4×200. At best, Australia is fighting with Korea and China for bronze behind GB and USA. And as he said, he only lost in Tokyo by 0.06s so who knows how much the relay took out of him

He prob has a decent chance of that… Read more »

Oceanian
Reply to  Andy
6 months ago

You can twist your ankle crossing the street.

I once put my back out scooping ice cream out of a tub lmao

Weeks of physio didn’t fix it, multiple acupuncture didn’t fix it and then – of all things – a chiropractor kind of picked me up from behind in a bear hug and cured me instantly lol

We humans and our bodies are weird.

Last edited 6 months ago by Oceanian
Troyy
Reply to  Oceanian
6 months ago

I’ve had the “bear hug” manipulation done before. Great relief for upper back pain.

Snap
Reply to  Oceanian
6 months ago

Once ruptured a biceps tendon moving (too) quickly to steady a tub of cottage cheese.

Emily Se-Bom Lee
Reply to  Andy
6 months ago

champion went 51.28 3 weeks ago, so it’s not entirely open

Last edited 6 months ago by Emily Se-Bom Lee
Troyy
Reply to  Andy
6 months ago

Champion’s already been 51.2 this year.

Oceanian
6 months ago

“My best mate Ash Delaney”

Welcome to Dumpsville: Population Matt Temple…

lmao J/K King Kyle

Laps
Reply to  Oceanian
6 months ago

Temple is no longer best mate and has instead been upgraded to wifey status.

Sub13
Reply to  Laps
6 months ago

He’s a wifey now? What happens when he finds out about Inge?

Torchbearer
6 months ago

Sad to think he may be gone from swimming in 3 months….

Troyy
Reply to  Torchbearer
6 months ago

He’s already said he’s not retiring soon.

Torchbearer
Reply to  Troyy
6 months ago

That’s great…he suggested early in his career it would be short… Happy to be proven wrong!

Last edited 6 months ago by Torchbearer
Verram
Reply to  Torchbearer
6 months ago

Did you even listen to the interview ? When he talked about the young relay boys

Troyy
6 months ago

King Kyle is always such a good interview. Sounds like his training has been going swimmingly so I can’t wait to see what he’s been cooking up.

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