Kyle Chalmers

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Full Name:	Kyle Chalmers
Nickname(s):	King Kyle
Born:	June 25th, 1998
	Port Lincoln, South Australia, Australia
Nationality:	Australia
Status:	Active

Kyle Chalmers is a competitive swimmer who represents Australia internationally. He is a 3x Olympian and the 2016 Olympic champion in the 100 free. Chalmers comes from an athletic background. His father, Brett, played in the Australian Football League and from an early age it looked as though Chalmers wanted to follow in his dads foot steps. Swimming was just one of the many sports Chalmers played growing up, and it wasn't until a few months before his international breakout season in 2015 that Australian football was another big priority. After an impressive year in the pool in 2015, Chalmers signed a multi-year deal with Adidas. International Competition Chalmers made his mark in the history books at the Australian Swimming Championships. He destroyed the Australian Age group record in the 100 meter freestyle by almost a second in a time of 48.89. The time also made his the youngest swimmer ever to break 49 seconds. His performance earned him a spot on the World Championship team. 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. Chalmers was part of the 4x100 meter freestyle relay, in which the Australians failed to make …

2016 Rio Olympic Games: Day Five Finals Live Recap

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Kyle Chalmers of Australia and Caeleb Dressel of the United States raced in the same heat. Chalmers got the better of Dressel in 47.90 while Dressel finished just one one-hundredth behind him in 47.91.

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