Kyle Chalmers

Kyle Chalmers

Personal information
Nickname(s)	Prince Chalmers[1]
National team	Australia
Born	June 25, 1998[2] Port Lincoln[3]
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Butterfly, freestyle
Club	Marion Swimming Club[3]
Coach	Peter Bishop
Medal record Men's swimming Competitor for  Australia World Championships (LC) 2015 Kazan 4×100 m medley World Junior Championships 2015 Singapore 50 m freestyle 2015 Singapore 100 m freestyle 2015 Singapore 4×100 m freestyle 2015 Singapore 4×200 m freestyle 2015 Singapore 4×100 m mixed freestyle 2015 Singapore 4×100 m mixed medley 2015 Singapore 4×100 m medley Summer Youth Olympics 2014 Nanjing 4×100 m medley 2014 Nanjing 4×100 m mixed freestyle 2014 Nanjing 4×100 m mixed medley

Kyle Chalmers (born 25 June 1998) is an Australian competitive swimmer who specializes in the sprint freestyle events. He holds the junior world record in the 100 meter freestyle.

Career

Chalmers won the gold medal in the 50 and 100 meter freestyle events at the 2015 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Singapore.^[4][5] For swimming in the heats, he won a silver medal in the 4×100 m medley relay at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia.

At the 2016 Olympic trials, Chalmers qualified for the Olympics by finishing 2nd in the 100 meter freestyle, behind Cameron McEvoy. He broke the junior world record with a time of 48.03.^[6]

Personal life

Chalmers is the son of former Australian rules football player Brett Chalmers.^[7]

References

1. "‘Prince’ Chalmers worthy contender for McEvoy’s sprint crown". The Australian. September 26, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
2. "Kyle Chalmers". Engine Swim. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
3. "Sprint Prince Chalmers, 15 & A Boy Called Kyle, Cracks Thorpey Mark Then Goes 49.6". Swimvortex. April 15, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
4. "Kyle Chalmers Sizzles in 50 Free Victory at 2015 FINA World Junior Championships". Swimming World Magazine. August 28, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
5. "Kyle Chalmers Ticking All the Boxes As New Aussie Sprint Star". SwimSwam. August 30, 2015. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
6. Jeffrey, Nicole (April 11, 2016). "Swimming trials 2016: Cameron McEvoy wins men’s 100m freestyle". The Australian. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
7. "Kyle Chalmers ready to make a splash in world swimming championships". The Sydney Morning Herald. August 4, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2015.