Kyle Chalmers won again. But this time it was different
At trials in 2019, Chalmers clocked 47.35 seconds. At the 2021 trials, the time to get him on the team was 47.59 seconds.
He was slower at trials in 2023, but less than two months later went on to win a maiden individual long-course 100m freestyle gold medal in Fukuoka.
He was slower at trials in 2024 but picked up a silver medal at the Paris Olympics. Only an astounding world record from Pan Zhanle stood in the way of more Chalmers Olympic glory.
Chalmers will head into the upcoming world championships, starting July 27, as a medal contender in the two-lap dash. Pan hasn't come close to replicating his stunning world record of 47.4 seconds, so is an unknown quantity.
American Jack Alexy, who finished second to Chalmers in Fukuoka two years ago, clocked a sharp heat time of 46.99 at the USA trials recently.
When Chalmers came from nowhere to swim a 47.27 in Norway in April, it was a sign he was really tracking in the right direction.
Chalmers is a racer. He rarely gets solid competition in Australia and isn't pushed to his limit.
It's why he could be flying under the radar for another world title.
After getting engaged last year and with a baby on the way, Chalmers appears happier than ever as he continues his quest to make it to the LA 2028 Olympics.
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Chalmers knocked off Flynn Southam by 0.4 seconds on Thursday night.
'It's just trusting what I've been doing in training and listening to what my coaches are telling me to do,' Chalmers said on Nine. 'Everything we've been doing is to swim a personal best time. And that was very close tonight.'
Meanwhile, the other impressive swim of the night came from Lani Pallister, who took down Ariarne Titmus' Australian record in the 800m freestyle.
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