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9x Olympic Medalist Kyle Chalmers Debriefs Paris Olympic Games, Looking Toward LA28

Kyle Chalmers is an Olympic champion and after Paris, a 9x Olympic medalist, winning two silvers and a bronze at these most recent games. The Australian swimming legend swam the 100 free individually or on a relay 8 times over the course of the 9-day meet. In those 8 swims, he was 48.0 once (prelims 100 free), 47.xx 6 times, and 46.5 anchoring Australia’s silver medal 4×100 free relay.

Chalmers was kind enough to take some time out of his engagement celebration in Norway to chat about the highs and lows of his experience in Paris. Coming into his 3rd Olympics, Chalmers was dealing with injury and had to change coaches and training locations 4 months prior. Despite this, he is still walking away with his 3rd individual medal in the 100 free, a historic feat.

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Samboys
2 months ago

There’s articles saying ZSC is looking for a new coach. Looking for a partnership instead of a dictatorship.

Off topic from Kyle, but this was the most recent Australian article I could find.

Troyy
Reply to  Samboys
2 months ago

ZSC would be looking for a new coach anyway because his coach is retiring.

Joe
2 months ago

Who doesn’t like King Kyle? Would’ve loved having that dude as our anchor.

Skip
2 months ago

So pleased that King Kyle medalled, swam well, got engaged, and is doing the world cups and world short course, the latter of which will give up and coming aus swimmers a chance to be on the same team as him, Its really incredible. He could easily have a long break, but loves to swim, loves to race.

Dude
2 months ago

Love King Kyle. Dude always shows up.

Emma Eckeon
2 months ago

Has anyone see the Greg Dou cette video on YouTube about the purple faces in the Olympics targeting Huske and Smith? The guy has 2 million followers and I think that video might have some serious accusations

Chewed pull buoy
Reply to  Emma Eckeon
2 months ago

Doping is more common than people think

Greg P8
Reply to  Chewed pull buoy
2 months ago

I know but accusing them on 2 million plataform is insane, just because of the purple faces. Very controversial YouTube video

Winnie
Reply to  Emma Eckeon
2 months ago

He says they’re taking ITPP – a powerful hemoglobin accelerator, which can’t currently be tested for in urine?

snailSpace
Reply to  Emma Eckeon
2 months ago

All of the Americans looked purple after swimming. I thought it was some kind of make up.

Antipodean
Reply to  Emma Eckeon
2 months ago

I did 5×200 descend last week and was very purple, and I’m definitely not doping.

DK99
Reply to  Emma Eckeon
2 months ago

They were wearing an anti covid face cream that made their faces look like that, supposedly.

anty75
Reply to  Emma Eckeon
2 months ago

This guy is a clown

snailSpace
Reply to  anty75
2 months ago

Still, his explanation is the only one that is at least consistent with itself. The explanation Fares Ksebati put up on his youtube channel fails under the lightest scrutiny.

I’m mostly just surprised there is so little talk about it. It was instantly very obvious to me during the heats of the women’s 100 fly that for some reason Gretchen and Huske looked like somebody was choking them after their swim, and nobody else looked like that. And the trend continued after each one of their swims, and after that with Douglass, Smith and basically every American, and nobody from other nations, or at least not to that same extent.

Again, I initially thought it was like some kind of… Read more »

Admin
Reply to  snailSpace
2 months ago

It’s the lighting in the pool, and it’s lighting that’s been enhanced by Chinese actors to try and accuse Americans of doping.

The reason nobody is talking about it is because most of the swimming circles you run in are used to seeing lighter-skinned athletes turn red/purple after exertion, and the American team have relatively-fair skin, even by white people standards. There’s a whole training system designed around the colors a white person’s face turns when they’re working hard.

Here’s a screenshot from the live race video after the women’s medley relay where you can see the odd red light on Lilly’s shins:comment image

It’s at the 3:11 on this video if you want to watch it in real time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLxuVD1Kaoc

Emma Eckeon
Reply to  Braden Keith
2 months ago

That light I think is the light of the starting blocks when you place first second or third.

Have you seen the Greg Doucette video Braden? Those were some very serious accusations

snailSpace
Reply to  Braden Keith
2 months ago

Could they enhance the lighting on live TV? And why wasn’t any other white swimmer from other nations looking the same? I’ve been watching every globally significant swim meet since the Beijing Olympics, and have never seen this phenomenon before (although I was a child for like the first 9 of those) – healthy exertion shouldn’t look purple.

I would be content to believe this explanation btw, because it seems like something the Chinese would do, but it’s still full of holes.

ooo
Reply to  snailSpace
2 months ago

Anastasia Kirpichnikova at the end of the 1500. The color of her face surprised me. I did not watch the video of the race yet, but I vividly remember this.

Admin
Reply to  snailSpace
2 months ago

Here’s a video where you can see Weitzeil’s face looking purple before the race: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLoVOO-Y6nQ

At about 24 seconds in, you can also see the water with a hue of purple.

Different lighting colors show up on different skin tones differently, and the spectrum of “white” skin tones is actually more complex than that.” Could also just be that you’re watching the NBC feed and they’re showing a lot more Americans than anyone else. Could just be where they happen to be relative to the light at this moment. Could be adjusting settings on the video cameras.

Video camera lighting is a relatively-complex topic. “I see purple faces when I watch on TV” isn’t… Read more »

snailSpace
Reply to  Braden Keith
2 months ago

Admittedly, face color isn’t a great basis for an accusation, or really, anything.

For what it’s worth, I’ve been watching the swimming portion of these Olympics on three different channels: M4 sport, the Hungarian Eurosport feed and some obscure Croatian sports channel I don’t remember the name of, and it was equally noticable on each of them. On all three of them, the first 3 finishers were shown of each heat, semi and final, so that did not account for any discrimination, beyond the trend that American swimmers tend to place high in their respective races lol. I know there are different shades of white skin, it’s just an interesting coincidence that this purple face phenomenon seemed to target Americans… Read more »

Last edited 2 months ago by snailSpace
Emma Eckeon
Reply to  Braden Keith
2 months ago

Maybe they show more Americans but it’s still weird that it looks to be a lot more with American swimmers. The video already has 200k views. Do you think Torri husk or Reagan smith will try to pursue legal action?
Watching the video e clearly says their names and even uses Torri Huske face for the video banner. At this point (and right after the Olympics) those allegations in a channel with 2.1 million subs, might turnish their names unnecessarily

Troyy
Reply to  Braden Keith
2 months ago

Had a look on getty images to see if there are any examples away from the light at the edge of the pool and here’s one of Huske looking just as purple.

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Skip
Reply to  Troyy
2 months ago

And not the paler swimmer beside her. So, cant be the lighting

Zthomas
Reply to  Braden Keith
2 months ago

I’m not guessing, I’m certain: It’s because they use Tretinoin. Ask any dermatologist.

Mean Dean
Reply to  Braden Keith
2 months ago

You’re getting downvoted but I feel that this has to be the case. Look at trials and both regan and huske looks pinkish, but normal. It just doesn’t make sense unless their cycles were WAY off

LBSWIM
Reply to  Braden Keith
2 months ago

Are the flags white or purple in reality?

Aquaman
Reply to  Emma Eckeon
2 months ago

Conspiracy Theory 101, what a bunch of crap

ooo
2 months ago

He always comes up as a pretty decent chap.

Dressel_42.8
2 months ago

My comment mentioned a name earlier in this article which flagged it and subsequently got it deleted.

I just want to know what the beef is with a previous auburn head coach. Is that too much too ask? Everyone here is soft as play-doh apparently.

I don’t like the guy, but if you aren’t gonna explain why he’s negative or shouldn’t be supported then why even bring it up? Say it with your chest out.

Breezeway
Reply to  Dressel_42.8
2 months ago

I’ve noticed that also. That name is flagged for approval. I’ve seen other names (coaches and swimmers) on here that constantly get destroyed and ridiculed but they’re never flagged

Troyy
Reply to  Breezeway
2 months ago

Think it’s so people can’t promote him and his podcast in the comments. SS also flags the name of a certain other swimming news website.

snailSpace
Reply to  Troyy
2 months ago

I do not mind them flagging the name of that inferior website.

Stingy
Reply to  Dressel_42.8
2 months ago

Uh, maybe you could scroll down like 2-3 comments?

Swim pine
Reply to  Dressel_42.8
2 months ago

Unfortunately Brett Hawkey Hawke has now publicly shown his true colors. Anyone who worked with him at Auburn saw so behind closed doors. If you wait long enough someone will show you who they really are. Well he has now shown the world. Especially this year. Getting kicked off deck at the world champs. Openly criticizing various swimmers (then going on to try and defend them again)
Now from his Olympic commentary as well.
He has always wanted to be relevant. In believe this stems from the fact that he never succeeded internationally as a swimmer.

Dressel_42.8
2 months ago

n/a

Last edited 2 months ago by Dressel_42.8

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Coleman Hodges

Coleman started his journey in the water at age 1, and although he actually has no memory of that, something must have stuck. A Missouri native, he joined the Columbia Swim Club at age 9, where he is still remembered for his stylish dragon swim trunks. After giving up on …

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