{"id":367685,"date":"2024-02-14T08:11:03","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T09:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=367685"},"modified":"2024-02-14T11:02:52","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T11:02:52","slug":"how-chalmers-turned-addiction-into-brutal-training-distraction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=367685","title":{"rendered":"How Chalmers turned 'addiction' into brutal training distraction"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aussie Olympic<\/a> gold medalist Kyle Chalmers<\/a> has upped his training regime in preparation for Paris 2024 to brutal levels.<\/p>\n

The Rio 2016 100m freestyle<\/a> gold medalist is spending up to six hours every day in the pool, plus several weights sessions in the gym per week.<\/p>\n

But just five months from the start of competition in the French capital, Chalmers has a welcome distraction from training.<\/p>\n

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\"Kyle<\/p>\n

Despite competing barefoot, Chalmers has become the latest athlete to release his own signature shoe.<\/p>\n

Chalmers said he had always been a fan of a nice pair of kicks, revealing they are his primary self-reward after a strong result.<\/p>\n

"I don't think there's been too many athletes that get their signature shoe, but definitely not many swimmers that get their signature shoe," he told 9News Adelaide.<\/p>\n

"If I have had a good race, whether it's here at the South Australian state champs or at the Olympic games, I have always treated myself to a new pair of shoes.<\/p>\n

"I always make sure I have a fresh nice bright pair of shoes that no one else on the pool deck will have.<\/p>\n

"For me, I have always been a shoe guy and very addicted to spending money on shoes."<\/p>\n

Chalmers worked with Athletikan to produce the shoes. \ufeff<\/p>\n

\"Kyle<\/p>\n

"They're nice green for the Olympics and the Australian team, so I'm looking forward to wearing them proudly."<\/p>\n

Paris will be his third Olympics. At the World Championships in Fukuoka in 2023, he went quicker than his gold-winning Rio time.<\/p>\n

"I hope that I can get a whole lot quicker this year \u2013 that's obviously the goal, but I won't be able to find that out until I am in Paris, hopefully in the final."<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Chalmers will be 26 by the time the Dolphins arrive in Paris, where he will be one of the senior members of the team.<\/p>\n

It's a responsibility not lost on him.<\/p>\n

"I love being able to give back to my sport that I am so passionate about," he said.<\/p>\n

"These young guys that are coming in and swimming so fast, if I am able to pass a bit of that information and wisdom that I have learnt along my journey and speed up their transition, then I think I will have done a pretty good job in my sport."<\/p>\n

Athletikan's on-line 'King Kyle' pre-sale opens on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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