08 Kyle Chalmers: The journey of an Olympic champion

Today’s episode is a an inspirational talk with the Olympic champion in the 100m freestyle from Rio 2016, Kyle Chalmers.

(01:01) How are you spending these days?

(03:02) What do you love the most about swimming?

(03:58) What is your favourite pool in the world?

(06:22) Have you always dreamed of becoming the world-class swimmer? What was your motivation to start?

(08:51) What are the specifics of early age training in Australia?

(12:13) When did you realize that you want to do swimming on the highest level?

(24:51) Did you watch this year’s ISL races? How do you like the format?

(27:26) You won the Olympics at a very young age and it definitely changed your life. What are you grateful for and what did learn on this journey?

(16:45) How is it like to be the Olympic champion in Australia?

(18:01) What was your mental state at the 2016 Olympics and how do you deal with all-eyes-on-me situation now?

(20:35) What is your approach to mental training, meditation and visualization?

(22:29) What are some of your tools to stay calm before racing?

(23:21) What has been your most memorable race and what is the story behind? Was it the Olympic final?

(29:12) What is your strongest asset as the world-class 100m freestyler? What is your biggest swimming strength?

(30:05) How do you divide/structure your season prior to Tokyo Olympics?

(33:08) How do you keep yourself healthy throughout the year?

(33:53) What is the key to success in 100m freestyle from your perspective?

(34:45) What is your piece of advice to a young swimmer?

(35:34) What are you passionate about beside swimming?

(38:48) What are your future plans? Do you sometimes think about life after swimming?

Let's connect

I Kyle on instagram: @kyle_chalmers3

I Swimvenue on instagram: @swimvenue

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