Kyle Chalmers came out of nowhere.
The 18-year-old hasn’t even finished High School yet; and now he’s an instant Australian Olympic legend.
The Adelaide native, Kyle Chalmers gave one of the most breathtaking gold medal performances in living memory.
He just kind of turned up and smashed it. Watching this live was almost unbelievable.
The teenager, barely mentioned by the 7 sport commentators, was suddenly powering through the field to victory. Right at the perfect moment in the famous blue ribbon event – the 100m freestyle.
He turned at the wall, 7th. He looked to be out of it, but somehow, Chalmers smashed right through his accomplished competitors in the final 40 meters, reached for the wall and claimed the 2016 Olympic Gold.
Fellow Aussie Cameron McEvoy was the focus at the start of the race, with Chalmers seen as an outsider. The overnight household name let his swimming speak for itself.
KING KYLE! Kyle Chalmers #AUS wins GOLD in the men's 100m freestyle! #Swimming #Rio2016 https://t.co/Hrf5kDLJHW
— 7Olympics (@7olympics) August 11, 2016
Kyle Chalmers is the son of AFL player Brett Chalmers, who played for the Adelaide Crows and Port Adelaide Power.
When your son wins #Gold at #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/zBxoZfAKiN
— 7Olympics (@7olympics) August 11, 2016
SWIMMING: @nathantemp7 speaks to Kyle Chalmers after winning #Gold! #Swimming #Rio2016 https://t.co/EL26nxaaMi
— 7Olympics (@7olympics) August 11, 2016
The scenes at Rio were incredible, look at the reaction from Australian coaching, support staff and fellow Olympians
#AUS @DolphinsAUS Team react to King Kyle's crowning moment! #Gold #Rio2016 https://t.co/HEM6Wp0VVV@7olympics
— Channel 7 (@Channel7) August 11, 2016
Chalmers Shocks the World – Knocking off Donald Trump on the CNN.com homepage.
NBA star powers Kyle Chalmers? USA Basketball player Kevin Durant sent this powerful message to Chalmers before the race. Arranged by Australian Swimming manager Gary Vanderburgt, Chalmers is a huge fan of the US Olympian. And he sent this message to him before the race.
Kyle thanks everyone on Instagram after the race
