Episode Synopsis "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 Thank you very much for listening. If you loved the episode, please leave a review on your favourite platform. Message me anytime and let me know what you think.

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