Cody Simpson’s ticket to Paris Olympics could be in the SAME relay team as Kyle Chalmers

Cody Simpson might find yourself alongside ‘love triangle’ rival Kyle Chalmers in the identical relay team at the Paris Olympics as the pop star turned swimmer appears to be like to deal with the 100m freestyle.

Simpson, 25, has solely been again in the pool for 2 years since abandoning his music profession to realise his swimming dream. 

He has admitted that selecting the 100m butterfly was a ‘sentimental’ choice for the Commonwealth Games. 

Cody Simpson could find yourself alongside Kyle Chalmers in the identical relay team at the Paris Olympics come 2024 as the pop star turned swimmer ponders his subsequent transfer in the pool (pictured, with girlfriend Emma McKeon)

Now he’ll face up towards the may of the United States swimming team at this weekend’s Duel In The Pool in Sydney and is wanting to flip his consideration to the 100m freestyle in the exhibition occasion.

Brimming with confidence after his encouraging exhibiting at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham the place he received a gold medal as a part of the 4x100m freestyle relay as a warmth swimmer, Simpson acknowledged he was ‘but to discover different territory.’

Australia will choose six swimmers for the 4x100m freestyle team for Paris and Simpson is viewing that as his finest shot at reserving his ticket for the Olympics. 

‘I got here again to swimming and picked the 100 fly simply because it was one thing I favored to swim rising up and we centered on it as a result of it was the first little breakthrough I had in an occasion,’ he mentioned.

Kyle Chalmers felt he was painted as a villain at the Commonwealth Games and dismissed discuss of a love triangle which concerned Simpson and Emma McKeon, who as soon as dated Chalmers

‘But I’ve but to type of discover different territory and I believe the subsequent 12 months will be my alternative to develop on the occasions I’ll swim and take a look at new issues.

‘So far my focus has been on the one occasion, so I’d love to develop.’

That course of might seen Simpson enter the 100m freestyle – the identical occasion Chalmers has dominated on the world stage in latest years.

Naturally if he produces slick occasions, Simpson will then be in the body for freestyle dash relay occasions with Chalmers. 

Simpson beforehand certified for the closing of the 100m freestyle at the nationwide titles.

Ahead of Saturday evening in Sydney, the companion of Australian swimming icon Emma McKeon is but to compete towards the US stars and is embracing the problem.

‘Looking ahead to that, developing off the Comm Games. It’s an unreal, first worldwide racing expertise for me. And to be in a position to do that off the again of it,’ Simpson added.

‘There’s so many, like unconventional occasions and issues deliberate for Duel in the Pool, , numerous issues that we did not do in coaching, it’d be form of cool to be in a position to convey these into, , a spectator atmosphere.’

Cody Simpson and Emma McKeon not too long ago holidayed collectively in Europe as the couple ‘reset’ forward of getting ready for the 2024 Olympic Games

Chalmers with a message for his critics after profitable the 100m freestyle at the Commonwealth Games earlier this month

Simpson additionally not too long ago returned from a vacation in Europe with McKeon, the place the couple had the probability to ‘reset.’

It adopted intense media protection in Birmingham, the place the pair had been concerned in a ‘love triangle’ with Chalmers, who beforehand dated McKeon. 

Chalmers later acknowledged the media consideration in the UK and on Australian shores left him feeling victimised and he questioned his future in the sport due to a ‘smear marketing campaign’ in his eyes.

McKeon, 28, turned Australia’s most profitable athlete in Commonwealth Games historical past in Birmingham.

It adopted her 4 gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics final 12 months.