Kyle Chalmers Takes On Aussie Media For Constant Attacks and Baseless Storylines
Australian freestyle ace Kyle Chalmers, who anchored his country to gold in the 400-meter freestyle relay at the Commonwealth Games on Saturday, took aim at the Aussie media during his post-race press conference in Birmingham, England. After reports surfaced of a rift between Chalmers and teammates Emma McKeon and Cody Simpson, Chalmers felt the need to address the situation.
Chalmers emphasized that he did congratulate McKeon after Australia won the mixed 400 freestyle relay, contradicting reports that indicated he snubbed his former girlfriend. Chalmers also made it clear that he speaks to and supports Simpson, who is currently dating McKeon. Chalmers noted that the Australian media continually cuts him down and seeks out controversy, rather than focus on positive storylines, such as relay victories.
“We win almost every single medal last night and again tonight and that’s the storyline,” Chalmers said, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. “I think the media really need to start to grow up and focus on the good things. You look at America, they jump on the winners. They support.
“No matter what I do these days, the media wants to jump on when I have done nothing but give all to this country. I stand and talk to you guys after every race. Bad, good, I’ve always stopped to give you guys the time of day. There’s going to be a time when I definitely stop doing that if that’s going to be the case. I said exactly what I needed to do last night, I did the race, we won gold, everyone won gold and focused on the positives.”
Unfortunately this type of sh*t is the downside of the tabloid media taking an ‘interest’ in swimming.
A horrible price for individuals to pay when they become successful.