{"id":374321,"date":"2019-06-10T07:36:17","date_gmt":"2019-06-10T14:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=374321"},"modified":"2019-06-10T07:36:17","modified_gmt":"2019-06-10T14:36:17","slug":"kyle-chalmers-looking-forward-to-australias-4x200-free-relay-chances-quotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/kyle-chalmers-looking-forward-to-australias-4x200-free-relay-chances-quotes\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyle Chalmers Looking Forward to Australia’s 4×200 Free Relay Chances (QUOTES)"},"content":{"rendered":"

In what was the most highly anticipated race of night, the Men\u2019s 200m Freestyle did not disappoint as Marion\u2019s Kyle Chalmers<\/strong> powered home to narrowly edge out Clyde Lewis<\/strong> from St Peters Western.<\/p>\n

With eight lanes of pure talent stacked in the final at the Hancock Prospecting World Swimming Trials, Chalmers touched in 1:45.76 in the 200m free-for-all ahead of Lewis who posted 1:45.88. The crowd was on the edge of their seats as they witnessed Chalmers hunt Lewis in the final stages of the race. The pair both posted times under the world championship qualifying time of 1:46.28.<\/p>\n

Speaking after the race, Chalmers said this result would give him plenty of confidence.<\/p>\n

\u201cI probably haven\u2019t done too many great two hundreds this year so I was kind of doubting myself a little bit, but this morning was a really good confidence booster knowing I can swim that fast in the mornings and feel comfortable, and then I knew I could go a bit faster tonight which was great,\u201d Chalmers said.<\/p>\n

The quality of the race bodes well for Australia\u2019s 4x200m relay team, with Bond\u2019s Alex Graham<\/strong> (also under the qualifying time), Chandler\u2019s Jack McLoughlin<\/strong> and Melbourne Vicentre\u2019s Mack Horton<\/strong> also finishing with strong times.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe relay is something I really want to be a part of, I know that it is potentially our best shot of getting a medal in a relay. It is not only the four guys that are going to swim on that night, but I think the eight who were in the final tonight are really competitive in that event and put us all together, hopefully we can do something really special,\u201d Chalmers added.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is great to be able to swim well individually but swimming well for your country and as a relay team is for me the best part about swimming and something that I enjoy doing the most.\u201d<\/p>\n