Olympic champ Chalmers inspired by Thorpe letter
August 11, 2016
A pre-Olympics letter from Australian swimming great Ian Thorpe has helped inspire Kyle Chalmers to his gold medal performance in the men's 100 metres freestyle in Rio.

It was revealed last month that Thorpe was one of a number of Australians Olympians asked to pen handwritten letters to Chalmers and his team-mates in the build-up to Rio as a way of forging a connection between past swimmers and the current squad.

In what proved to be an appropriate choice to have Thorpe write to Chalmers, the 18-year-old became the youngest Australian to top the podium in an individual swimming event since the five-time Olympic gold medallist won his first title when he was 17 at the 2000 Sydney Games

Chalmers spoke about Thorpe's letter in the wake of his stunning victory in Rio where he became the first Australian male in 48 years to win the Olympic 100m freestyle crown.

He said it meant much to have a swimmer of Thorpe's standing reach out to him ahead of his Olympic debut.

"He just said, pretty much, just enjoy every moment," Chalmers said after his gold medal-winning swim.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-11/rio-2016-kyle-chalmers-inspired-by-ian-thorpe/7721232

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