Kyle Chalmers' fast facts

FAST FACTS ABOUT AUSTRALIAN SWIMMER KYLE CHALMERS

* First love is AFL - his dad is former AFL player Brett Chalmers

* Took up swimming at nine at his school in Port Lincoln, South Australia

* Forced to make a choice between AFL and swimming last April when picked for the Dolphins' 2015 world titles team at 17 - his first senior national swimming honour

* This year opted to quit Adelaide's Immanuel College and finish year 12 studies at home in order to commit to a full-time swimming training program under coach Peter Bishop

* Watches NBA superstar Kevin Durant's 2014 MVP speech before each race