‘It’s cr**’: Chalmers goes nuclear after win

Chalmers’ post-race press conference was shut down after he hit out at reports of friction between himself and Aussie Olympic legend Emma McKeon. Chalmers swam a lightning final leg to help Australia to win gold in the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay on Sunday morning (AEST), alongside William Yang, Zac Incerti and Flynn Southam, but the post-race interview was quickly shifted towards the swirling rumours of a so-called “love triangle”. Chalmers dated McKeon for a few months as was first reported in September. McKeon is now in a relationship with Aussie star Cody Simpson, as was first made public in May. Chalmers, the Rio Olympics 100m freestyle gold medallist, lashed out at the suggestions, calling them “crap”. In an extraordinary end to Austrlia’s golden night in the Birmingham pool, it emerged: — Chalmers insisted he did congratulate McKeon on the pool deck following their mixed relay victory— McKeon said she and Chalmers did shake hands after the race; and— Chalmers said he will soon walk away from media commitments on medical health grounds if things don’t change. He also suggested he could walk away from the sport as a result. ... more to follow. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au