Aussie swim star Kyle Chalmers engaged to Norwegian swimmer Ingeborg Loyning
Aussie Olympic gold medallist Kyle Chalmers has announced his engagement to a Norwegian beauty and fellow swim star.
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Olympic gold medallist Kyle Chalmers has won glory in the pool and now he’s won something even better: an engagement to Norwegian beauty and fellow swim shark Ingeborg Loyning.
Chalmers announced the tie-up on Instagram, with the couple smiling lovingly at each and the Norwegian beauty showing off the ring.
The caption to the photos post the date 19.06.24 alongside the “infinity” symbol.
Loyning said in December the athletes had been dating for about a year and the couple now lives and trains together in Adelaide.
Chalmers will compete in the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics in the 100m freestyle event.
The swim shark catapulted to fame as an 18-year-old after he snared a gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
He plans to keep swimming after Paris and compete at the world championships.
“I’ll probably do a lot more of the World Cup circuit and do some money-making swimming because obviously there’s not a huge amount of money in swimming,” he told the In Your Lane podcast last year.
Shoulder injuries hampered Chalmers’ career after his breakthrough Rio win, but he recovered enough to win silver in the 100m freestyle at the Tokyo Olympics in 2020, pipped by just 0.6 seconds by American Caeleb Dressel.
In August, Chalmers said Paris would likely be his last Olympics, but he did not conclusively rule out a tilt at 2028.
During his time in the spotlight, Chalmers has been the focus of intense media attention.
In 2022, he was at the centre of a “love triangle” with fellow swimmer and Olympic legend Emma McKeon and swimmer and music sensation Cody Simpson.
Chalmers has more than 140,000 followers on Instagram
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