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How Cody Simpson’s Commonwealth Games dream became a reality
This is the moment Cody Simpson found out he made the Australian swimming team for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.
Video: Instagram | Cody Simpson
Simpson missed out on selection for the Australian team for next month's world championships after Kyle Chalmers elected to swim the 100m butterfly after finishing second to Matt Temple.
Simpson shared his reaction to finding out he'll represent Australia at the Commonwealth Games in a video to his Instagram, sitting alongside girlfriend Emma McKeon and hugging his father, Brad.
Video: Instagram | Cody Simpson
I was holding my breath all week after the 100m fly final and this is the moment I found out. If you’d have told me two years ago when I had started training in a backyard pool during lockdown that I’d be here today, I don’t know if I’d have believed you.
Cody Simpson
Australian swimmer and singer
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Video: Instagram | Prime Video Sport Australia
A talented junior swimmer who quit the sport for a career in music, few people genuinely believed the now 25-year-old Simpson could get selected for one of the best swimming teams in the world.
Video: Instagram | Prime Video Sport Australia
Just two years into his comeback, Simpson never expected to make the team so quickly, so is resetting his goals toward making the team for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Video: Instagram | Prime Video Sport Australia
Although he's spent the past decade singing in front of audiences ranging from screaming teens to the Queen, his background as a performer helps him cope with his nerves when he's on the block ready to dive in.
It’s funny, literally for the last Commonwealth Games, I was in London singing for the Queen. Because I’m from the Gold Coast, they had me go over and sing ‘I Still Call Australia Home’ at Buckingham Palace. Now four years later I’ll be swimming at the next one.
Cody Simpson
Australian swimmer and singer
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