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Kyle Chalmers wins first place in the men’s 50 and 100 meter freestyle races at the FINA World Cup in Budapest

On October 7, Kyle Chalmers won first place in the men’s 50 meter and 100 meter freestyle races at the FINA World Cup in Budapest. Digital Journal has the recap.

Kyle Chalmers
Kyle Chalmers. Photo Credit: Mine Kasapoglu, ISL
Kyle Chalmers. Photo Credit: Mine Kasapoglu, ISL

Kyle Chalmers won first place in the men’s 50 meter and 100 meter freestyle races at the FINA World Cup in Budapest. Digital Journal has the recap.

An Aussie swimmer, Chalmers clocked 20.97 seconds to earn first place in the men’s 50 meter freestyle race on October 7. Vladimir Morozov of Russia came in second place with a time of 21.04 seconds, while Dutch swimmer Jesse Puts finished in third place clocking 21.11 seconds.

Last week, at the FINA World Cup in Berlin, as Digital Journal reported, Chalmers won first place in the same race (the men’s 50 meter free) with a time of 21.01 seconds.

He raced the men’s 100 meter freestyle on Friday, October 8, where Chalmers won with a time of 45.50 seconds. He left Morozov in second place with 46.25 seconds, and Hungarian swimmer Kristof Milak in third place with 46.93 seconds.

Chalmers serves as co-captain of the London Roar swimming team in Season 3 of the International Swimming League (ISL).

For more information on Australian swimmer Kyle Chalmers, follow him on Instagram.

Read More: Digital Journal’s Markos Papadatos chatted with Kyle Chalmers in mid-August of 2021.

Markos Papadatos
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Markos Papadatos is Digital Journal's Editor-at-Large for Music News. Papadatos is a Greek-American journalist and educator that has authored over 24,000 original articles over the past 19 years. He has interviewed some of the biggest names in music, entertainment, lifestyle, magic, and sports. He is an 19-time "Best of Long Island" winner, where for three consecutive years (2020, 2021, and 2022), he was honored as the "Best Long Island Personality" in Arts & Entertainment, an honor that has gone to Billy Joel six times.

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