Swimming champion Kyle Chalmers returned to his hometown Port Lincoln to scout the next generation of Olympians. The program, run by the South Australia Institute of Sport aims to unearth potential ‘world class athletes’ who could compete at the Brisbane Olympics and Paralympic Games in 2032.
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00:00It was no ordinary beep test for Port Lincoln students today with an Olympian watching on.
00:11In town with the South Australian Sports Institute, homegrown swimming champion Kyle Chalmers
00:17is searching for future Olympic stars.
00:19I had to go to Adelaide to kind of have opportunities like this so it's special that Sassy is now
00:23coming out to the country communities and giving everyone an opportunity to see whether
00:28there's some talent floating around.
00:29Vertical jumps and sprints were tested while wingspan was measured.
00:34Those with the best results will be invited to pursue a high performance athlete pathway.
00:39Hopefully we can have a few representing members from Port Lincoln maybe on the 2032 Olympic
00:44team or even 2028 if we're lucky.
00:47The program recognises that country regions punch above their weight in athletic talent.
00:52Forty percent of this year's Olympic team was based from country regions and started
00:58in country regions.
00:59And these young guns have their eye on the prize.
01:02We know what we need to improve on to be at the level to be able to go to the Brisbane
01:07Olympics.
01:08It sort of gives me hope and inspiration that, yeah, especially from being from a small town.
01:16With the 2032 Brisbane Games in sight, it's hoped one of these kids could be the next
01:20Kyle Chalmers.
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