Cody Simpson gives girlfriend Emma McKeon a playful pat on the bottom as they enjoy a romantic stroll on the Gold Coast before she flies to Paris for the Olympics

Cody Simpson enjoyed a romantic stroll with his girlfriend Emma McKeon on the Gold Coast on Tuesday before flying to Paris for the Olympics.

It comes after the pop star turned singer fell agonizingly short of his Olympic dream.

Simpson, a global teen pop star who quit his music career to return to the pool, missed out on selection for the Australian team for next month’s Olympic Games in Paris.

The 27-year-old finished fifth in the 100m butterfly final at the Australian selection trials in Brisbane, missing out on selection by less than half a second.

Meanwhile, Emma, ​​30, Kaylee McKeown and Ariarne Titmus will lead the 44-member Australian swimming team at the games.

In a cheeky moment, he gave his girlfriend a playful pat on the back as they walked

Cody made sure to draw a lot of attention to Emma as they enjoyed their leisurely stroll.
In a cheeky moment, he gave his girlfriend a playful pat on the back as they walked.

Cody, 27, wore jeans and a black T-shirt, while Emma, ​​30, wore an off-white Annie Bing hoodie and black cycling shorts.

Despite being disappointed about not making the Olympic swimming team, Cody smiled as he cuddled up to his longtime love.

Simpson, a global teen pop star who quit his music career to return to the pool, missed selection on the Australian team for the Paris Olympics

Cody, 27, wore jeans and a black T-shirt, while Emma, ​​30, wore an off-white Annie Bing hoodie and black cycling shorts

Despite his disappointment at not being on the team, Cody smiled as he hugged his old sweetheart.

In a stylish Instagram post on Monday, Simpson said goodbye to swimming.

In a stylish Instagram post on Monday, Simpson said goodbye to swimming

“It’s bittersweet,” Simpson said after missing out on a spot on the team. ‘But I did what I could do – and that’s all you can do’

“All you can do is do everything you can to take what you’ve been given as far as you can,” he wrote.

“You owe yourself the honor of cultivating your talents with as much enthusiasm and intensity as possible.

‘The privilege to become what you can become. I have left nothing to the unknown for the past four years and I can now rest knowing that every day I have put my pedal to the floor and dealt with every other little detail to take this as far as possible and it is certainly a very gone away.

“All you can do is do everything you can to take what you’ve been given as far as you can,” he wrote in his Instagram post

“I made sure I was a gangster in my training, meticulous in my preparation and fearless in my participation every step of the way. I’m grateful for a huge run in the short time I’ve been a professional athlete and I wouldn’t trade a moment.

“I promise that I will never stop trying to do extraordinary things with my life. Shoot for the moon. Land among the stars. My shot forever put me in a constellation known as that elusive club, the Australian Swim Team. Thanks swimming.”

Simpson signed off the Instagram post as “Australian Dolphin #838.”

Simpson put his singing career on hold to try to make it to the Olympics, but his dream was crushed by less than half a second