Kyle Chalmers reveals why he’ll never do another interview with fellow swimming star Giaan Rooney

Kyle Chalmers has revealed that he was so angered by Giaan Rooney’s questions during an interview last year that he will refuse to speak to the swimming star-turned-commentator ever again.

The Olympic gold medalist spoke to Rooney just after winning the 50m butterfly at the Australian National Championships last May, which took place against the backdrop of his ‘love triangle’ with ex Emma McKeon and her new boyfriend, the star. of pop Cody Simpson.

Chalmers said Rooney “just dove right into the negativity” with his questions even though he had achieved his personal best after recovering from shoulder surgery, which affected him “massively”.

He claimed Rooney (pictured) should have known better than to ‘dive into negativity’ given that the Olympic gold medalist knows the sport inside out.

“Giaan has been in the sport for a long time, so he understands swimming… It was a bit off putting for someone I’d had a lot to do with in my time to dive into it,” he said. the big problem podcast.

“I’m not going to stop and talk to Giaan or talk on the pool deck now because I pay to run in that event.” My family pays to be in the stands, my grandparents come to watch that match… I’m very proud of my achievement and then I get out of the pool and something like this happens.

‘I come home to Port Lincoln and all my social media is all that [the love triangle saga with Simpson] and interviews and negative articles. Going on Instagram is all I see, going on Facebook is all I see.

‘It was very, very tiring and exhausting. It was something he didn’t want to deal with.

“I was so proud of my achievement and I felt like my achievement was just cut down, removed and I found it very difficult to handle.

The ‘pool love triangle’ between Chalmers (right) and his ex Emma McKeon (second from left) continued to make headlines at the Commonwealth Games (pictured), leaving him furious

“I know it will happen again because unfortunately I will have to compete in that event again against the same person and hopefully it will be the same result.”

Chalmers previously revealed that he came close to walking away from the sport due to the love triangle saga.

The 24-year-old backed off his decision not to compete in the 100m butterfly at the World Championships in Budapest last year, effectively ensuring Simpson missed out on making the Australian team.

Controversy followed the trio to the Commonwealth Games, where Chalmers made a scathing gesture to the media by putting her fingers to her lips after winning the 100m freestyle and saying: “I hope it sends a powerful message.”

“The last 48 hours have been hell, a roller coaster. I was even talking to my coach before the race and I almost started crying and I’m not an emotional person,” said the champion swimmer.

I was hoping to be on the next flight out of here.

Chalmers continued his attack on social media claiming that the negative attention had affected his teammates and stolen attention from his achievements.

Chalmers was accused of doing a backflip in the decision not to compete in the 100m butterfly at the World Championships to deny McKeon’s new love Cody Simpson (pictured) a place on the Australian team, a claim that he vigorously denies.

‘The media hurt more than [sic] people realize we can only take so much before it’s enough,’ she wrote.

‘What should have been a very special night with my team has ended up being my least favorite in my sport.

‘Thank you to the media for ruining us all.’

After the Games, the Olympic champion revealed that he was about to throw in the towel and switch to another sport that is close to his heart.

‘It was very, very stressful. I was going to say, I’m done, I’ll stay in Port Lincoln and play field football,” he explained, insisting that rumors that he intentionally kept Simpson out of the team for Budapest were “absolute rubbish”.