Swimming-Australia's Chalmers turned down 'life-changing' money to join Enhanced Games


FILE PHOTO: Swimming - World Aquatics Championships - Men 50m Freestyle - World Aquatics Championships Arena, Singapore - August 1, 2025 Australia's Kyle Chalmers before heat 11 REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo

MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Six-times world champion swimmer Kyle Chalmers turned down a "life-changing" sum of money to join the Enhanced Games, the event that allows athletes to use performance-enhancing drugs, his manager said.

Chalmers' manager, Phoebe Rothfield of W Sports & Media, confirmed the 27-year-old had been approached by Enhanced organisers to defect to the breakaway event.

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