The Star of the Day is Olympic debutant Kyle Chalmers, who swam fast for himself, eclipsing better-fancied teammate Cameron McEvoy to take his first individual Olympic gold medal after claiming bronze in Sunday’s 4x100m freestyle.
Trailing seventh at the turn, Chalmers powered through the field in the last 50 metres to become the first Australian man to win the event since Mike Wenden at the Mexico City Games in 1968.
The victory also made him Australia’s youngest swimming Olympic champion since Ian Thorpe won gold at the 2000 Sydney Games aged 17.
“I have definitely flown under the radar,” said the Australian of a win that took him by surprise. “I flew under the radio at the trials, I stayed away from the media and just did my own thing.
“Coming into this, I didn’t think it was possible,” he added of the victory.