A war of words has opened up between the Australian and Chinese swim teams at the Paris Olympics, after three-time Olympian Kyle Chalmers labelled an allegation that he had snubbed China’s Pan Zhanle on the pool deck “a bit weird”.
On Wednesday, Pan broke the world record in the men’s 100m freestyle, clinching gold as 2016 Rio champion Chalmers won silver. Pan’s remarkable swim was the first world record set at these Games, which have been plagued by claims of slow water.
