Pop star Cody Simpson qualifies for Commonwealth Games at Australian swim trials
by Agencies from World news | The Guardian on (#5ZBS9)
- Simpson impresses with PB at national championships
- Shayna Jack gets national team recall after doping ban
Singer-turned-swimmer Cody Simpson qualified for this year's Commonwealth Games after finishing third in the 100 metres butterfly final at the national championships in Adelaide, while Shayna Jack secured selection on her comeback from a doping ban.
Simpson, 25, turned heads earlier on Wednesday when he upstaged Olympic freestyle gold medallist Kyle Chalmers and won his heat in a personal best time of 51.79 seconds behind defending champion Matt Temple (51.64).
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