Australia's Kyle Chalmers celebrates after winning gold in the 100m freestyle at the Rio Olympics. Lee Jin-man
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Heart surgery success for Olympic gold medallist
SWIMMING: Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers says an operation on a worsening heart complaint has been successful.
The 18-year-old, who won gold in the 100m freestyle in Rio last year, decided to miss next month's world championships in Budapest to treat his supraventricular tachycardia - a recurrent rapid heartbeat that is normally not life-threatening.
"Double thumbs up because this time my heart surgery was successful! Thank you all for the support," Chalmers said on Instagram.
Chalmers previously said he would set his long-term sights on qualifying for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.
