‘Bittersweet’: Kyle Chalmers falls achingly short at his brilliant best | Kieran Pender

Every time the Rio 2016 champion thought he was back to his best something else went wrongKyle Chalmers has been to hell and back. Standing in the bowels of the Tokyo Aquatics Centre on Thursday, he listed the agony his body had been through since he won gold in the men’s 100m freestyle at the 2016 Rio Olympics.“I had shoulder surgery seven months ago,” he said. “I’ve had 12 cortisone injections in my left shoulder just to get to this point. I’ve had PRP [plat