00:00It was no ordinary beep test for Port Lincoln students today with an Olympian watching on.
00:11In town with the South Australian Sports Institute, homegrown swimming champion Kyle Chalmers
00:17is searching for future Olympic stars.
00:19I had to go to Adelaide to kind of have opportunities like this so it's special that Sassy is now
00:23coming out to the country communities and giving everyone an opportunity to see whether
00:28there's some talent floating around.
00:29Vertical jumps and sprints were tested while wingspan was measured.
00:34Those with the best results will be invited to pursue a high performance athlete pathway.
00:39Hopefully we can have a few representing members from Port Lincoln maybe on the 2032 Olympic
00:44team or even 2028 if we're lucky.
00:47The program recognises that country regions punch above their weight in athletic talent.
00:52Forty percent of this year's Olympic team was based from country regions and started
00:58in country regions.
00:59And these young guns have their eye on the prize.
01:02We know what we need to improve on to be at the level to be able to go to the Brisbane
01:07Olympics.
01:08It sort of gives me hope and inspiration that, yeah, especially from being from a small town.
01:16With the 2032 Brisbane Games in sight, it's hoped one of these kids could be the next
01:20Kyle Chalmers.
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