He’s a no-show! Cody Simpson skips pre-Olympics swimming competition despite undergoing 14-day mandatory quarantine with girlfriend to take part
Cody Simpson returned to Australia weeks ago as he prepares to take part in the Australian National Championships, which will take place in Southport, Queensland.
However, according to News.com.au, it appears the 24-year-old failed to show to the competition, which is considered a forerunner to the Olympic trials in Adelaide in June.
Despite being listed to swim in the 100m butterfly, the news site he ‘chose not to compete in the second heat.’
Out? Cody Simpson (pictured) returned to Australia weeks ago as he prepares to take part in the Australian National Championships, which will take place in Southport. However, according to News.com.au, it appears the 24-year-old failed to show to the competition
It is not yet confirmed if he will swim in the 50 metre butterfly on Saturday in the non-Olympic meet.
Daily Mail Australia has reached out to Cody Simpson for comment.
Prior to flying into Gold Coast, Cody and his American girlfriend Marloes Stevens who have been dating since December 2020, completed a mandatory 14-day quarantine in Howard Springs, Darwin.
Down time: Prior to flying into Gold Coast, Cody and his American girlfriend Marloes Stevens (right) who have been dating since December 2020, completed a mandatory 14-day quarantine in Howard Springs, Darwin
Forerunner: The Australian National Championships is considered a forerunner to the Olympic trials in Adelaide in June
Once it finished, the singer and his 28-year-old model girlfriend were spotted walking hand-in-hand to a coffee shop in Queensland‘s Mermaid Beach.
Earlier this year, Cody revealed to The New York Times what inspired him to jump back into the pool and compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
He explained he decided he still had a shot in the pool after seeing American swimmer Caeleb Dressel – who is five months his junior – beat a record set by Michael Phelps in 2019.
Wet and wild! It is not yet confirmed if he will swim in the 50 metre butterfly on Saturday in the non-Olympic meet
‘I stopped drinking that night and started finding pools the next day,’ Cody, who hails from the Gold Coast, said.
Despite having an incredibly successful music career that saw him discovered on YouTube and signed by an American record label in 2010 at the age of 13, his childhood Olympic dreams were bigger.
‘I love the music industry very much, and I’ll continue to be a musician long into my life, but it’s not as pure of a pursuit as sport, which just comes straight down to the clock,’ he told The New York Times.
Goals: Earlier this year, Cody revealed to The New York Times what inspired him to jump back into the pool and compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics: it was after seeing American swimmer Caeleb Dressel – who is five months his junior – beat a record set by Michael Phelps in 2019