Australian swimming is on high alert after Olympic gold medallist Kyle Chalmers turned down a potentially “life-changing” multimillion-dollar offer to defect to the Enhanced Games as part of an audacious attempt to poach one of the country’s highest-profile swimmers.

This masthead can reveal Chalmers was secretly approached by organisers not only to compete at next year’s inaugural event in Las Vegas , but also to become an ambassador for the controversial competition.

The news of the Enhanced Games interest in Chalmers comes as the competition lands two of its biggest signings to date, with Olympic 100m silver medallist Fred Kerley from the United States and Olympic 50m freestyle silver medallist Ben Proud of Great Britain the latest athletes to sign-on.

The Enhanced Games, founded

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