Cody Simpson shows off his ripped physique in a tiny pair of swimming briefs while he trains for the Olympics in Los Angeles
He revealed that he qualified for the Olympic swimming trials last month.
And on Sunday, Cody Simpson, 24, was put through a grueling training session at a pool in Los Angeles as he continues to make a bid for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The singer flaunted his buff biceps and washboard abs in a tiny pair of Engine swim briefs as he practiced his strokes.
Achievement: Last month, Australian singer Cody Simpson revealed that he qualified for the Olympic Games trials in swimming
Cody also wore a pair of goggles during the training session, but opted to go without a swimming cap.
The singer and poet’s muscular physique was on full display, before he dove into the pool.
Preparing: On Sunday, the 24-year-old was spotted undertaking a grueling training session at the pool
Ripped: The singer flaunted his buff biceps and washboard abs in a tiny pair of Engine swim briefs as he practiced his strokes
The crooner appeared in good spirits as he showed off his prowess in the pool -practicing butterfly stroke, backstroke and freestyle.
Cody qualified for the Olympic Games trials by swimming the 100m butterfly in 54.9 seconds in December, easily beating past the qualifying benchmark of 56.87.
Announcing the exciting news via Instagram lats month, he uploaded a photo of himself posing triumphantly by a pool in his swimming shorts, alongside an impassioned essay about his dreams of Olympic stardom coming to fruition.
Ready to go: Taking to the diving block, Cody’s muscular physique was on full display, before he dove into the pool
Style: He kept his blonde locks on display, as he undertook his training without a swimming cap on
Training hard: The crooner appeared in good spirits as he showed off his prowess in the pool practicing, butterfly stroke, backstroke and freestyle
‘I’d love to share this personal milestone and let you in on my current journey as an athlete that I’ve kept relatively low key until now,’ he wrote.
‘I have had the chance to experience so much as a musician from touring in arenas around the world, releasing top 10 albums, playing a leading man on Broadway, publishing a work of poetry, travelling with and speaking at the United Nations on environmental and oceanic matters and much more.
‘For years I had been fueled by the silent fire in my stomach of returning to my first love, the sport of swimming, with the idea that 2020 would be my year to have a crack at training again.
Break time: Cody appeared to take a breather as he rested at the end of the lane following his grueling workout
Impressive: Cody qualified for the Olympic Games trials by swimming the 100m butterfly in 54.9 seconds in December, easily beating past the qualifying benchmark of 56.87
Proud: Announcing the exciting news via Instagram lats month, he uploaded a photo of himself posing triumphantly by a pool in his swimming shorts
‘After only five months back in the water training with my incredible coach, I was able to take out a win and secure a spot at next years Australian Olympic trials in the 100 fly.’
Cody’s swimming coach Brett Hawke meanwhile praised Cody’s efforts on Instagram, revealing it was the singer’s first attempt at qualifying for the Olympics in a decade.
‘We’ve been training only … in a country club pool for five months during the pandemic,’ Brett wrote at the time.
‘He did his first set of training dives in a real pool two weeks ago. He qualified for the Australian Olympic trials in his first attempt. Not bad for a pop star.’
‘2020 would be my year to have a crack at training again,’ he wrote in an impassioned essay about his dreams of Olympic stardom coming to fruition