An AFL-mad teenager stands between dual world champion James Magnussen and Olympic gold medal redemption.
And Australian swimming coach Jacco Verhaeren couldn't be more excited.
Verhaeren reckons he can't wait to see how a recovering Magnussen responds to the challenge thrown down by 17 year-old Kyle Chalmers at next week's Rio trials in Adelaide.
If world No.1 Cameron McEvoy's form holds, only one other individual Olympic 100m freestyle spot will be up for grabs at the April 7-14 trials.
And a firing Chalmers is a real chance of upstaging Magnussen, denying him another shot at Olympic gold medal glory after his London debacle.
At what Verhaeren described as a training run, Chalmers has broken the 50m national record and set a 200m PB in world class times at the Australian Age Championships in Adelaide this week.
"His times are absolutely impressive," Verhaeren said of Chalmers, son of AFL footballer Brett.
"Does he have the talent for it (Olympic selection)? Of course.
"Is it possible right now? We will see next week."
Magnussen is yet to fire since returning from shoulder injury this year and is almost two seconds outside his personal best 100m time.
In contrast Adelaide teenager Chalmers is making his intentions clear.
Once almost lost to AFL, Chalmers has refocused on the pool and knocked over Magnussen at their most recent 100m clash at March's NSW titles.
He relegated Magnussen to third behind runaway winner McEvoy at Sydney in what may signal a changing of the guard.
Chalmers' Australian Age Championships heroics a week before the Olympic trials to be held in the same Adelaide pool also augers well for the teenager.
Chalmers appeared set to switch to AFL and be picked up in the Draft before he was selected for his senior debut for Australia at the 2015 world swim titles in Russia.
But Verhaeren believed Magnussen could not be underestimated.
"He's doing well. From his trajectory from surgery to where he is now, he must be very happy with his progression from successful rehab," Verhaeren said.
"He simply wasn't in a place where he could post faster times earlier.
"It's not easy to predict but we already know what kind of potential he has and I really hope he comes close to that potential."
Meanwhile, Verhaeren gave all competitors a clean bill of health ahead of the trials despite recent dramas for dual world champions Emily Seebohm (illness) and Bronte Campbell (hip/shoulder) and world class sprinter Melanie Wright (rib).
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