Kyle Chalmers has announced that he and his Norwegian fiancée, Ingeborg Løyning, are expecting their first child.
The pair, who are both swimmers, shared the news on Instagram.
“We can’t wait to welcome our little Norwegian princess into the world later this year,” Ingeborg wrote alongside pictures of the couple holding baby scans.
Fellow Aussie Olympians were quick to flood the comment section with congratulatory messages.
“OMG congratulations!!!” wrote Shayna Jack. “So happy for you both. You’ll make incredible parents.”
“So happy for you guys xx,” added Ariarne Titmus.
Is Kyle Chalmers engaged?
Kyle Chalmers and Norwegian swimmer Ingeborg Loyning got engaged on June 19, 2024 – just before heading to Paris for the Olympics.
Kyle announced the engagement on Instagram the next day, sharing a picture of himself looking lovingly at Ingeborg.
Who is Ingeborg Loyning?
Originally from Norway, Ingeborg Loyning is a talented swimmer in her own right, having competed at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships and the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
She relocated from Norway to Australia in March 2023 – partially to be able to spend more time with Kyle, who was training in Adelaide in preparation for the Paris Olympics.
Ingeborg has been an avid cheerleader at Kyle’s swimming events in Paris – even wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with the letters “KC” and the image of a King’s crown.
How long has Kyle Chalmers been dating Ingeborg Loyning?
Kyle’s first appearance on Ingeborg’s Instagram was on December 23, 2023, when the pair posed for a very snowy pre-Christmas photo.
“Change of scenery #WhiteChristmas,” the picture was captioned.
But the pair had met a full year earlier, in December 2022, and had been dating for almost a year when this photo was shared on social media.
Many love heart and heart-eye emojis were dropped in the comments section as followers realised this was the couple’s “Insta official” launch.
“Nice couple!” one fan wrote, while another commented: “Aaaah! You two are the cutest!”
A day earlier, Kyle had also posted a picture of himself with Loyning – but it was buried in a carousel of other pictures from his time overseas.
Fast forward to May 1, 2024, when Kyle posted a poolside picture standing next to Ingeborg with both in matching red swimwear.
Less than two months later, Kyle posted the engagement reveal.
Who has Kyle Chalmers dated?
Chalmers found himself in the centre of a media firestorm in 2022 when reports surfaced of a “love triangle” involving gold medal champion Emma McKeon and pop star-turned swimmer Cody Simpson.
Kyle and Emma dated briefly in 2021, so when she and Cody became involved ahead of the 2022 Commonwealth Games qualifiers, the media went to town, speculating that there was bitter rivalry and tension within the Australian swimming camp at the meet.
But Kyle was quick to hose down the claims.
“It’s all just false news that’s actually cr**,” he said in a post-race press conference when asked about the so-called love triangle.
“It’s a load of sh** that’s not true. It’s words getting put in mouths and you (the media) wanting to make a story out of nothing.”
