Pop star Cody Simpson’s Tokyo 2020 dream is over after he came last in the men’s 100m butterfly final at the Australian Olympic swimming trials.
The 24-year-old singer, who has over 400 million streams on Spotify, was making a comeback to the sport after being a successful youth swimmer.
The model and former boyfriend of American singer Miley Cyrus vowed to “come back stronger next year”.
A 35-strong squad has been selected for Tokyo following the six-day trials.