Australian swimming legend Ariarne Titmus is about to begin a new chapter after retiring at the peak of her powers, joining Seven News as a poolside reporter for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Titmus, who overcame her own health battles to conquer the pool, has reported from inside the Aussie Dolphins training camp in Darmstadt, Germany, just days before competition begins.

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The town of 160,000 people just outside Frankfurt is a world away from home, where the Aussie Dolphins are preparing to chase a Glasgow gold rush.

Shayna Jack knows all too well how swimmers can be thrust into the national spotlight. After overcoming a 24-month doping ban to reach the pinnacle in Birmingham and Paris, Glasgow will mark the end of a rollercoaster career.

“The morning that I knew I was announcing, you know, there were a lot of people that didn’t know about my decision and so I had a moment to myself in the room and shed a couple of tears,” Jack said.

Swimming runs in the family, with Shayna handing the baton to younger brother Jamie, who will compete at his first Games.

At 28, Kyle Chalmers heads to Glasgow for his third Commonwealth Games appearance, leaving behind wife Ingie and baby daughter Astrid in Adelaide.

“The first few days is kind of easy because you’re excited to see the team again and then, yeah, it’s been a lot harder than I would have thought it was going to be,” Chalmers said.

They’ll join him in Glasgow, but Chalmers is laser-focused on making history with a chance to surpass Ian Thorpe’s 11 medals.

“I think you and I both know, Arnie, we are very competitive people that always are chasing those sorts of goals and I guess I’m in a point now where I’m able to create that legacy,” he said.

“It’s not about winning my first medal anymore, it’s about how many medals can I actually win.”

With one eye towards the 2028 Olympics in LA, the camp represents an important stepping stone for Australia’s swimming future.

“I think swimming with our rich history, we’ve just got a lot of opportunities and people coming through, so it’ll be exciting to see who emerges from this,” coach Rohan Taylor said.

“Yes, it’s a really important part of our swimming journey towards the next Olympics, but it’s also, I think, a bit more fun maybe and a bit more relaxed than what an Olympics actually is.”