Cody Simpson wears a face mask as he does Covid swim training in Los Angeles

Cody Simpson wears a face mask as he does Covid swim training in Los Angeles – as he makes a bid for the 2024 Paris Olympics

Cody Simpson recently qualified for the Olympic swim trials and his coach recently said he wants to make a bid for the 2024 Paris Olympics

And it seems that the 24-year-old Australian singer is truly putting in the hard yards to reach his goal, wearing a face mask and doing Covid swim training in LA this week. 

Cody’s mother Angie Simpson shared on Instagram a picture of her son at his training session. 

Working hard: This week, Cody Simpson wore a face mask as he completed Covid swim training in Los Angeles

‘COVID training in LA in his circa 2009 Miami Swim Club cap,’ Angie captioned the image. 

In the image, Cody is seen posing in a swimming cap and black face mask and showing off his tattoos by the pool.

Last week, Cody’s swimming coach Brett Hawke told The Daily Telegraph that Cody wants to make the 2024 Paris Olympics. 

Goals: Last week, Cody's swimming coach Brett Hawke told The Daily Telegraph that Cody wants to make the 2024 Paris Olympics

Goals: Last week, Cody’s swimming coach Brett Hawke told The Daily Telegraph that Cody wants to make the 2024 Paris Olympics

Brett, who trains Cody at the University of Southern California, said he wants to win gold in the 100m butterfly. 

‘The goal is Paris 2024, certainly not Tokyo. You’ll have three years to watch him progress,’ Brett said. 

Brett, a former freestyle Olympic swimmer, also said of Cody’s sheer determination: ‘It’s 5am in LA and we are about to dive into a cold pool. If I didn’t see potential I would be in bed right now.’

Ambitious: Brett, who trains Cody at the University of Southern California, said he wants to win gold in the 100m butterfly

Ambitious: Brett, who trains Cody at the University of Southern California, said he wants to win gold in the 100m butterfly

Cody shot to fame as a musician in 2010 with his hit single iYiYi feat. rapper Flo Rida. 

He recently made the cut by swimming the 100m butterfly in 54.9 seconds, beating the qualifying benchmark of 56.87 seconds.

The hunky star uploaded a photo to Instagram of himself posing triumphantly by a pool and shared an impassioned essay about making his Olympic dreams come true.

‘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. 

Claim to fame: Cody shot to fame as a musician in 2010 with his hit single iYiYi feat. rapper Flo Rida

Claim to fame: Cody shot to fame as a musician in 2010 with his hit single iYiYi feat. rapper Flo Rida

‘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,’ he continued.

‘For years I had been fuelled 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.

‘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.’

Success: He recently made the cut by swimming the 100m butterfly in 54.9 seconds, beating the qualifying benchmark of 56.87 seconds. The hunky star uploaded a photo to Instagram of himself posing triumphantly by a pool and shared an impassioned essay about making his Olympic dreams come true

Success: He recently made the cut by swimming the 100m butterfly in 54.9 seconds, beating the qualifying benchmark of 56.87 seconds. The hunky star uploaded a photo to Instagram of himself posing triumphantly by a pool and shared an impassioned essay about making his Olympic dreams come true