42 42 AUSTRALIAN SPORTS COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2016–17 OVERVIEW AND HIGHLIGHTS Sporting Moment of the Year — media vote Schoolboy Kyle Chalmers swims to Olympic gold — swimming Australia had not won the Olympic men’s 100-metre freestyle since 1968, but nobody saw the 18-year-old coming. With an incredible finishing burst, Kyle flashed home to win Olympic gold. He also helped Australia to two bronze medals in the 4 x 100-metre freestyle and medley relays. Team of the Year — public vote Western Bulldogs — AFL The Western Bulldogs broke a 62-year premiership drought in defeating the Sydney Swans by 22-points, in front of a crowd of almost 100,000 at Melbourne Cricket Ground. The Bulldogs, having finished the season seventh on the ladder, embarked on a fairy-tale run through the finals series culminating with victory over the ladder-topping Swans. The ABC Sports Personality of the Year — public vote Chloe Esposito — modern pentathlon Chloe came from seventh position in the final event — the run-shoot — to overhaul the field in a thrilling race and claim an historic gold medal at Rio. It was Australia’s first medal in modern pentathlon and catapulted the sport, and Chloe, into the public eye. Chloe’s engaging personality and passion for the sport endeared her to the Australian public as she became one of the faces of Australia’s Olympic campaign.