Michael Klim seen with a cane - two years after breaking his leg

Two-time Olympic gold medallist Michael Klim has been spotted using a walking stick while out with his mother in Melbourne - just days after watching the current crop of Commonwealth Games athletes in Queensland.

Klim was in Southport to watch the likes of Cody Simpson and Jess Corones being put through their paces at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre this weeks ahead of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. 

Got to watch our #gamesbound swimmers last week. Hard not to get excited and inspired being poolside! @dolphinsaus @codysimpson @jess_corones

He posted images of himself at the pool on Wednesday with no walking stick and the caption: 'Hard not to get excited and inspired being poolside'.

Just two days later he was spotted with the walking assistance device, sparking speculation that he may have required treatment on the leg he broke two years ago.

Daily Mail Australia has reached out to Klim for comment. 

Klim also posted a cryptic message on Twitter on May 22, saying: 'Last beach walk with [partner] @michelle_Owen and [dog] Mike for a couple week [sic]'.

He returned from a family holiday with his partner Michelle and three children in 2020 with a blue cast on his left leg and walking with the aid of metal crutches.

Last beach walk with @michelle_Owen and Mike for a couple week! pic.twitter.com/M6FLqKUxWI

The former Olympic champion also underwent a variety of procedures at a Sydney cancer treatment centre in 2021 to have a cyst removed from his throat. 

The 44-year-old was spotted opening the passenger's rear door of an upmarket vehicle on Friday with his mother beside him while leaning his right arm on the walking stick. 

He was wearing the same black long-sleeve shirt with white crosses on the back that he was