Tag: Cate Campbell
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The child sporting prodigy dilemma
Cate Campbell was known as “the swimmer” at school. She was the kid who was good at sports. “In a way you become addicted to the praise and recognition,” the Australian champion says. Despite the diligence of her parents in trying to preserve her sense of self, her identity became inextricably fused to her performance…
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Cate Campbell felt ‘betrayed’ after Rio flop
Australia’s Cate Campbell says she felt betrayed by swimming in the wake of her flop at last year’s Rio Olympics where she was tipped to win gold in the 50 and 100 metres freestyle events but failed to even get on the podium. The former 100 freestyle world champion later remarked that it was “possibly…
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The age-old rivalry in the pool: USA vs. AUS
Australian swimmers Cameron McEvoy, Emily Seebohm and Cate Campbell speak about the rivalry and friendship between the United States’ and Australian swim teams.
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Australian Swim Team primed to perform in Rio
The Australian Swim Team touched down in Rio a couple of days ago and they’re primed to perform in Rio. Hear from Head Coach Jacco Verhaeren, and swimmers Cameron McEvoy, Cate Campbell, Bronte Campbell, Mitch Larkin and Emily Seebohm. https://youtu.be/ZlbZNtWVQdw
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Cate Campbell (AUS) 52.06 and a new 100 Free World Record
At the 2016 Swimming Australia Grand Prix in Brisbane today, Cate Campbell lowered the women’s 100 meter freestyle world record, with a time of 52.06 beating Britta Steffen’s (GER) 52.07 from the full body suited days of the Roma 2009 World Championships. See the result list here.
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Cate Campbell sustains wrist injury at Rio Olympic swimming trials after taking ‘an aggressive nap’
Commonwealth record holder Cate Campbell may require a painkilling injection in her right wrist to swim in Tuesday’s 100m freestyle Olympic trial final — all because she slept the wrong way. Campbell, who injured the wrist when she took what she described as an “aggressive nap†last week, revealed after her heat swim this that…
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