Having a head on collision in the pool with Michael Phelps in Rome, 2009. [24], After the Rio Olympics, Campbell took 2017 off from swimming competitively in order to recover from disappointment. This was 0.01 seconds faster than the previous world record set by Britta Steffen during the super suit era. Cate Campbell Photos Photos - Gold medalist Emma McKeon, Brittany Elmslie, Bronte Campbell and Cate Campbell of Australia pose during the medal ceremony for the Final of the Women's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 6, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Cate Campbell almost caught the world record line last night. She also owns a kayak. [17] Campbell finished ahead of Sarah Sjöström of Sweden and defending Olympic champion, Ranomi Kromowidjojo. Cate Campbell World Record 100 Free Style SC - Adelaide 2017 (With Audio) Watch later. At the World Championships, she teamed up with her sister Bronte, Emma McKeon and Alicia Coutts in the 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay where they won the silver medal, finishing 0.12 of a second behind the American team. She narrowly missed a medal in the 50 m freestyle final, finishing 5th. Australia's Cate Campbell has set a new 100m freestyle world record at the Brisbane Grand Prix on Saturday night. [29] She also won gold for the women's 50m butterfly, despite having no prior experience in the stroke. • (en) Profiel van Cate Campbell op de website van Swimming Australia Australia’s freestyle sprint queen Cate Campbell has revealed details of … [30] Campbell claimed the silver medal for the 100m freestyle with a time of 52.69, touching behind her sister Bronte, who had a time of 52.27. Won bronze in the Women’s 50m Freestyle. [31], In 2015, Campbell opened up about her struggles with body image. [12], The Campbells moved from Malawi to Australia in 2001 and it was soon after this that Campbell took up competitive swimming. Her sister Bronte is also an Olympic swimmer and the pair competed in the same event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[13]. 100% Authentic Merchandise & Vinyl. The team, which included Campbell's sister Bronte, set a world record time of 3:30.65. Shop Official Kate Campbell Merch, Vinyl Records, Shirts and More. She has four younger siblings (three sisters and one brother): Bronte, Jessica, Hamish, and Abigail. “To meet with triumph and disaster and treat both impostors both the same.”. Something that combines my interest in media and love of sport. She followed this up in 2008 with a victory in the 50 metre freestyle at the Japan Open, beating compatriot Libby Trickett and setting new Australian and Commonwealth records with her time of 24.48 seconds. They had many pets, including turkeys, guinea pigs, dogs, cats, and chickens. Bronte Campbell (52:03) In 2010 and 2011, she came down with glandular fever and was unable to compete. [34][35], Since 2011, Campbell has been studying a degree in Mass Communication at Queensland University of Technology. "[33] At the time she was attending a local Baptist church in Brisbane. Cate is the first of five children born to South African parents, Eric, an accountant, and Jenny, a nurse. Breaking the Women's 4x100m Freestyle world record in Brisbane at the Grand Prix in 2016. Despite doing a time trial of 53.40 seconds, with her 100-metre performance of 56.39 from 5 months earlier in March and having hip problems, she was scratched from the women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle. CATE Campbell became Australia’s first individual world record breaker in seven years as the golden girl of the pool announced to the world she will be almost unstoppable at the Rio Olympic Games. Homeschooled as children in 2016 last night the QUT Elite Athlete program siblings ( three and! 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