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CAMPBELL |
| Sport |
Swimming |
| NOC |
Australia
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| Gender | Women |
| Born | 20 May 1992
in Blantyre, MAW |
| Height | 1.86 m |
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Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Brisbane, QLD, AUS |
Higher education |
Communications, Media Studies - Queensland University of Technology: Brisbane, QLD, AUS |
General Interest |
Injuries |
She developed a hernia in June 2016 and competed with the injury at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (swimswam.com, 06 Sep 2016)
She underwent shoulder surgery in September 2014. (swimswam.com, 13 Sep 2014)
She was forced out of the 100m freestyle event at the 2012 Olympic Games in London due to gastroenteritis. However, she recovered in time to compete in the 50m freestyle event. (swimmingworldmagazine.com, 01 May 2013)
She had glandular fever and then chronic fatigue syndrome after the 2008 Olympic Games and was out of action for two years. (smh.com.au, 10 Apr 2012)
She tore cartilage in her right hip joint playing handball in 2004 and two years later it required surgery that restricted her in training. (NOC, 14 May 2008) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
"My little recipe for success is to find something that you’re good at and you enjoy, and I guess that I just kind of fell into swimming in that way – I enjoyed it and I was pretty good at it. The more I did it, the more I enjoyed it, and the better I got, therefore the more I enjoyed it – and it just went in that cycle." |
General Interest |
Hero / Idol |
Australian swimmers Susie O'Neill and Grant Hackett. (swimkids.com.au, 10 Apr 2012; NOC 14 May 2008) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Simon Cusack [personal] |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
Her mother, a former artistic swimmer, taught her to swim as a baby in Africa. After she moved to Australia, she joined a local swimming club in Brisbane, Queensland. At age 15, she decided to take the sport more seriously with the aim of making the Olympic Games. |
General Interest |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Live your fears, realise your dreams, attain your goals." (olympics.com.au, 10 Apr 2012) |
Other information |
BODY SHAMING
In November 2021 she released a book, co-authored with sister Bronte named 'Sister Secrets: Life Lessons from the Pool to the Podium'. Included in the book she spoke out about body shaming amongst swimming coaches. "Weight was, and still is, always a topic of conversation on pool decks or in swim teams. "[At one competition] the girls were specifically told to use smaller plates at dinner so we wouldn't overeat. Swimmers in other programmes were subjected to weekly weigh-ins, in front of their entire squads and publicly admonished if they had gained even a few hundred grams." (swimswam.com, 12 Nov 2021)
MENTAL HEALTH STRUGGLES
In her 2021 book 'Sister Secrets: Life Lessons from the Pool to the Podium' she detailed mental health issues she has sustained during her career. "In July 2020 I was diagnosed with depression. In June 2021, four weeks before the start of the Tokyo Olympics I finally admitted I needed some medical help, and I am so grateful I did. I have never spoken about my battles with mental health publicly before. Mental health is not a sign of weakness. It does not discriminate. It is very real, and most of us will face it at some point in our lives. I wish conversations about mental health were more common, if they were, I might have sought out help earlier than I did. So I am sharing my story in the hopes it will prompt a conversation in your household, dispel a stigma, or encourage you to be a bit kinder to the person next to you. I still struggle to not feel shame around my mental health, so please be kind." (swimswam.com, 12 Nov 2021)
POTENTIAL PUSH FOR PARIS
The postponement of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo made her think of potentially targeting the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris as well. "I always said I wouldn't discount another Olympics but I was thinking Tokyo would be my last because four years is a long time between drinks. Now it will be only three years [until Paris]. Do you keep going and try and push for [2024]? I am not sure. I think it really depends mentally and physically if I feel I am capable of going around again." (smh.com.au, 04 Apr 2020)
MELANOMA REMOVAL
In November 2018 she had a mole on her arm removed after a routine skin check showed that it had developed into stage one melanoma [skin cancer]. "No need to panic, it was safely removed, but it developed in a mole that I'd had my whole life." She went on to advocate the importance of getting skin checks and announced her return to action. "I'll be back in the pool and will have a sweet scar to make me look more bad ass." In February 2019 she became an ambassador for the Melanoma Institute Australia [MIA]. (swimswam.com, 22 Feb 2019; 25 Nov 2018)
PASSION REDISCOVERED
She took a break from swimming following the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, where she failed to win a medal in the 50m and 100m freestyle. "It hurt me deeply in the way that if you are in a relationship with someone. Swimming let me down. It's strange, because it was 100% me [at fault] and I was in control, but I felt like I had given so much of myself to this thing and it had just really let me down and I was feeling really hurt by it." In September 2017 she returned to full-time training having rediscovered her passion for the sport. "For a while there, I didn't want to be number one in the world. And that was the first time in my career or life that I didn't really care about being at the top. It was an uncomfortable situation to find myself in because I was trying to work out what that meant. In the end, it was just a priority shift, not a complete 180 [degree change]. I saw that life does exist after sport. But I've come back to the fact that I still want to be better. I don't want to give it away and I'm willing |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
English |
General Interest |
Awards and honours |
She and basketballer Patty Mills were named flag bearers for Australia for the opening ceremony of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (abc.net.au, 07 Jul 2021)
She was named Sportswoman of the Year at the 2018 Australia Woman in Sports Awards. She also won the Comeback of the Year Award after having a break from the sport after the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (swimswam.com, 17 Oct 2018; swimmingworldmagazine.com, 17 Oct 2018)
In 2016 she received a Patron Award at the Swimming Australia gala awards night. (ginarinehart.com.au, 06 Nov 2016)
She was inducted into the Australian Path of Champions in 2014. The Path of Champions recognises the achievements of Australia's top athletes. (swimswam.com, 21 Oct 2014)
She was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia [OAM] in the 2014 Australia Day Honours list. Her fellow 4x100m gold medallists from the 2012 Olympic Games in London also received the honour. (insidethegames.biz, 26 Jan 2014)
In 2013 and 2014 she was named both Australian Swimmer of the Year and won the Australian Swimmer's Swimmer Award. (swimmingworldmagazine.com, 02 Feb 2014; swimswam.com, 22 Dec 2014) |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Kayaking. (news.com.au, 15 Apr 2018) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Breaking the 100m freestyle world record. (gc2018.com, 01 Apr 2018) |
Most influential person in career |
Coach Simon Cusack. (gc2018.com, 01 Apr 2018) |
Famous relatives |
Her sister Bronte Campbell has represented Australia in swimming, including at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games. She won a gold medal in the women's 4x100m freestyle relay in 2016 and 2020 and a bronze in 2020 in the 4x100m mixed medley relay. (SportsDeskOnline, 16 Nov 2021; smh.com.au, 10 Apr 2018) |
Nicknames |
C1 (swimswam.com, 04 Dec 2018) |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Knox Pymble Swim Club: Sydney, NSW, AUS |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 3 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Freestyle |
52.52 |
| 7 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
50m Freestyle |
24.36 |
| 1 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:51.60 |
| 1 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:29.69 |
| 5 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
50m Freestyle |
24.15 |
| 6 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
100m Freestyle |
53.24 |
| 2 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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| 1 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:30.65 |
| Heats |
2012 |
London, ENG |
100m Freestyle |
DNS |
| Semifinal |
2012 |
London, ENG |
50m Freestyle |
25.01 |
| 1 |
2012 |
London, ENG |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:33.15 |
| Semifinal |
2008 |
Beijing, CHN |
100m Freestyle |
54.54 |
| 3 |
2008 |
Beijing, CHN |
50m Freestyle |
24.17 |
| 3 |
2008 |
Beijing, CHN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:35.05 |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 3 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
50m Freestyle |
24.11 |
| 2 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
100m Freestyle |
52.43 |
| 1 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:30.21 |
| 2 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:53.42 |
| 1 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:39.08 |
| 3 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
100m Freestyle |
52.82 |
| 4 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
50m Freestyle |
24.36 |
| 1 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:31.48 |
| 1 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
100m Freestyle |
52.34 |
| 2 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
50m Freestyle |
24.14 |
| 2 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:55.22 |
| 2 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:32.43 |
| 3 |
2009 |
Rome, ITA |
50m Freestyle |
23.99 |
World Cup |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 13 |
2023 |
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Overall Ranking |
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| 2 |
2023 |
Athens, GRE |
50m Freestyle |
24.54 |
| 4 |
2023 |
Athens, GRE |
100m Freestyle |
53.88 |
| 1 |
2023 |
Athens, GRE |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
4:00.67 |
| 2 |
2023 |
Athens, GRE |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:49.28 |
| 2 |
2023 |
Berlin, GER |
50m Freestyle |
24.11 |
| 2 |
2023 |
Berlin, GER |
100m Freestyle |
53.26 |
| 5 |
2023 |
Berlin, GER |
50m Butterfly |
26.21 |
| 1 |
2023 |
Berlin, GER |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:38.44 |
| 3 |
2023 |
Budapest, HUN |
50m Freestyle |
24.42 |
| 5 |
2023 |
Budapest, HUN |
100m Freestyle |
53.43 |
| 3 |
2019 |
Berlin, GER |
50m Freestyle |
24.87 |
| 2 |
2019 |
Berlin, GER |
50m Butterfly |
26.12 |
| 1 |
2019 |
Berlin, GER |
100m Freestyle |
52.51 |
| 3 |
2019 |
Budapest, HUN |
50m Butterfly |
26.14 |
| 4 |
2019 |
Budapest, HUN |
50m Freestyle |
24.69 |
| 1 |
2019 |
Budapest, HUN |
100m Freestyle |
53.00 |
| 1 |
2019 |
Doha, QAT |
50m Freestyle |
24.11 |
| 2 |
2019 |
Doha, QAT |
50m Butterfly |
26.23 |
| 1 |
2019 |
Doha, QAT |
100m Freestyle |
52.61 |
| 1 |
2019 |
Doha, QAT |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:46.77 |
| 1 |
2019 |
Doha, QAT |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:29.55 |
| 1 |
2019 |
Jinan, CHN |
50m Freestyle |
24.16 |
| 1 |
2019 |
Jinan, CHN |
50m Butterfly |
25.63 |
| 1 |
2019 |
Jinan, CHN |
100m Freestyle |
52.34 |
| 2 |
2019 |
Jinan, CHN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:51.02 |
| 1 |
2019 |
Jinan, CHN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:26.61 |
| 1 |
2019 |
Kazan, RUS |
50m Freestyle |
24.08 |
| 2 |
2019 |
Kazan, RUS |
50m Butterfly |
26.08 |
| 1 |
2019 |
Kazan, RUS |
100m Freestyle |
52.76 |
| 2 |
2019 |
Kazan, RUS |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:31.19 |
| 1 |
2019 |
Singapore, SGP |
50m Freestyle |
24.02 |
| 2 |
2019 |
Singapore, SGP |
50m Butterfly |
25.49 |
| 1 |
2019 |
Singapore, SGP |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:26.45 |
| 4 |
2019 |
Tokyo, JPN |
50m Butterfly |
26.06 |
| 1 |
2019 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Freestyle |
52.64 |
| 2 |
2019 |
Tokyo, JPN |
50m Freestyle |
24.81 |
| 1 |
2019 |
Tokyo, JPN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:24.89 |
| 2 |
2019 |
Tokyo, JPN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:47.07 |
| 8 |
2017 |
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Overall |
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| 3 |
2017 |
Beijing, CHN |
50m Freestyle |
23.67 |
| 2 |
2017 |
Beijing, CHN |
100m Freestyle |
51.45 |
| 2 |
2017 |
Beijing, CHN |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:40.08 |
| 1 |
2017 |
Beijing, CHN |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:30.81 |
| 3 |
2017 |
Berlin, GER |
50m Freestyle |
23.62 |
| 3 |
2017 |
Berlin, GER |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:30.83 |
| 3 |
2017 |
Eindhoven, NED |
100m Freestyle |
51.75 |
| 4 |
2017 |
Eindhoven, NED |
50m Butterfly |
25.77 |
| 2 |
2017 |
Eindhoven, NED |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:30.72 |
| 2 |
2017 |
Eindhoven, NED |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:39.42 |
| 3 |
2017 |
Moscow, RUS |
50m Freestyle |
23.96 |
| 3 |
2017 |
Moscow, RUS |
100m Freestyle |
51.59 |
| 1 |
2017 |
Singapore, SGP |
100m Freestyle |
50.85 |
| 3 |
2017 |
Singapore, SGP |
50m Butterfly |
25.29 |
| 1 |
2017 |
Singapore, SGP |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:29.34 |
| 1 |
2017 |
Singapore, SGP |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:38.65 |
| 4 |
2017 |
Tokyo, JPN |
50m Butterfly |
25.42 |
| 2 |
2017 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Freestyle |
1:54.69 |
| 3 |
2017 |
Tokyo, JPN |
50m Freestyle |
23.70 |
| 1 |
2017 |
Tokyo, JPN |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:39.05 |
| 1 |
2017 |
Tokyo, JPN |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:29.97 |
| 13 |
2013 |
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Overall |
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| 1 |
2013 |
Beijing, CHN |
100m Freestyle |
51.59 |
| 1 |
2013 |
Beijing, CHN |
50m Freestyle |
23.65 |
| 1 |
2013 |
Beijing, CHN |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:30.52 |
| 1 |
2013 |
Beijing, CHN |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:38.23 |
| 1 |
2013 |
Singapore, SGP |
100m Freestyle |
51.67 |
| 1 |
2013 |
Singapore, SGP |
50m Freestyle |
23.85 |
| 1 |
2013 |
Singapore, SGP |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:38.02 |
| 1 |
2013 |
Tokyo, JPN |
50m Freestyle |
23.47 |
| 1 |
2013 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Freestyle |
51.31 |
| 1 |
2013 |
Tokyo, JPN |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:29.61 |
| 1 |
2013 |
Tokyo, JPN |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:37.84 |
| 13 |
2011 |
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Overall |
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| 3 |
2011 |
Beijing, CHN |
50m Freestyle |
24.26 |
| 2 |
2011 |
Beijing, CHN |
100m Freestyle |
53.13 |
| 2 |
2011 |
Singapore, SGP |
50m Freestyle |
24.32 |
| 3 |
2011 |
Singapore, SGP |
100m Freestyle |
53.47 |
| 1 |
2011 |
Tokyo, JPN |
50m Freestyle |
23.93 |
| 1 |
2011 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Freestyle |
52.31 |
| 12 |
2008 |
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Overall |
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| 1 |
2008 |
Sydney, NSW, AUS |
50m Freestyle |
23.97 |
| 2 |
2008 |
Sydney, NSW, AUS |
100m Freestyle |
53.27 |
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