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| Bronte
CAMPBELL |
| Sport |
Swimming |
| NOC |
Australia
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| Gender | Women |
| Born | 14 May 1994
in Blantyre, MAW |
| Height | 1.79 m |
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General Interest |
Injuries |
She was affected by shoulder injuries after the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (swimmingworldmagazine.com, 13 Oct 2021)
She was hampered by hip and shoulder injuries in the lead-up and during the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. She took two months out of the pool after the Games. She continued to suffer issues with her left shoulder and then her right in the lead-up to the 2017 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. (swimswam.com, 06 Sep 2016, 23 Jul 2017)
She was hampered by a hip injury from November 2015 until February 2016. (au.news.yahoo.com, 05 Feb 2016)
She had glandular fever and chronic fatigue syndrome in 2010 that disrupted her career for two years. (smh.com.au, 10 Apr 2012) |
Famous relatives |
Her older sister Cate Campbell has represented Australia in swimming. She competed at the 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games, winning a total of eight medals including four golds. (SportsDeskOnline, 16 Nov 2021; The Courier-Mail, 29 Aug 2020; news.com.au, 10 Aug 2018; Instagram profile, 28 Dec 2019) |
Hero / Idol |
Swiss tennis player Roger Federer, Australian swimmer Grant Hackett. (gc2018.com, 01 Jan 2017; sustagen-sport.com.au, 10 Apr 2012; NOC, 10 Apr 2012) |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began swimming as a child in Lake Malawi, Malawi. She joined a swimming club at age seven after her family moved to Brisbane, QLD, Australia. |
General Interest |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Not the victory, but the action. Not the goal, but the effort. In the deed, the glory." (NOC, 10 Apr 2012) |
Other information |
COACH SEARCH
After the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo she split with long-time coach Simon Cusack after he elected to move back to Brisbane, QLD, Australia and she chose to stay in Sydney, NSW, Australia. "With Simon moving back up to Brisbane, he'll be staying up there and Cate will be staying up there [too] so it was a big decision coming back down to Sydney but I love it down here. Simon has been my coach for 20 years, he has taken me from a little seven-year-old, right throughout my career which has been pretty incredible. It's been a big decision for me coming back down and now I have to figure out how it all works for me down in Sydney. It is my second home now. I have got a beautiful support network down here, there are many people who help me out, I'm sure it will be great. It's a new adventure for me. I have not been able to trial with any coaches because none of the pools have been open and I now need to get a good place to train, get strong in the gym, get the shoulder [injury] right. I know how to build back into training, it's when I get into the specifics that I'll have to work out what coaching looks like." (swimmingworldmagazine.com, 13 Oct 2021)
CO-AUTHOR
In November 2021 she released a book, co-authored with sister Cate named 'Sister Secrets: Life Lessons from the Pool to the Podium'. (swimswam.com, 12 Nov 2021)
BREAK
In 2018 she took a planned break from swimming and travelled in India, allowing her inflamed nerves, hip and shoulder to repair. "The hardest thing is they are injuries that nobody can really explain. The shoulder and neck started off as a nerve injury, the hip I had surgery on in 2015, so that just keeps rolling on. It's just trial and error to make it better. I've given up on a definite diagnosis. Basically, if I'm not swimming, it's fine. That seems to be the cure. It's not that surprising. I've been doing this since I was seven and now I'm 24. That's a lot of shoulder rotations." (smh.com.au, 20 Jul 2018; goldcoastbulletin.com.au, 14 Apr 2018)
SISTER ACT
She enjoys competing against her older sister and fellow Olympic swimmer Cate Campbell. "I actually really like it. You think there would be a horrible rivalry, and from the outside it should seem strange, but it's really quite nice when we're in the pool together. Mostly because there's someone else in the water that you want to do well, and if I'm going to be beaten I would rather it be someone that I love, so it does work quite well for us." (goldcoastbulletin.com.au, 09 Apr 2018; womenshealth.com.au, 01 Oct 2017)
FROM MALAWI TO AUSTRALIA
She was born in Malawi where her father Eric, originally from South Africa, was working as an accountant for a bank. She moved to Australia with her family at age seven. (olympics.com.au, 10 Apr 2012) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
She was inspired to take up the sport after watching the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
English, German |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
C2, Bront, Brontezaurus (swimkids.com.au, 15 Feb 2013; swimswam.com, 23 Jul 2017) |
Awards and honours |
In 2016 she received a Patron Award at the Swimming Australia gala awards night. (ginarinehart.com.au, 06 Nov 2016)
She was jointly named the 2015 Female Australian Swimmer of the Year, sharing the award with Emily Seebohm. (swimswam.com, 07 Sep 2015)
She won the 2014 Golden Moment Award from Swimming Australia for her part in the women's 4x100m freestyle relay team's world record-breaking swim at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. (swimswam.com, 22 Dec 2014)
In 2014 she was inducted into the Australian Path of Champions, which recognises the achievements of Australia's top athletes. (swimswam.com, 21 Oct 2014) |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Knox Pymble Swim Club: Sydney, NSW, AUS |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Sydney, NSW, AUS |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 1 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:29.69 |
| 3 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:38.95 |
| 4 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
100m Freestyle |
53.04 |
| 7 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
50m Freestyle |
24.42 |
| 1 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:30.65 |
| Semifinal |
2012 |
London, ENG |
50m Freestyle |
24.94 |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 8 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
50m Freestyle |
24.48 |
| 1 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:30.21 |
| 2 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:19.97 |
| 1 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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| 7 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
100m Freestyle |
53.18 |
| 6 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
50m Freestyle |
24.58 |
| 3 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:54.29 |
| 2 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:32.01 |
| 2 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:41.21 |
| 1 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
100m Freestyle |
52.52 |
| 1 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
50m Freestyle |
24.12 |
| 1 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:31.48 |
| 3 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:55.56 |
| Semifinal |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
100m Freestyle |
54.46 |
| 5 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
50m Freestyle |
24.66 |
| 2 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:32.43 |
World Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 2 |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
50m Freestyle |
23.62 |
| 4 |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
100m Freestyle |
51.65 |
| 2 |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:50.31 |
World Cup |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 18 |
2023 |
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Overall Ranking |
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| 4 |
2023 |
Athens, GRE |
50m Freestyle |
24.70 |
| 3 |
2023 |
Athens, GRE |
100m Freestyle |
53.60 |
| 1 |
2023 |
Athens, GRE |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:48.18 |
| 4 |
2023 |
Berlin, GER |
50m Freestyle |
24.67 |
| 5 |
2023 |
Berlin, GER |
100m Freestyle |
53.99 |
| 1 |
2023 |
Berlin, GER |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:38.44 |
| 3 |
2023 |
Budapest, HUN |
50m Freestyle |
24.42 |
| 4 |
2023 |
Budapest, HUN |
100m Freestyle |
53.42 |
| 2 |
2019 |
Doha, QAT |
100m Freestyle |
53.37 |
| 3 |
2019 |
Doha, QAT |
50m Freestyle |
24.74 |
| 7 |
2019 |
Doha, QAT |
200m Freestyle |
2:02.64 |
| 1 |
2019 |
Doha, QAT |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:29.55 |
| 4 |
2019 |
Kazan, RUS |
50m Freestyle |
24.47 |
| 3 |
2019 |
Kazan, RUS |
100m Freestyle |
53.08 |
| 2 |
2019 |
Kazan, RUS |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:31.19 |
| 3 |
2019 |
Kazan, RUS |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:50.15 |
| 6 |
2017 |
Beijing, CHN |
50m Freestyle |
24.28 |
| 8 |
2017 |
Beijing, CHN |
100m Freestyle |
53.94 |
| 1 |
2017 |
Beijing, CHN |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:30.81 |
| 7 |
2017 |
Singapore, SGP |
100m Freestyle |
53.06 |
| 7 |
2017 |
Singapore, SGP |
200m Freestyle |
1:57.45 |
| 1 |
2017 |
Singapore, SGP |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:29.34 |
| 5 |
2017 |
Tokyo, JPN |
50m Freestyle |
24.22 |
| 1 |
2017 |
Tokyo, JPN |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:29.97 |
| 29 |
2013 |
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Overall |
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| 3 |
2013 |
Beijing, CHN |
50m Freestyle |
24.13 |
| 3 |
2013 |
Beijing, CHN |
100m Freestyle |
52.57 |
| 1 |
2013 |
Beijing, CHN |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:30.52 |
| 2 |
2013 |
Singapore, SGP |
50m Freestyle |
24.30 |
| 2 |
2013 |
Tokyo, JPN |
50m Freestyle |
23.91 |
| 4 |
2013 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Freestyle |
52.42 |
| 1 |
2013 |
Tokyo, JPN |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:29.61 |
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