Cate Campbell
- Achievements
- Goal Setting
- Motivational
- Olympian
- Resilience
- Sport
- Swimming
- Team Sport
Cate Campbell has been a cornerstone of Australia's swimming success for almost over a decade. An Olympic, Commonwealth and World Champion, she has enjoyed a stellar international career as one of the world's premier sprinters.
The eldest of five children and born in the small African country, Malawi, Cate and her family moved to Australia in 2001 when she was nine. Shortly after the move, Cate joined her local swim club and it was there she discovered both her love and talent for swimming. She competed at the Beijing Olympics just weeks after her 16th birthday, returning from those Games with two bronze medals. She then went on to compete at another three Olympics, London 2012, Rio 2016 and the covid delayed Tokyo in 2021. At the Tokyo Olympics she was selected as Flag Bearer alongside Patty Mills.
Cate retired from swimming in June of 2024 and leaves the pool with eight Olympic medals - four of them Gold, and 29 other major international medals from World Championships, Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacific Championships. During her career she broke 13 World Records and is still the current World Record Holder for the women's 100m Freestyle short course.
Outside of the pool Cate has received an OAM for her services to sport. She is an ambassador for the Melanoma Institute of Australia after being diagnosed with a Stage 1 melanoma in 2018. She also chaired the Australian Olympic Committee Athletes' Commission from 2021-2024 and was a member of the Australian Dolphins Athlete Leadership Group from 2013-2021.
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