Cate Campbell

Cate Campbell (born 20 May 1992, in Blantyre, Malawi) is an Australian swimmer who won two bronze medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Her family moved from Malawi to Australia in 2001 and it was shortly after this Campbell took up competitive swimming. In 2007, she went to the Australian Youth Olympic Festival in Sydney and won two gold medals in the 50 m individual freestyle and 4×100 m freestyle relay. She followed this up in 2008 with a victory in the 50 m freestyle at the Japan Open, beating compatriot Libby Trickett and setting new Australian and Commonwealth records with her time of 24.48 seconds. She is coached by Simon Cusack at the Indooropilly swimming club. Cusack has a long swimming pedigree, being the son of Olympic Bronze Medalist Robert Cusack and the great nephew of Qld swimming hall of fame Coach Arthur Cusack. She completed her secondary school studies at Kenmore State High School in Brisbane, Queensland. Cate is the eldest of five siblings. Her sister Bronte is also a promising swimmer and the pair competed in the same event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.