Australian swimming great Cate Campbell has announced her retirement from the sport after a successful career that included multiple Olympic and World Championships medals. Campbell's retirement comes after she failed to qualify for the upcoming Paris Olympics. Despite not competing, Campbell made headlines with comments criticizing Team USA, leading to a reaction from swimming legend Michael Phelps.
Michael Phelps does not take USA disrespect lightly 😳 🇺🇸 https://t.co/7CGIVdb6df
Cate Campbell from 2008-2024 - 8x Olympic medalist (4x🥇) - 12x World Champs medalist (4x🥇) - 9x Pan Pacific 🥇 - 6x Commonwealth Games 🥇 - 13 WRs broken - Swam 7 of the 10 fastest 100m Free relay splits of all-time (only woman under 51s) One of the greatest relay swimmers… https://t.co/pAZxcPgUc7
‘It’s been a long and wild ride’: Australia’s Olympic swim star Cate Campbell retires https://t.co/BZucJc0ZnL
Australian swimming great Cate Campbell has confirmed her retirement on social media more than a week on from her tearful finale at the Australian Olympic Trials. https://t.co/OED6D7GhwJ
Australian swimmer Cate Campbell failed to qualify for the upcoming Paris Olympics, but that hasn't stopped her from taking shots at Team USA. She first took aim at Americans back in 2023. READ: https://t.co/4mgiqqeJqD https://t.co/VIKz2LSFCp
WATCH: Michael Phelps Reacts To Cate Campbell’s Comments About Team USA https://t.co/r4kHTHTAZP
Australian media just fired some shots at Michael Phelps. Expecting this will be played on repeat during Team USA’s training camp. https://t.co/tpcB6n1Wwv