Cate Campbell is trying to make it to a fifth Olympics, but will be heavily involved in the Paralympics later this year.
It is somewhat ironic that Cate Campbell feels more comfortable talking about the Paralympics than the Olympics at the moment.
Two years ago, Campbell ventured into the daunting world of live television by conducting poolside interviews for Channel Seven at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. At that stage, her swimming career was at a crossroads. “The more I invest in that, if it doesn’t work out – and there’s always a possibility that it won’t – the more it’ll crush me,” Campbell said.“What I need to do right now doesn’t involve thinking about going to the closing ceremony of my fifth Olympic Games and what that would feel like.
“My brother has cerebral palsy, so I’ve grown up in the disability community,” Campbell said. “I have seen first-hand the challenges that community faces, but also know what a wonderful, inspiring and uplifting place it is. That’s one of the reasons that I’m so excited to be involved in the Paralympics is we get to expose more people to that community. We get to celebrate people who are often marginalised, who are often silenced.
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