Calf injury has Bronte Campbell racing clock for a fourth Olympic campaign

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After 18 months out of the pool, Bronte Campbell promised herself she would have one more crack at making an Olympic team. Then came an injury from left-field.

Three-time Olympian Bronte Campbell has spent a good portion of her swimming career dealing with chronic pain and gritting her teeth through shoulder, neck, hip, elbow injuries and whatever other setbacks you can think of.

“I hadn’t really thought about doing my calf to be honest,” Campbell said. “It’s a bit more of a serious injury than I first thought and taking a bit longer than I first thought, but it’s all good.” Campbell, a freestyle specialist who will compete in the 50m and 100m freestyle events at Australia’s Olympic trials, starting on June 10, was in the gym pushing a sled last month when she felt a twinge in her calf.Getty

That certainly shone through when she suffered the injury. Campbell was adamant her injury would only keep her out of the pool for a matter of days, despite walking around with a limp. An MRI scan showed the tear was bigger than first thought. “I’m really aiming to be swimming my best, but because the chances are so slim, I had to want to do it regardless of whether I got there or not.”

 

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