Update On Olympic Medalist Bronte Campbell’s Calf Injury

The 2024 Australian Open Championships took place last month with one key athlete missing from most of the competition.

29-year-old Bronte Campbell raced in the heats of the women’s 100m freestyle event but wound up dropping the final and the rest of the meet due to a calf injury.

At the time, WA Today reported that C2’s injury was minor and is still expected to race at the Olympic Trials in June.

Flash forward to this week and her coach Shannon Rollason provided an update on C2’s status while appearing on the Off the Blocks podcast.

The Cruiz Swimming Club coach stated, “She was pushing a sled in the gym and it [calf muscle] just went.”

He continued to say that the injury was originally deemed ‘grade 1’ but ‘they now think that a tendon is involved. She’s getting an MRI.’

According to Physiopedia, the grades of calf strains are as follows:

Depending on what the MRI reveals, Campbell’s participation, let alone ability to perform at peak speed, at next month’s Trials may be in jeopardy.

At the Open Championships, C2 put up a morning swim of 54.13 before bowing out of the meet. That swim was kicked off by a notably sluggish reaction time of .87, coinciding with Rollason commenting that the Olympian’s starts and turns are affected the most by her injury.

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Miss M
6 months ago

Rollason now very glad the 100 free and 50 free are the last 2 days of trials.

Peter
6 months ago

Gone

Greg P
6 months ago

That’s multiple Olympics champion, multiple World Champion, and former world record holder for you.

I don’t understand the inconsistencies in assigning “Olympics champion” “world record holder” and “world champion”

Some swimmers who never won any individual Olympics gold or Worlds gold or broke individual WR but were part of a WR breaking relay are always assigned “Olympic champion” “world champion” and “WR holder”

Bronte Campbell won multiple World Championship INDIVIDUAL golds and was part of several WR breaking relays as well as couple of Olympics winning relays.

Last edited 6 months ago by Greg P
Nick the biased Aussie
Reply to  Greg P
6 months ago

She’s not American….

Greg P
Reply to  Nick the biased Aussie
6 months ago

I should have guessed.

Emily Se-Bom Lee
Reply to  Greg P
6 months ago

zsc was referred to as an olympic medalist in the sydney open preview

Greg P
Reply to  Emily Se-Bom Lee
6 months ago

Not even as reigning Olympic champion?

Last edited 6 months ago by Greg P
Becky D
Reply to  Greg P
6 months ago

Lighten up, Francis.

Greg P
Reply to  Becky D
6 months ago

Bye, Felicia!

Med Tech
6 months ago

Best wishes to Bronte. It hurts my heart when Olympic athletes get injured.

Oceanian
6 months ago

C1 & C2 have done great service over the years. But it was unlikely both of them would make it to Paris.

C1 still has a chance but if she doesn’t few would really be surprised.

Thanks anyway sisters.

commonwombat
Reply to  Oceanian
6 months ago

Not sure I agree. As members of the finals 4X100; I would but Wilson off the scene and none of the latest generation YET shutting the door; positions 5&6 were very much open.

You could out up a counterargument that they could co-opt X or Y to swim the heats BUT the foremost candidates for that duty would be Throssell and Titmus and both of them will have had heats swims (100fly/400fr respectively) in that session with both having swims that night.

Ideally someone out of juniors will truly step up but Wunsch looks to be the only one so far. At this point, I think C1 still has the inside line and should she qualify in 50, its… Read more »

Southerly Buster
Reply to  commonwombat
6 months ago

Yes, before this injury the Campbells filling positions 5 and 6 was a very likely outcome unless Wunsch had a big breakout at Trials (would love to see that happen).

On season best times Bronte had a 0.47 second margin over Throssell with Wunsch a bit further back but with that 52.61 relay split from last year implying a 53-low was very possible for Olivia.

Aragon Son of Arathorne
6 months ago

i just sprained my ankle (level 2 tear) and have full mobility a week after. Kicking and underwaters are fine. I know its not the same as her injury, but if its as minor as they say, she’ll be ok.

Gen D
Reply to  Aragon Son of Arathorne
6 months ago

And i had a grade 1 sprain and it took months and months to regain full mobility. A lot of factors impact injury recovery. Hoping for the best for C2!

SHRKB8
Reply to  Aragon Son of Arathorne
6 months ago

Not sure how “elite athlete” status you are but can assure you 1% off at the elite level is a BIG problem for all but a very small number of athletes. Truely hoping for a good recovery so C2 can be at her best come trials and Paris 🤞.

Greg P
Reply to  Aragon Son of Arathorne
6 months ago

I had the same grade 2 ligament tear on my ankle and it took me 5 weeks to heal.

Aus Swimmer 92
Reply to  Aragon Son of Arathorne
6 months ago

From the full interview it sounds like she has missed very little work and she is able to swim hard and fast. Just her turns and starts

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