Campbell’s at her peak

AT first, alarm bells were ringing for Cate Campbell.

After making her long awaited return to the pool, a sluggish Campbell suddenly thought taking a 2017 sabbatical wasn’t such a good idea.

But after bouncing back to dominate the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games swimming trials, a revitalised Campbell is now targeting Tokyo 2020 – and beyond.

At 25, Campbell hopes she can now extend her career for as long as possible after the successful break.

“It’s allowed me to see the future, to see at least until 2020,” she said.

“I am not going to put a cap on that because I know I can take breaks and time away from the pool to refresh myself physically and mentally which is really important.”

Former world champion Campbell surprised even herself with her stunning comeback. She broke the 50m butterfly and 50m freestyle Australian records and took a dominant 100m freestyle gold to announce herself again on the world stage.