The Campbell sisters had one last chance in the Rio pool, after their devastating result in the 100m freestyle event earlier this week.
Despite failing to medal in their favourite event, 24-year-old Cate and 22-year-old Bronte were still gold medal favourites in their final individual swims of the Rio Olympics.
Bronte started in lane two, while big sister Cate was one of the top qualifiers, swimming from lane five.
Unfortunately, it wasn’t to be, with Cate placing fifth and Bronte finishing seventh.
Can @catecamp,@Bronte_Campbell and @_mackhorton finish big tonight? Starts soon.https://t.co/AjwKdS7IV4#OneTeam pic.twitter.com/p0H4ew0wwp
— AUS Olympic Team (@AUSOlympicTeam) August 14, 2016
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Oh man, the pressure on these girls...words like devastating, failure, disappointing seem unfair when they've won gold for their country! At least their own attitude is positive - I hope they stick around for another four years.
It is their choice to participate in the frankly ridiculous world of elite sports. You can't suck up millions of additional taxpayers dollars to play in a pool and not be expected to produce consistent results for the investment.
The whole thing is stupid and a colossal waste of money. Money that would be better spent investing in everyday aussie kids, some of whom can't even affort to enrol in the local soccer team for fun.
But these athletes choose to play the game so I don't know why there is any sympathy.
Um, because they're human?