Australian swimming great Cate Campbell has confirmed her retirement on social media more than a week on from her tearful finale at the Australian Olympic Trials.

According to ABC, on social media more than a week on from her tearful finale at the Australian Olympic Trials.

“After over 20 years, over 35,000km, over 19,000,000 strokes, 4 Olympics, 8 Olympic medals, 7 World Records and countless memories it’s time to officially say goodbye to the dream I have had since I was 9 years old,” she wrote.

“As of today, I am officially retired from elite sport.”

“I have had some time over the past week to reflect on my career, and while there are many conflicting emotions, especially because it did not end exactly how I had hoped, I am still able to look back without regret.”

Campbell said that because she gave her campaign to make the Olympic team everything she had, “even in failure, there is a small, indelible kernel of pride”.