'Possibly the greatest choke in Olympic history'

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Michael Oxford
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Australian swimmer Cate Campbell has accused herself of "possibly the greatest choke in Olympic history" as the fallout continues from her sixth-placed finish in the women's 100m freestyle final.

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Campbell collected a silver medal with the Australian 4x100m medley relay team on the final night in the pool, but revealed after missing a medal in the 50m freesyle that the demons from her surprising performance on Thursday remained.



"The world got to witness possibly the greatest choke in Olympic history a couple of nights ago," Campbell told Channel Seven.

However, the 24-year-old hinted that there may have been further reasons behind her struggling performance.

"I am not here to make excuses. Everyone has setbacks. I am not going to put anything in print yet," Campbell said.