- Cate Campbell pointed out a remarkable statistic from Paris
- Campbell’s joke was about a treat with Karl Stefanovic
- Comment came just after another Australian gold medal at the Games
Australian swimming legend Cate Campbell left presenter Karl Stefanovic laughing during a live broadcast after she joked about a striking gender detail at the Paris Olympics.
Speaking on Channel Nine after the Dolphins quartet of Mollie O’Callaghan, Lani Pallister, Brianna Throssell and Ariarne Titmus combined to win the 4x200m freestyle relay, Campbell pointed out a remarkable statistic: all of Australia’s gold medallists at the Games so far have been women.
“There’s a certain theme at the moment when it comes to the Australian Olympic team,” Campbell began.
‘Apparently, at this point you need a uterus if you want to win an Olympic gold medal.’
Stefanovic burst out laughing when she heard Campbell’s cheeky one-liner, but she wasn’t done yet.
“Cam McEvoy, he’s going to swim the 50-meter freestyle final,” she said.
“He hopes to break through that theme… but right now he doesn’t have the right anatomy for that.”
Campbell later repeated the joke about the gender gold medal in an interview with Ben Fordham on 2GB Radio, stating that the girls ‘do really well, they’re great in the pool’.
And just after winning the 4x200m freestyle relay, the Australian quartet came face to face with the Royal Family.
Australian swimming legend Cate Campbell (right) and presenter Karl Stefanovic (left) burst out laughing on live television after she revealed a stunning gender detail from the Paris Olympics
Speaking after the 4x200m freestyle relay, Campbell pointed out that all of Australia’s gold medal winners at the Games so far have been women
Queen Mary of Denmark, the Tasmanian-born royal who is a distant relative of Ariarne Titmus, was on hand to watch the race at La Defense Arena.
She then celebrated with the jubilant Australian stars, who came to the stands to hug their family and friends.
Shortly before the Games began, Titmus revealed: ‘We are actually cousins, but in an indirect way.
“One of Dad’s cousins is married to Mary’s cousin, which is actually kind of funny.”
Queen Mary gave O’Callaghan a warm hug and took pictures of the gold medal winners. Campbell noted that during the Channel Nine broadcast, all the usual royal protocols, such as bowing and shaking hands, went to waste amid the excitement.
The 23-year-old Titmus also won the 400m freestyle and has won two golds in Paris and four golds in her impressive Olympic career.
Campbell (pictured) hopes Cam McEvoy can become the first Australian to win gold in Paris when he swims the 50m freestyle final on Saturday morning
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I had Moll [O’Callaghan] “I had some stern words whispered in my ear behind the block, but I’m really proud of this group,” Titmus said after the relay win.
We wanted this [for a long time]”I was disappointed with how I swam in Tokyo. I personally felt like I let the team down. It was kind of a personal vendetta for me to come back and really play my part in the team, but also do it for our country.”
After winning its fifth Olympic gold medal in the swimming pool, Australia also left arch-rival the United States behind in the swimming medal tally.
The US has risen to second in the standings, behind China, with nine gold medals, compared to eight for Australia.