Cate and Bronte Campbell take a breather during swimming training at The Valley Pool in Brisbane. Source: Mark Cranitch / News Corp Australia
CATE Campbell refuses to think about what is possible because frankly that would only limit her achievements.
The world champion 100m freestyler has reached the point in her career where she sets no goals, has no expectations and dismisses time targets as limits which can only negatively impact her performance.
Campbell, the fastest woman ever in a textile suit, is just 0.26 seconds off breaking the world record, which was set in the supersuit era.
Simply getting the freestyle times back in the same ballpark of the suit era is an achievement many thought impossible and it's why Campbell, and her sister Bronte, have adopted a "no limits" mantra.
Bronte performs a leisurely backstroke during training. Source: News Corp Australia
They feel that aiming for time targets actually puts a ceiling on the next performance or increases the disappointment factor if they fall just shy of the mark.
The Campbell sisters prefer free stylin' with their freestyle and after their breakthrough 2013 seasons you can understand why they prefer to take it as it comes.
"I never really go into competition with major expectations or goals. I'm not one of those people who sets goals, I find they can be limiting and disappointing," Cate said.
"Limiting as in that is all that you think you can do. I didn't think I could swim those times I did last year.
"It's disappointing if you didn't make those times then you constantly questioning yourself and what you're doing.
Cate had a breakthrough season last year and now wants to prove it was no one-off fluke. Source: News Corp Australia
"I'm not one of those big goal setters. I'm more just look for the experience and enjoyment in racing."
At the start of 2013 Cate Campbell's best 100m time was 53.03 seconds set in a 2009 rocket suit. Bronte had a best of 54.54s.
Now Cate is flying at 52.33s and Bronte is in the world's top 10 with a 53.72s effort, both monumental drops that elite swimmers usually only dream about.
"I don't like to set times because often they can be limiting, often I can go faster than I ever thought I could," Bronte said.
"That was shown last year. I suddenly dropped 0.8s of a second, I would never have predicted that and I feel like if I had I may not have dropped 0.8 of a second because I wouldn't have been aiming to do that.
"Setting targets can limit what you think you can do."
Bronte has moved through the rankings to enter the world top 10. Source: News Corp Australia
Which brings us to next week and Australia's Commonwealth Games selection trials at Brisbane where the sisters will both aim for more surprises in the pool.
Cate Campbell is now at the stage where every race brings her closer to the immortality of being the first sprint freestyler to break a super suit world record.
But for her 2014 is more about proving 2013 was no one hit wonder.
"I just want to be consistent and build on the performances I've done, kind of prove that they're not flukes because you do get people who race out of their skins occasionally and I want to be one of those consistent performers who can perform individually and be there for a relay team as well," she said.
"I think it's hard because I made such marked improvements last year I'm not expecting there to be any big drops this year. That would just be way to soon.
"I'm coming into these trials the most relaxed I've ever been … I'm just excited to race."
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