Olympic swimmer Cate Campbell announces surprise engagement to partner Adam Kerr and shows off her massive diamond ring
The Olympic swimmer and her long-term partner Adam Kerr shared the happy news in an Instagram post on Sunday.
The 33-year-old shared a series of images of the romantic sunrise proposal, while also showing off her classic diamond sparkler.
'A complete and wonderful surprise,' Cate wrote in her caption alongside the carousel of photographs.
'Last Saturday while watching the sun rise at our new local beach, Adam turned and said: "Cate, I have a question for you." I thought maybe he was going to ask what kind of plants to put in our gardens, what kind of dog we should get, or what we should make for dinner.
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'Instead, he got down on one knee and asked me to marry him. Of course, I said "yes"…(and cried a lot).
'Simply the perfect way to start the next chapter of our lives.'
Less than a year ago, Cate insisted there was no engagement on the horizon.
The athlete told radio host Ben Fordham on 2GB's Ben Fordham Live! that her sister's Bronte Campbell's betrothal to Benfield Lainchbury at the time had made it even less likely that Adam would pop the question.
'No definitely not, my partner Adam is like, "The pressure is off," because he can't steal Bronte and Benfield's thunder for a little bit,' she said.
Cate had some complaints about how her sister's engagement occurred.
'He didn't get down on one knee, which I was a little bit mad about, but I'm glad he popped the question,' she explained.
Cate and Adam have been together, on and off, for six years, and the swimmer says that her partner had no idea of her fame when they met.
'He didn't know who I was and he maintains he never Googled me – he wasn't star struck!' she told the Sydney Morning Herald back in 2023.
The two split briefly when Cate moved to Sydney to pursue her swimming career, with Cate calling the breakup her 'biggest heartbreak.'
When she returned to Brisbane, the couple reconciled.
'We reconnected when I moved back to Brisbane and have been together ever since. He knows what sport means to me,' she said.
Cate explained that Adam is an immense support to her when she is feeling down or exhausted.
'When you're feeling tired, depleted or defeated, it's okay to lean on someone and ask for them to help replenish your reserves,' she told Nine.
'Sometimes I have to lean on him and then sometimes he has to lean on me. It's really lovely to be that reserve of strength for someone else.'
Cate told the Sydney Morning Herald last year that she isn't planning on starting a family any time soon.
'I need to figure who I am outside of the pool before I go into something as time- and identity-consuming as parenthood,' she said.
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