Australian Swimmers Get The Gold and a Stamp

Nick Mulvenney of Reuters writes,"Gold medals can sometimes be a path to fame and fortune but for Australian swimmer Cate Campbell, the most exciting thing about becoming an Olympic champion is that she will now appear on a postage stamp."

The Malawi-born Queenslander won gold as part of the 4x100 meters freestyle relay team yesterday.

According to Mulvenney, "Each Australian gold medalist at the London Games gets to be on an Australia Post stamp and receives A$20,000 ($20,900) for their image rights. They also get an upgrade when the team flies home."

Campbell,20, is quoted as saying, "I think this was the thing I was most excited about it. It was the first thing that went through my head when we touched the wall, I'm going to be on a stamp and I get to fly back business class."

While all the Australian swimmers who swam in the relay heats get a medal, only the four who competed in the final have the honor of appearing on the stamp.

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