tɹˈeɪnɪŋ æt kˈɪŋsklɪf, nˈuː sˈaʊθ wˈeɪlz, kˈælʌb, fˈɜːst ɡˈeɪnd ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl sᵻlˈɛkʃən ˈæftɚ wˈɪnɪŋ ðə wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ænd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪdmˈiːɾɚ bˈækstɹoʊk æt ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɔːstɹˈeɪliən tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪps.
Training at Kingscliff, New South Wales, Calub, first gained international selection after winning the 100- and 200-metre backstroke at the 2000 Australian Championships.