Cameron McEvoy Biography: Wife, Age, Net Worth, Height, Olympics, Gold Medal, Career

Cameron McEvoy is an Australian competitive swimmer who has earned wide recognition for his remarkable sprinting ability and innovative training methods.

Rising to prominence as a teenager by breaking age-group records set by legends such as Ian Thorpe, he has since become the first Australian male swimmer to compete in four Olympic Games and clinched the country’s first Olympic gold in the men’s 50-metre freestyle.

Profile

• Full name: Cameron McEvoy
• Nickname: The Professor; Big Boy McEvoy
• Date of birth: 13 May 1994
• Age: 31 years old
• Gender: Male
• Place of birth: Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
• State of origin: Queensland
• Nationality: Australian
• Profession: Competitive swimmer
• Height: 1.85 m
• Weight: 88 kg
• Parents: Rod McEvoy (father) and Janine McEvoy (mother)
• Siblings: N/A
• Spouse: Married to Madeline (often referred to as Maddi/Madeline Bone)
• Children: Hartley James McEvoy
• Relationship status: Married
• Ethnicity: White
• Net worth: $3 million

Early Life and education

Cameron McEvoy is now at the age of 31 and was born on 13 May 1994 in Gold Coast, Queensland.

His parents are Rod McEvoy and Janine McEvoy.

He grew up with a deep interest in efficiency and technique, watching prominent Australian swimmers like Grant Hackett and Ian Thorpe as a seven-year-old, studying their stroke under the pool deck.

His grandfather, Barney McEvoy, played rugby league for New South Wales, suggesting a family connection to sport.

Cameron studied at Griffith University, where he pursued undergraduate study in physics and related sciences (Bachelor of Science honours-level study).

At Griffith University, he studied both Mathematics and Physics, earning the nickname “The Professor” for his scientific approach to swimming.

During high school, he performed academically among the top of his state.

He also pursued research through a summer fellowship at Griffith University’s Centre of Quantum Dynamics, studying nanodiamonds under physicist Erik Streed.

Personal Life

Cameron McEvoy married his long-term partner Madeline (Maddi) in a private/”eloped” ceremony in February 2025 and the couple later announced they were expecting a child (April 2025).

Subsequent reporting confirms the birth of their son in July 2025.

Career

Cameron McEvoy broke onto the international scene at the 2011 Junior World Championships with gold in both the 50m and 100m freestyle, along with bronze in the 200m freestyle.

At just 17, he joined the Australian Olympic team for London 2012, contributing to relay teams that finished fourth and fifth in the 4×100m and 4×200m freestyle relays, respectively.

He continued making waves by winning bronze medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics in both the 4×100m freestyle and 4×100m medley relays, his individual 100m freestyle placing seventh in the final.

In Tokyo 2020, he added another bronze in the 4×100m freestyle relay.

At the 2014 Pan Pacific Championships, he won gold in the 100m freestyle (47.82 seconds, Games record), gold in the 4×100m freestyle relay, and bronze in the 200m freestyle and 4×200m freestyle relay.

At the 2015 World Championships in Kazan, he claimed silver in the 100m freestyle and mixed medley relay, along with a bronze in the 4×200m freestyle relay.

Following Tokyo, McEvoy took an extended break from swimming before returning with a radically redesigned training program—dramatically reducing pool mileage to roughly 2–3 km per week, adding strength disciplines like rock climbing and weightlifting, and significantly increasing muscle mass. His approach paid off spectacularly.

In 2023 he won the world title in the men’s 50m freestyle (Fukuoka) in 21.06 — a time widely reported as an Australian championship/national record and the performance that relaunched his sprinting career.

He qualified for and raced at the 2024 Paris Olympics, and won gold in the men’s 50m freestyle (time reported as 21.25 at the Olympic final).

He became the first Australian man to win Olympic gold in that individual event.

Awards

• 2014 Commonwealth Games gold medal – 50/100/200 medal history
• 2014 Pan Pacific Championships bronze medal – 200 m freestyle
• 2015 World Championships bronze medal – 4×100 m medley relay
• 2016 Olympic Games bronze medals – 4×100 m freestyle and 4×100 m medley relays
• 2017 World Championships bronze medal – 4×100 m medley relay
• Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) — Cameron James McEvoy was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in the 2025 Australia Day Honours for service to sport as a gold medallist at the Paris Olympic Games 2024.

Net worth

Cameron McEvoy’s net worth is estimated to at least $3 million, accumulated through several successful ventures, such as swimming, brand endorsement and sponsorship.

Social Media

• Instagram: @cam_mcevoy