Aussie Olympic hero Cam McEvoy shocks swimming world with secret wedding announcement

Australian Olympic gold medallist Cam McEvoy dropped the massive personal news in a low-key post to social media.

Australian Olympic gold medallist Cam McEvoy has shocked the swimming world by dropping news he had eloped with his long-term girlfriend Madeline.

In one of the most low-key wedding announcements you’ve ever seen, McEvoy and his partner shared a single photo of their wedding day with the caption “eloped”.

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The news sent the swimming world into a spin, with several past and present stars of the pool flooding the comments with congratulatory messages.

“Love you guys,” wrote Ariarne Titmus.

While fellow swimmer Lani Pallister said: “OMG this is so beautiful”.

Australian swimming great Grant Hackett also chipped in writing: “Wonderful news. Congratulations.”

Shayna Jack and Emma McKeon also congratulated the new Mr and Mrs McEvoy.

Aussie Olympian Cam McEvoy and his partner Madeline got married. Image: Instagram

The news comes after McEvoy stunned the world in last year’s Paris Olympics with the 30-year-old winning gold in the men’s 50m freestyle.

The feat was all the more sweeter given the fact he took a break from the pool after the Tokyo Games.

Cam McEvoy announced he recently got married. Image: Getty/Instagram

But after shocking the world by claiming gold in the 50m freestyle in Paris, McEvoy paid tribute to his partner, Madeline, on live TV, speaking about how they work as a team and how she supported his dream of Olympic gold.

“The love is endless … it’s infinite,” McEvoy said of Madeline post-race.

And the news they are now married came as a surprise given the fact they had been engaged for less than two months.

Announcing their engagement in December, McEvoy wrote on X: “I’ve achieved some pretty big things this year but I think I just achieved my greatest one”.

 “What a way to end 2024.”

And two months on the couple are now happily married.