Cameron McEvoy

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Re-Thinking Leaving Cameron McEvoy Off Aussies’ 4×200 Relay In RIo

Full Name:	Cameron McEvoy
Nickname(s):	Professor
Born:	May 13th, 1994
	Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Nationality:	Australia
Status:	Active

Cameron McEvoy Born May 13, 1994 Cameron McEvoy is an Australian swimmer and 2012, 2016, 2020(1), and 2024 Olympian. McEvoy was born is from the Gold Coast, Australia. He is about six-feet tall, and has specialized in the 50m, 100m, and 200m freestyles. McEvoy studied physics at Griffith University with the hopes of becoming an astronaut. Australian success In addition to his international successes, some of his Australian career highlights include winning the Australian nationals and breaking Ian Thorpe's 100m freestyle record in the 16-year-old and 17-year-old age groups. He's also the fifth-fastest 100m freestyle swimmers of all time. Other passions McEvoy is studying physics, his other passion - he's most inspired by the 1965 Nobel prize-winning physicist, Richard Feynman. One of his biggest superstitions is making sure to knock on wood after saying something like, "I never get sick." McEvoy is also a huge Los Angeles Lakers fan, and he once met Kobe Bryant and gave him a pair of "Australian swimmers". Breaking out on the swimming scene with gold medals McEvoy is relatively new on the international swimming scene. In 2011 he had an impressive performance at the FINA World Junior Championships, winning gold in the 50m freestyle and 100m freestyle, bronze in the 200m freestyle and the 800m freestyle relay. The …

Re-Thinking Leaving Cameron McEvoy Off Aussies’ 4×200 Relay In RIo

Australian swim fans were surprised to see a favorite Aussie, Cameron McEvoy, off of last night’s 4×200 freestyle relay.

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2016 Rio Olympic Games: Day Four Prelims Live Recap

Cameron McEvoy of Australia looks to be the man to beat after dropping a 47.04 in the 100m freestyle at the Australian Olympic trials.

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