JUST FOUR YEARS AGO, Cam McEvoy crashed out of the Tokyo Olympics in the heat stages, finishing 29th overall in the 50-metre freestyle, and 24th in the 100-metre freestyle. Then 27 years old, McEvoy was already on the older side for a sprint swimmer, and it looked a...
IF THE 2024 OLYMPICS taught us anything, it’s that it’s nearly impossible to catch all the best moments of a major international sporting event that crams hundreds of events into a two-week window. Especially when that event takes place in a grossly incompatible time...
THERE AREN’T MANY athletes in the world who can swim faster than Rowan Crothers. You’ll notice we said ‘athletes’ and not ‘para-athletes’. That’s because regardless of whether they’re able-bodied or not, few swimmers can rival Crothers’ speed. His time of 23.25...
THERE’S A TOUCH of Clark Kent about Tristan Knowles. When Men’s Health manages to catch up with the soon-to-be six-time Paralympian, it’s during a break from his unassuming day job as a financial advice manager at AIA Australia. He might not carry the gravitas of a...
YOU MIGHT STILL BE REELING from the realisation that, with the Olympics concluding, you can no longer flick the TV on at any given time and expect to find some world class sport, or wake up every morning to be greeted by the announcement that Australia has won even...
In the space of three years, swimmer Cam McEvoy has gone from considering retirement to becoming a world champion and Olympic gold medallist thanks to a pared back approach to training
Strap in, it’s going to be a busy two weeks
Rowan Crothers was given an inflexible roadmap for his life from the moment he was born. As a Paralympic gold medallist, world champion and Commonwealth champion, he’s torn that roadmap to shreds time and again. Now, he has even greater goals in mind
At his sixth and possibly final Paralympics, it's not all or nothing for Tristan Knowles, it's all or something
Still chasing the high that was Olympics fever? Lucky for you, the Paralympics are right around the corner
The Grand Slam winner, Paralympic gold medallist and 2022 Australian of the Year wanted to get back in shape for his own physical and mental health. More importantly, though, he wanted to challenge perceptions of what an ideal body looks like
The Paris Olympics were packed with highlight-reel achievements and astonishing feats of athleticism. Here, we revisit the Games' most memorable moments
The Olympics are wrapping up, but there’s still more medals to be won
Ooh la la! From Italian swimmers to German track stars, this year's Olympics are setting a record for thirst traps
Campbell Harrison pulled out of qualifiers for the Tokyo Olympics, now he’s made his debut in Paris and much like his burgeoning sport, he’s rising to the top
With swimming events having concluded, gold medals will be harder to come by, but there should still be a few more on the way
