50 Facts About Geoff Huegill

Geoffrey Andrew Huegill was born on 4 March 1979 and is an Australian swimmer and dual Olympian who won seventy-two international medals, including two medals in Olympics and six world champion titles, throughout his career.

Geoff Huegill held eight world records, including 50 metres butterfly.

Geoff Huegill came out of retirement in 2008 and shed 45 kilograms of weight to fight his way back to competition and was declared a national hero when he won gold at the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games in the 100 metre butterfly.

Geoff Huegill won the race in 51.69 seconds and broke the Commonwealth games record and his own ten-year-old personal best time.

Geoff Huegill was born on 4 March 1979 in Nhulunbuy on the Gove Peninsula in the Northern Territory.

Geoff Huegill's mother, Kanthong Jum Summart, is from Chaiyaphum, Thailand while his father, Ronald Huegill, was a miner.

Geoff Huegill grew up in Mackay and has an older brother, Graeme.

Geoff Huegill started swimming in Mackay and showed talent from an early age.

Geoff Huegill joined coach Ken Wood's squad on invitation, at the age of 11.

In 1998, Geoff Huegill competed at his first commonwealth games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Geoff Huegill won two gold medals in the 100 meters butterfly and 4x100 meters Medley relay.

In 1999, Geoff Huegill won a silver medal in the 100 meters butterfly at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships long course event in Sydney, Australia.

At the 2000 Australian Championships in Sydney which doubled as the Olympic qualifying trials, Geoff Huegill broke the 50 meters butterfly world record swimming a time of 23.60 seconds.

At the Sydney Olympics in 2000 Geoff Huegill broke the olympic record in the 100 meters butterfly semi-final with a time of 51.96 seconds and was the fastest qualifier leading into the finals.

Geoff Huegill placed third in the final scoring bronze with a time of 52.22 seconds.

Geoff Huegill won a silver medal in the 4x100 meters medley relay.

In 2001, at the FINA World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan the 50 meters butterfly was introduced as an inaugural event and Geoff Huegill beat his previous world record time and won gold in a time of 23.44 seconds.

Geoff Huegill won a gold medal in the 4x100 meters medley relay and a bronze medal in the 100 meters butterfly.

At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, United Kingdom, Geoff Huegill won gold in all three of his events, the 50 meters butterfly, the 100 meters butterfly and the 4x100 meters medley relay.

In 2002, Geoff Huegill went on to win another two gold medals in the 50 meters butterfly and 100 meters butterfly and a silver medal in the 4x100 meters medley relay at the FINA World Championships short course event in Moscow, Russia.

At the 2003 FINA World Championships long course event in Barcelona, Spain Geoff Huegill finished fourth in the 50 meters butterfly and failed to make the final of the 100 meters butterfly.

Geoff Huegill has since reflected that by 2004 he was struggling with motivation for swimming and depression.

Geoff Huegill still went on to secure his place on the Australian team for the Athens Olympic Games and raced in the 100 meters butterfly.

In 2004, after the Athens Olympics, Geoff Huegill took a four months break to refocus his priorities.

At the trials for the 2006 Commonwealth Games, Geoff Huegill performed poorly, failed to make the team and announced his retirement from the sport.

In November 2008, weighing in at 138 kilograms, Geoff Huegill decided to come back and compete in international swimming competitions.

Geoff Huegill joined the New South Wales Institute of Sport and trained in Sydney under new coach Grant Stoelwinder.

The focus of Geoff Huegill's comeback was the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games.

Geoff Huegill was triumphant in fighting his way back to the podium.

Geoff Huegill shed a total of 45 kilograms and won gold at the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games in the 100 meters butterfly.

Geoff Huegill won the race in 51.69 seconds and broke the Commonwealth games record and his own ten-year-old record personal best time.

Geoff Huegill came away with a silver medal in the 50 meters butterfly.

In 2011, at the FINA World Long Course Championships in Shanghai, China, Geoff Huegill won a silver medal in the 4x100m Medley Relay and a bronze medal in the 50m butterfly.

In 2012, following recurring illnesses, Geoff Huegill failed to appear in the London Olympics.

Geoff Huegill made a guest appearance in season one of Australia's Next Top Model.

In 2003, Geoff Huegill was crowned as Cleo's Bachelor of the Year after receiving the most votes from readers.

In 2010, Geoff Huegill was a special guest presenter at the Australian Recording Industry Association 2010 ARIA Awards.

Geoff Huegill was a regular guest presenter on ABC Radio's Grandstand Active Show covering sporting issues of the day, overnight scores and live crosses to sport.

In 2010, Geoff Huegill joined the celebrity crew on board Anthony Bell's 30 metre maxi yacht, Investec Loyal.

In 2012, Geoff Huegill raced as crew aboard the 100-foot supermaxi Ragamuffin Loyal who took second place.

In October 2021, Geoff Huegill was announced as a part of the celebrity cast for 2022 SAS Australia, Season 3.

Geoff Huegill released a capsule collection of scientifically engineered compression and performance garments.

Geoff Huegill set up O Performance, a performance coaching and consulting business focused on delivering coaching, development programs and events in Asia.

Geoff Huegill had a long standing association with his major sponsor, Commonwealth Bank.

In 2012, after his second retirement from swimming, Geoff Huegill transitioned into an internal role at Commonwealth Bank in the corporate financial services team.

Geoff Huegill later took on a new role at the bank in corporate performance and wellbeing, rolling out programs for the bank's staff nationally.

In 2011, Geoff Huegill was named the Australian face of men's skincare range Biotherm Homme for the French brand's Aquapower skincare line.

Geoff Huegill has held ambassador positions with Swimming Australia, AusAID, Sydney Children's Hospital, and the Loyal Foundation.

Geoff Huegill chaired the NSW Premier's Council for Active Living, an initiative that aimed to strengthen physical and social environments to enable active living.

Since 2019 Geoff Huegill has been in a relationship with Australian lawyer, technology executive and investor Roxan Toll whose family founded the eponymous Toll Group, one of Australia's oldest companies and Asia-Pacific's largest transport and logistics provider.