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Madeline Groves is a competitive swimmer from Australia. Throughout the years 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016, she won the Australian national title in the 200 m butterfly event.
Early Life and Education
Madeline was born in Brisbane, Queensland, on May 25, 1995. Greg Groves is her father, and Claire Brinkman Groves is her mother. She has two brothers, their whereabouts are unknown.
Groves attended Wilston State Primary School before transferring to St Peter’s Lutheran College for high school.
She was the inaugural recipient of the Georgina Hope Rinehart Swimming Excellence Scholarship in 2014.
This enabled her to pursue a Bachelor of Social Science degree at Bond University on Queensland’s Gold Coast.
Swimming Career
Madeline Groves is a natural swimmer. She began swimming lessons when she was a baby. So she understood from away what she enjoyed doing and what she aspired to be in the future.
Swimming had been her ambition since she was a child, and she began competing in swimming events at the age of twelve.
She competed in the Junior Oceania Swimming Championships in Samoa in 2010. In the event, she earned three gold medals and one silver.
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She won gold in the 100m and 200m butterfly events, as well as silver in the 50m butterfly. She also won the four 100 m medley events.
Madeline also competed in the Junior Pan Pacific Championships in Hawaii the same year. She won a silver medal in the 200-meter butterfly there.
She took a hiatus from swimming to concentrate on her schoolwork, but she returned after graduating from high school. That’s when her really swimming adventure began.
First Olympic Appearance and the win
Madeline Groves made her Olympic debut at the 2016 Rio Olympics. She participated in the 200m butterfly event for Australia, where she won silver.
She finished barely three seconds behind Spain’s gold champion Mireia Belmonte Garcia. It was a tight victory.
Groves did not win a gold medal but did bring home two silver medals. She took silver in the women’s 800m free relay.
The departure of Madeline Groves from the Olympics
Maddie had performed admirably in her first Olympic game. It was a tight game in which she had a chance to win gold.
Nonetheless, Groves had great aspirations that she would bring gold to the 2020 Olympics.
However, Maddie withdrew from the Australian Olympic Swimming Trials at the last minute. This created difficult concerns about why she did so.
Competing in the Olympics is a once-in-a-lifetime chance that no athlete should pass up. Typically, competitors withdraw from the Olympics due to unusual circumstances such as health difficulties. This, however, was not the case with Maddie Groves.
When questioned why she withdrew, Maddie stated that she did it to oppose the sexist perverts in sports and to teach the lessons.
Maddie posted a lengthy letter on social media emphasizing that she intended to teach lessons to perverts in sports who abuse young women and girls, body shame them, or medically gaslight them.
Groves accused someone she worked with of making her feel uncomfortable. She said she had been sexually abused and had received sexual comments.
The Australian Swimming Association and those working with Maddie were deeply concerned by this. This prompted the Australian Human Rights Commission to intervene and examine the matter of harassment, abuse, and maltreatment of women in sports.
Maddie took a stance to address this difficult problem that is common in sports. Groves created that splash, and its reverberation seemed to endure for years.
Battle with Adenimosis and Endometriosis
Madeline Groves suffers from adenomyosis and endometriosis. Both disorders were just identified in her.
It is a medical disorder in which cells from the uterus (endometrium) burst through the uterine muscle walls and develop outside the uterus. This causes uterine enlargement and severe menstrual flow.
Groves’ career as a swimmer is jeopardized by the sickness. Groves, on the other hand, is upfront about her medical condition on social media. She claims that the discomfort from adenomyosis is excruciating. It feels like someone has stabbed you in the uterus.
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Her adenomyosis has also gotten worse. As a result, she took the firm choice to undergo medically induced menopause. Following various scans, it was discovered that she had pre-cancerous lesions on her cervix.
Despite the prospect of not being able to conceive, she underwent surgery the next day to have those lesions removed.
The Australian-born woman was given many drugs to cope with the excruciating pain and even had the Mirena implanted. However, it made her vomit every day for three months. She underwent surgery to alleviate her ailments.
Maddie took a break from swimming to get the disease diagnosed. Her illness was finally identified in 2017.
Net worth
Madeline Groves’ net worth is believed to be between $1 and $5 million. Her financial worth stems from her competitive swimming career.
The Australians are rewarded a hefty $15,000 for their Olympic silver medal. Groves also won around $30,000 as a silver medallist in the Rio Olympics.
Body Measurements
Madeline Groves stands 6 feet 0 inches tall and appears tall when she is alongside her buddies. Despite being a little taller than her friends, she manages to keep her weight under control.
Her weight is approximately 68KG, and she works out regularly to keep it that way. She enjoys exercising on a daily basis and encourages others to do the same.
Relationship
Madeline Groves is now dating Tom Barton. He is the creator of the Q Swim app.
He also works as a sports physiotherapist and a yoga instructor. Both publicly post images on social media.
Social media
Instagram : 16.1K followers
Twitter: 3.8K followers
FAQ’s
What was Madeline Groves on about?
Madeline has not given a specific name to whom she is referring. However, the claimed person is a Senior Swimming Association member who works with her.
Who is Madeline Groves’s coach?
Madeline Groves’ coach is Michael Bohl. He also coaches other swimming legends such as Mitch Larkin, Grant Irvine, and others. Groves has known Michael since 2008 and coached her since 2012.
How tall is Maddie Groves?
Grooves stand 1.8m tall.
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Madeline Groves |
| Other Name | Maddie Groves |
| Nickname | Mad dog, Machine gun |
| Age | 27 years old |
| Birth Date | May 25, 1995 |
| Birthplace | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Mother | Claire Brinkman Groves |
| Father | Greg Groves |
| Star Sign | Gemini |
| Height | 5’10″/179 cm |
| Weight | 66 kg/146 lb |
| Eye Color | Hazel Green |
| Hair color | Blonde |
| Marital Status | Unmarried |
| Boyfriend | Tom Barton |
| Children | None |
| School | Wilston State Primary School |
| High School | St Peters Lutheran College |
| Education | Social Science |
| University | Bond University |
| Profession | Swimmer, Olympics athlete |
| Titles | 2013 Australian Swimming Champion. |
| Olympic Medals | 2; Silver medal |
| Other medals |
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| Strokes | Butterfly |
| Club | St Peters Western |
| Coach | Michael Bohl |
| Net Worth | $1-$5 million |
| Social Media | Instagram, Twitter |
