Back in the dating pool? Former Olympic swimmer Geoff Huegill 'joins dating app Hinge' to find love... months after split from wife Sara

Geoff Huegill announced his split from wife of seven years, Sara, in December last year.

And a new report claims the 39-year-old is already back on the dating scene.

Sources told the Sun-Herald on Sunday that the former Olympic swimmer is looking for love on dating app Hinge.

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Back in the dating pool? Former Olympic swimmer Geoff Huegill 'joins dating app Hinge' to find love... months after split from wife Sara 

Back in the dating pool? Former Olympic swimmer Geoff Huegill 'joins dating app Hinge' to find love... months after split from wife Sara 

Insiders also claim the pair, who were together for 13 years in total, had actually separated long before their announcement late last year.

Daily Mail Australia has reached out to Geoff for comment.  

The couple announced they had 'amicably' ended their marriage in December last year and released a statement via Instagram. 

Tension: Insiders also claim the pair, who were together for 13 years in total, had actually separated long before their announcement late last year. Pictured on November 13, 2012 in Sydney

Tension: Insiders also claim the pair, who were together for 13 years in total, had actually separated long before their announcement late last year. Pictured on November 13, 2012 in Sydney

Geoff wrote: 'It's with a heavy heart that after 13 years together, Sara and I have made the decision to amicably separate.   

'We continue to remain friends as our focus will always be on providing a positive, loving and beautiful future for our girls.'

Geoff and Sara married in Bali, Indonesia in 2011 and share two children: daughters Gigi, six, and Mila, four. 

Trying times: The separation follows a difficult year for the Huegills, after Sara was arrested for shoplifting in May before the charge was dropped three months. The estranged couple are pictured leaving Waverley Local Court in Sydney on May 14, 2014 in relation to unrelated legal matter

Trying times: The separation follows a difficult year for the Huegills, after Sara was arrested for shoplifting in May before the charge was dropped three months. The estranged couple are pictured leaving Waverley Local Court in Sydney on May 14, 2014 in relation to unrelated legal matter

The retired athlete thanked his fans, friends and family for their ongoing support as he and his estranged wife enter 'the next chapter' of their lives.   

In May 2018, Sara was charged with stealing a pair of $2500 pants from an upmarket boutique in News South Wales' coastal town of Byron Bay.

According to a report by News.com.au, police alleged Sara was caught with the pants stuffed into her handbag after being followed out onto the street by the store's manager.  

But in August 2018, she had the charges dropped on mental health grounds.

After the court appearance, her lawyer issued a statement claiming she had been suffering with anxiety and depression, as reported by News.com.au.      

The couple have had a difficult few years, with them being caught snorting cocaine in a disabled toilet at Randwick Races in 2014, according to Sydney Morning Herald.   

The couple subsequently charged with drug possession and given six-month good behaviour bond. 

Young family: Geoff and Sara married in Bali, Indonesia in 2011 and share two young children: daughters Gigi, six, and Mila, four (pictured)

Young family: Geoff and Sara married in Bali, Indonesia in 2011 and share two young children: daughters Gigi, six, and Mila, four (pictured)

The highs and lows of the Huegills

2005 – Geoff and Sara meet in Brisbane

2010 – Geoff returns to competitive swimming for the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games, where he wins gold medals in the 4 × 100 metre medley and the 100 metre butterfly

2010 – Sara's employment with Roxy Jacenko's Sweaty Betty PR is abruptly terminated for 'disloyal conduct'

2011 – After four years of dating, Geoff and Sara get married in Bali, Indonesia

2012 – It's rumoured Sara is the inspiration for Roxy's fictional 'sticky-fingered publicist' character in her first novel

2012 – Sara gives birth to first child, daughter Gigi

2014 – The couple welcome their second daughter, Mila

2014 – Geoff and Sara are arrested for cocaine use in 2014 at Sydney's Randwick Racecourse. Both plead guilty to drug possession and are handed six-month good behaviour bonds

2017 – After rekindling their friendship in 2017, Sara is rehired as a senior publicist by Roxy, before leaving the firm less than three months later.

May 2018 – Sara is accused of stealing a pair of Bassike pants from a clothing store in Byron Bay on Mother's Day and later charged with shoplifting

August 2018 – Magistrate drops the shoplifting charge after they find that Sara has a mental illness and is suffering from 'adjustment, depressive, eating and substance abuse disorder'

December 2018 – Geoff announces his split from Sara

 

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Geoff Huegill reportedly joins dating app Hinge to find love... months after split from wife Sara

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