Olympic swimmer Andrew Baildon selling riverfront mansion

Former Olympic swimmer Andrew Baildon and his wife Karen have put their sprawling Gold Coast property on the market.

Former Olympic swimmer Andrew Baildon and his wife Karen have put their sprawling Gold Coast property on the market.

The couple, who operates Superfish Swim Schools across Brisbane and the Gold Coast, will auction their Georgian-inspired riverfront mansion in Ashmore next month.

Ray White Surfers Paradise Group CEO Andrew Bell described the property as “one-of-a-kind” on a huge 5287sq m block.

“It’s simply amazing — one of the largest residential land holdings on main river with the incredible 75m frontage,” Mr Bell said.

“The home has been recently completely modernised and retained all of the amazing features such as high ceilings, panelled walls, the magnificent timber floorings, art-deco style windows and lots more.”

“I just can’t do it justice verbally so come along and do yourself a favour and have a good look at the property.”

Property records reveal the couple paid $1.65m for the house in 2010.

They briefly put it on the market in September, 2020 before pulling it off in February, 2021.

Originally built in the 1960s, the Baildons renovated the property without losing its warmth and charm.

Mr Baildon represented Australia at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul and the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona.

He is also a Commonwealth Games gold medallist.