Olympians on OnlyFans: what public reporting shows
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During the Paris 2024 Games, several Olympians told reporters they used OnlyFans to help fund training and living costs. This feature revisits those accounts and the funding pressures they described. It covers reporting from that period, rather than the athletes’ current subscription offers.
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Sources last reviewed: September 16, 2026.
Athletes named in major Paris-cycle reporting
The athletes below discussed OnlyFans in Reuters, ABC News or related national reporting.
| Athlete | Sport / nation (as reported) | What reporting established at the time | Report date / source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robbie Manson | Rowing, New Zealand | Told Reuters OnlyFans paid more than double what he would otherwise earn as an athlete; cited funding needs beyond training costs covered by Rowing New Zealand | Reuters, July 31, 2024; RNZ |
| Jack Laugher | Diving, Great Britain | Described using OnlyFans amid funding gaps after Tokyo; ABC reported his page framed as SFW content in swimwear/underwear, exclusive to subscribers | ABC News, August 10, 2024 |
| Alysha Newman | Pole vault, Canada | Included in Paris-cycle coverage of athletes using OnlyFans to support finances; bronze medalist in Paris women’s pole vault | ABC News, August 10, 2024 |
| Matthew Mitcham | Diving, Australia (former Olympic champion) | ABC quoted Mitcham on OnlyFans as side income and on athletes as entrepreneurs; Reuters also cited him as an earlier public example who influenced Manson | ABC News, August 10, 2024; Reuters, July 31, 2024 |
ABC also covered other athletes in its wider report on funding pressures.
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What these cases do not prove
- Typical creator income. Athlete fame and media attention are unusual traffic engines. For ordinary earnings math, see How much can you really earn on OnlyFans?.
- That NSFW is required. Several reported pages emphasize safe-for-work or soft packaging.
- That every federation allows it. On August 22, 2025, British GQ covered canoeist and Olympic hopeful Kurts Adams Rozentals, who said he faced competition action after creating an OnlyFans account (GQ). That is his account of a dispute with his governing body—not proof he was an Olympian, and not evidence of a blanket sport-wide ban on OnlyFans. Rules remain sport- and body-specific.
- Whether any account is still posting today. We did not re-check live pages for this feature. Not checked does not mean closed. We also do not publish a handle directory. If you seek a live page, start from the athlete’s own verified social accounts and treat anything you find as possibly outdated.
For creators reading this as a case study
For creators considering a similar approach:
- State clearly what the subscription includes (SFW vs explicit).
- Treat OnlyFans as one income line, not a substitute for checking contracts and governing-body rules.
- Expect public scrutiny if you already have a mainstream profile.
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