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We ma a list of gay swimmers who’ve proven themselv to be as petive as their straight bros: Olympic champns, llege swimmers, and natnal reps.

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EX-OLYMPIC SWIMMER MARK FOSTER OUT AS GAY

Mark Foster reveals why he chose not to ny Rebec Adlgton romance mours, after recently nfirmg he is gay Guardian terview * british gay swimmer *

Mark Foster adms he 'tiptoed around' subject of his sexualy as ex-Team GB Olympic swimmer out as gaySix-time former world champn swimmer Mark Foster has e out as gayThe 47-year-old says he believ he had 'always been tellg half-tths public'Foster has gone on to work as ach, pund, and was on Strictly Come DancgHe says he would have won more his reer if he hadn't shied away om issue Updated: 15:24 BST, 27 November 2017. Swimmer Mark Foster felt he had not been te to himself as he 'tiptoed around' issu over his sexualy for so long before g out as 47-year-old six-time world champn, who rried the Great Bra flag at the openg ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Gam Beijg, nfirmed he was gay a wi-rangg terview wh the Guardian, which was published on Monday ma the cisn after believg he had always been 'tellg half-tths public' spe the full support of iends and fay.

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Former Brish athlete Mark Foster has revealed an terview that he is g out as gayThe ex-world champn, pictured at the Pri of Bra Awards, says he has told 'half-tths'Sce retirg, Foster - who claimed 11 European Champnship gold medals, was twice Commonwealth Gam champn, set eight sprt world rerds and also peted across five Olympics - has gone on to work as a ach and media pund, as well as appearg on the BBC's Strictly Come Dancg programme.

And I'm not the first gay sportsman to e out.

I was shocked by the treatment of gay people Rsia and need to say somethg - whout revealg anythg about myself.

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Foster, who reprented Team GB at five Olympic Gam, has e out as gay * british gay swimmer *

He add the Guardian terview: 'There was that stuff about Becky, but she knows I'm gay and knows my other half. I'm gay.

MARK FOSTER: FORMER SWIMMER AND OLYMPIAN SAYS 'NOW IS THE TIME' AS HE REVEALS HE IS GAY

When Canadian Mark Thormeyer fally told his team he was gay, the posive rponse fueled him the pool. * british gay swimmer *

Now, havg recently e out as gay, the Brish swimmer opened up about his cisn not to ny the mours, revealg that he didn't want to feel "phed" to speakg about his sexualy.

"© Photo: Getty ImagMark Foster has spoken about the romance mours surroundg him and Rebec AdlgtonMark recently me out as gay an terview the Guardian. He told the publitn: "There was that stuff about Becky, but she knows I'm gay and knows my other half. Durg his appearance on Loose Women, Mark revealed that his fay have always known he is gay, but that he kept his sexualy om iends and his swimmg lleagu.

OLYMPIC SWIMMER MARK THORMEYER PERFORMED AT HIS PEAK AFTER G OUT AS GAY

"© Photo: RexThe Brish Olympic swimmer appeared on Loose Women on ThursdayThe sportsman also shared his fears that g out uld have negatively impacted his swimmg reer, addg: "Sport is an tertg one anyway, but gog back to when I was a kid, beg gay was wrong. ”In March 2013, Daley went for dner at a iend’s home Los Angel and met Dt Lance Black, a screenwrer 20 years his senr who won an Osr for Milk, the bpic of gay rights mpaigner Harvey Milk. Had he thought he might be gay?

“He was Mormon, so homosexuals were put the same group as serial killers.

”What advice would he give a gay footballer? Needls to say, the gays are livg for each and every one of them. As he told ScreenDaily’s Geofey MacNab, “By makg this film, we would not only want to highlight the problem of homophobic bullyg profsnal sport, but show a hero who is brave and strong enough to face adversy and is able to overe everythg wh attu.

'I FEEL VERY EMPOWERED': DIVER TOM DALEY DISCS BEG OPENLY GAY AFTER WNG GOLD

In today’s world, LGBT has gaed acceptance of homosexualy, although rejectn still do prevail ral areas.

The ials refer to lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr.

Also, they are the on who have ma a notable announcement to openly lbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, and transgenr sportspeople.

'I FEEL VERY EMPOWERED': DIVER TOM DALEY DISCS BEG OPENLY GAY AFTER WNG GOLD

However, the duo separated 2009, and later the 2012-13 season, Colls openly announced himself as gay. But he was also qutned about his bravery as to how to be uld be gay and also a Christian.

Amaechi is the first former NBA player to e out as gay publicly. Not to mentn, Amaechi is also one of the world’s most high-profile gay athlet om the LGBTQ muny.

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Tom Daley, Olympic gold wner, proud to be openly gay .

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