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THIS GAY SWIMMER JT WON ANOTHER MEDAL & HE’S GUNNG FOR THE OLYMPICS

Nick is only out gay swimmer on the U. Though he says he’s been out to iends and fay for years, Nick publicly me out as gay Febary.

GAY OLYMPICS SWIMMER MAK WAV AND OUT OF THE WATER

In a TV terview, he said he wants to show other young gay swimmers they’re not alone. Sce g out, Nick says the reactn has been nothg but posive–showg that gay people belong the pool.

In May, the openly gay Fnish swimmer won the 50-meter etyle at the European champnships, ls than three months before he is set to swim the same race, along wh the 100-meter etyle, Tokyo. But was jt before the 2014 Wter Olympics Sochi, Rsia, (where they obvly don’t have swimmg) where the 6-10 Fn ma his biggt splash, when he me out as gay. “I wanted to jo the discsn relatn to Sochi, sce is a sad fact that the Rsian gay law affects negatively Rsian young people’s liv and g human rights general, he told the Fnish Natnal TV Channel YLE’s “Sports Weekend” show at the time.

The victory was pecially meangful for Daley his send Olympics as an openly gay man. "I feel credibly proud to say that I am a gay man and also an Olympic champn, " said Daley who was visibly emotnal.

TOM DALEY AFTER WNG GOLD: ‘I'M GAY AND AN OLYMPIC CHAMPN'

Daley's Amerin-born hband won a screenwrg Osr 2008 for “Milk, " the bgraphil film based on the life of gay rights activist and polician Harvey Milk. Olympic swimmer performed at his peak after g out as gay. It was the secret I was keepg — that I was gay.

OLYMPIC SWIMMER PERFORMED AT HIS PEAK AFTER G OUT AS GAY

When I first moved to this trag group September 2015, I wanted to keep a secret that I was gay for multiple reasons. I always wanted them to know I was gay, but now I was ready for them to know.

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