Swimming

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  China’s first-ever Gay Games team could be the largest delegation ever

  Sunday, October 9, 2016

  “People in China don’t know about the games, and this is the first time there has been a direct link between the games and China."

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  Trans and gender non-conforming swimmers can make waves here without fear

  Tuesday, August 30, 2016

  London's Transgender And Gender-Nonconforming Swimming group is taking the fear out of swimming.

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  Olympic swimmer dedicates silver medal to girlfriend

  Wednesday, August 17, 2016

  Rachele Bruni, Italy's only out LGBTQ Olympian publicly thanked her "beloved," and told reporters that was her girlfriend.

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  He’s not competing, but the Rio Olympics are why Ian Thorpe came out

  Friday, August 12, 2016

  Thorpe is credited with inspiring superstar Michael Phelps to become the swimmer he is today, and opening doors for other gay athletes.

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  Chyrons can make Olympic swimming a much more interesting sport

  Thursday, August 11, 2016

  Speedos apparently don't mix well with NBC's graphics.

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  This Olympian wants you to look at his butt (it’s for a good cause)

  Tuesday, August 9, 2016

  “Having the words ‘gay and lesbian’ over my butt is my way of announcing my queerness for the swimming world to see.”

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  British divers take bronze in Rio but only the gay one makes headlines

  Tuesday, August 9, 2016

  It's a reversal of fortune for Britain's gay champion diver, who was given prominent coverage over his straight swimming partner.

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  At Harvard, Schuyler Bailar will be first openly trans collegiate swimmer in U.S. history

  Tuesday, June 23, 2015

  The Harvard freshman was recruited to swim on the school's women's team. But next season, he'll swim for the men's team after his transition, becoming the first openly transgender collegiate swimmer in U.S. history.

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  Olympic gold medalist Ian Thorpe: ‘I’m comfortable saying I’m a gay man’

  Saturday, July 12, 2014

  Australian Olympic swimming champion Ian Thorpe comes out as gay in a television interview airing Sunday evening in Australia, reports the Daily Telegraph. Thorpe's announcement follows more than a decade of denials — the first…

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  Diana Nyad becomes first to complete Cuba-Florida trip without shark cage

  Monday, September 2, 2013

  KEY WEST, Fla. — With her lips and tongue swollen, U.S. endurance swimmer Diana Nyad edged closer to Florida on Monday in her attempt to become the first person to swim the treacherous waters from Cuba…

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