{"id":506608,"date":"2022-06-17T12:41:33","date_gmt":"2022-06-17T19:41:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=506608"},"modified":"2022-06-17T12:41:33","modified_gmt":"2022-06-17T19:41:33","slug":"celebrating-pride-month-five-lgbtqia-aquatic-athletes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/celebrating-pride-month-five-lgbtqia-aquatic-athletes\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Pride Month: Five LGBTQIA+ Aquatic Athletes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Celebrating Pride Month: Five LGBTQIA+ Aquatic Athletes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As we are in the middle of Pride month, it is important to recognize and celebrate notable members who are a part of both the aquatic sports and LGBTQIA+ community on their accomplishments and pride in their identity. Sharing the stories of those who identify with these communities can help others in aquatics to feel comfortable and safe coming out like the role models before them. Here are five aquatic athletes who have taken pride in their identity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Lia Thomas\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thomas was a recent swimmer on the University of Pennsylvania swimming team, winning the first NCAA Division I title for a transgender athlete. She began swimming on the men\u2019s team as a freshman, holding top speeds in the men&#8217;s <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">500 free, 1000 free, and 1650 free. She began her transition in 2019 while continuing to swim for the men\u2019s team. In 2021, she was able to join the women\u2019s swim team at UPenn. This past March, in her final collegiate swimming event, she won the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">women&#8217;s 500 free with a time of 4:33.24. This was a significant moment for trans athletes, yet Thomas has been in the news frequently over the debate if it was fair to have someone who was male at birth swim against women, claiming she has a biological advantage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Swimming World has taken the stance that Thomas should not have competed at the NCAA Championships due to the advantages she held from male puberty, yet is supportive of Thomas for being true to her identity. More, Swimming World believes Thomas should be afforded competitive opportunities, just not at the expense of biological women. Thomas plans to continue her swimming career and swim in the 2024 Olympic Trials.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Ian Thorpe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thorpe is Australia\u2019s historically most accomplished men&#8217;s swimmer, winning five Olympic gold medals a<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nd 11 world titles between 1998 and 2003. He retired from swimming in 2006 after battling injuries and depression. He came out as gay in 2014 during an interview with Michael Parkinson, although he stated he knew about his sexuality during his swimming career.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Ana Marcela Jesus Soares da Cunha<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cunha is a Brazilian swimmer who won gold in the 2020 Olympics women\u2019s 10 km. She also has eleven medals from the World Championships and has been titled the Greatest Open Water Swimmer Award in 2010, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, and 2019. She is an open member of the LGBTQIA+ community and posts on social media frequently advocating for the community along with her fiancee, Diana Abla, who was a member of Brazil\u2019s water polo team.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Mark Tewksbury<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Former Canadian competitive swimmer Mark Tewksbury is a decorated swimmer most known for his gold medal in the 1992 Olympics in the 100 backstroke and is in both the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame and International Swimming Hall of Fame. After retirement, he became a representative for the International Olympic Committee, until leaving this position due to indictments of corruption in the IOC. He came out as gay in December of 1998, causing him to lose a contract as a motivational speaker. He continues to advocate for global gay rights and stands on the board of the Gay and Lesbian Athletics Foundation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Theresa Goh\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Singaporean swimmer and Paralympic medalist Theresa Goh has congenital spina bifida prohibiting the use of her legs, yet this has not stopped her from being a successful athlete and advocate for both<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> LGBTQIA+<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> rights and disability awareness. In the 2016 Paralympics, she won bronze for the SB4 100m breaststroke, a breaststroke division in the Paralympics for athletes with motor control limited in their lower body. She is openly gay, which is uncommon for many athletes in Singapore, and since her retirement has worked to create more representation for the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0LGBTQIA+ and disabled communities in Singapore through a YouTube channel she shares with her girlfriend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While this is just a short list, there are even more influential LGBTQIA+ aquatic athletes, whether professional or amateur, who can continue to be advocates and create change in the community. While there is still much progress to be made for LGBTQIA+ rights in the aquatic sports community and beyond, people like those in the list above help the world progress further into acceptance and representation. For more help for American athletes, visit <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaswimming.org\/resource-center\/diversity-equity-inclusion\/lgbtq-resources\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">USA Swimming\u2019s LGBTQ Resources<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Happy Pride Month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>All commentaries are the opinion of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Swimming World Magazine nor its staff.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Celebrating Pride Month: Five LGBTQIA+ Aquatic Athletes As we are in the middle of Pride month, it is important to recognize and celebrate notable members who are a part 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