Good for him for finally summoning the courage. However, even though I am a swimmer myself, swimming has never been seen as an ultra "macho" sport, so I don't think a swimmer coming out while still active in competition would not be greeted with the same degree of shock as say, Michael Sam (football) or Jason Williams (basketball) coming out. It's really a huge non-story, not to mention no big surprise (I heard things).
Good for him for finally summoning the courage. However, even though I am a swimmer myself, swimming has never been seen as an ultra "macho" sport, so I don't think a swimmer coming out while still active in competition would not be greeted with the same degree of shock as say, Michael Sam (football) or Jason Williams (basketball) coming out. It's really a huge non-story, not to mention no big surprise (I heard things).
