Tag: Greg Louganis

Johnny Chaillot-Louganis wore husband's 1984 Olympics opening ceremonies jacket More than 40 years after competing in his first Olympics, Greg Louganis is still making history. The Olympic diving legend on Monday (2 January) became the first openly gay man to ride as grand marshal of the Rose Parade in Pasadena, California. Louganis, 56, was one of three grand marshals in this year’s parade and rode in a car with husband Johnny Chaillot-Louganis. The couple were married in 2013 and Chaillot-Louganis wore his husband’s...

Diving legend chosen along with fellow Olympic medalists Janet Evans and Allyson Felix. Forty years after competing in his first Olympics, Greg Louganis is still making history. The Olympic diving legend will be the first openly gay man to ride as grand marshal of the Rose Parade in January. Louganis, 56, was chosen for the honor along with fellow Olympic medalists Janet Evans and Allyson Felix. The parade takes place on 2 January in Pasadena, California and its theme is Echoes of Success. In...

Tom Daley saw one of his lifelong wishes come true over the weekend. The 22-year-old Olympian got to do some synchronized diving with his icon, fellow gay Olympian Greg Louganis. And, lucky for us, they had a camera in tow. The pair slipped into their speedos and met up in Mission Viejo, CA, where Louganis first got his start diving back in the 1970s. “This is where I learned a lot of my dives,” Louganis says in the video. “It’s time for a renovation, for both the platform...

In this life, there are mysteries; phenomena we’ll never be able to fully grasp or understand. For example, we don’t know quite what it is we find so endearing about this photograph of Greg Louganis and Tom Daley. Perhaps it’s something to do with the affectionate gaze in each other’s eyes, or maybe there’s something oddly ineffable in the subtext — one generation handing the proverbial Olympic torch down to another; something like that. https://www.instagram.com/p/BI8A8dkDSUY/ Anyway, once you take a look, and...