Olympic swimmer Alex Di Giorgio is a new instructor at Barry’s & we’re already sweating
A post shared by ALEX (@alex__digiorgio)We’re ready to sweat! Two-time Olympic swimmer Alex Di Giorgio was recently hired as one of the newest instructors for Barry’s Milan location.
His first class was last Saturday. A post shared by Barry's Milan (@barrysmilan)A post shared by Barry's Milan (@barrysmilan)Di Giorgio, 33, was openly gay throughout his swimming career.
He represented Italy as a freestyle specialist at the 2012 Olympics and Rio 2016, finishing in the top 10 each time. Overall, he took home 35 medals at the Italian championships, 14 of which were gold!The Olympic Rings are tattooed on the left side of his torso.A post shared by ALEX (@alex__digiorgio)A post shared by ALEX (@alex__digiorgio)A post shared by ALEX (@alex__digiorgio)A post shared by ALEX (@alex__digiorgio)Despite Di Giorgio’s success in the pool, the Olympian struggled to attract sponsors.
He’s indicated his sexuality played a role in his difficulties.“Unfortunately this is the case and not only in the races,” he said in an interview. “I could write a whole book about this, but I’ll stop there.” As an out gay athlete, Di Giorgio said he often felt isolated.“In the sporting environment it was not accepted,” he said, via Breaking Latest. “Swimming has given me a very lonely setting.”A relatively conservative nation, Italy had five out athletes at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and 2022 Winter Games combined, all of whom were women.
