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PHOTOS: Plunge into the deep end with Olympic swimmer Markus Thormeyer

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A post shared by Markus Thormeyer (@lilmarquenis)The 2021 (er…2020?) Olympics are underway in Tokyo, and there are more out LGBTQ athletes vying for gold than in every previous Summer Olympics combined.

That amounts to over 160 members of “Team LGBTQ” from around the world. Each day during the games, we’ll spotlight one of these inspiring athletes.Markus Thormeyer is the Canadian competitive swimmer who specializes in freestyle and backstroke.

Markus came out as gay in February 2020.He penned a passionate Outsports essay describing how he came out to his teammates and how it changed their lives and competitive fortunes for the better.

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