As the World Swimming Championships in Budapest are drawing to a close, from the UK a major new coming out from a professional swimmer
Welshman Dan Jervis (26) a silver and bronze medallist in the 1500 freestyle at the 2014 (Glasgow) and 2018 (Gold Coast) Commonwealth Games and a fifth-place finisher in his Olympic debut at Tokyo 2021, has publicly come out.
Speaking on the BBC Podcast dedicated to the LGBT sport, swimmer Jervis said it took him 24 to be himself.
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“You know, we’re just before the Commonwealth Games and there are going to be kids and adults watching who will know that I’m like them and that I’m proud of who I am”
He further added: “For so long, I hated who I was – and you see it all the time, people who are dying over this. They hate themselves so much that they’re ending their lives. So if I can just be that someone people can look at and say, ‘yeah, they’re like me,’ then that’s good”.
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Jervis also recounted that he revealed his sexuality at the age of 24 to his ex-girlfriend, who supported him after he’s coming out.
”At that point, I’d never said the words out loud to myself. I said to her: ‘I think I’m gay.’ I couldn’t even say: ‘I’m gay.’ I was basically punching the words out.”.
Now, after the World Swimming Championships, Dan Jervis will take part in his third Commonwealth Games for Wales, on 28 July in Birmingham.
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