“I’m Grateful For Them All” – Sean Gunn, Zimbabwe’s Olympic Swimmer, Shares His Coming Out Story
Sean Gunn, a former Olympian and record-setting professional swimmer from Zimbabwe has come out as gay in an exclusive interview with OutSports. The 30-year-old athlete, who studied and trained at The University of Kentucky, competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio during his impressive career spanning from 2012 to 2017.
“Initially I was not out at all,” he told OutSports. “I dated girls for the first few years. I had some really great relationships with girls over the years and really loved them. Obviously over time that changed, and I started dating guys later on. But my team, and everyone who did know, was very supportive and happy for me.”
Surrounded by Friends and Family and So Much Love
Sean found unwavering support from his teammates and family members when he came out. “Unfortunately, I only came out to my family and people back at home much later in life,” he shared with Instinct. “Although I haven’t had one bad experience since coming out, I guess I just struggled with it for way too long.
“As someone who did struggle with coming out and only did come out at 27 to my family, it makes me so happy to be surrounded by friends and family and so much love and am really grateful for them all.”
Though Sean hung up his competitive swimming goggles in 2017, he continues to embrace his athletic side as a long-distance runner.
