One More Gay College Swimmer

Another collegiate swimmer has come out of the closet publicly, this time UMBC junior Fred Deal. UMBC, for those who don’t know, is University of Maryland Baltimore County. What makes his story a bit unique? He’s dating a teammate.

“Towards the end of my sophomore year I started dating one of the guys on the team and we are still together. The other guys on the team think it’s good and don’t give us any trouble. My coaches are also very open and accepting to people on the team which makes it a great atmosphere to be in.”

While it’s starting to seem like every collegiate swim team must have a gay guy on it, it’s still nice to see these guys and gals taking a stand.

Some other collegiate swimmers who have come out recently:


Andrew Langenfeld, Purdue University
Scott Jordan, St. Bonaventure University
Sean Smith, Rutgers University