Swimcerely With Spindrift

Matt Thompson - former National High School Record Holder, individual NCAA Top-3 finisher, and Olympic Trials semifinalist ('08, '12) - gets swimcere today! The Stanford graduate-turned-fashion-executive details what his swimming career was like as a gay athlete - shedding light on his experience in the closet as a younger athlete and then speaking to the freedom of coming out in the latter half of his career. Matt and Spin also chat about their prelims/finals rituals, memories from team trips, and reminisce fondly over a time when Matt once left Spin stranded on a beach in Florida. FRIENDSHIP!