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My Double Life

My Double Life - Hardcover

by Mark Foster
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Availability:In StockContributor:Mark Foster, Clare BaldingTheme:Topical/LGBTQ+Publish date:9/8/2026Pages:272
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Bloomsbury SportISBN-13:9781399425162ISBN-10:1399425161UPC:9781399425162Book Category:Sports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography, Self-HelpBook Subcategory:Water Sports, Sports, Gender & SexualityBook Topic:Swimming & DivingSize:9.30 x 6.40 x 1.10 inchesWeight:0.454Product ID:SCT2DPC38T

'As gripping as Mark's greatest races' - Zoe Ball
'Incredibly brave and uplifting' - Rebecca Adlington

The moving story of one of Britain's best-loved sportsmen, and his thirty-year coming out journey

WITH A FOREWORD BY CLARE BALDING

As a five-time Olympian, six-time World Champion and eight-time World Record holder, if anyone was going to be openly gay at the height of their sporting career it should have been swimmer Mark Foster - a confident, laid-back guy who doesn't care what anyone thinks. So why did it take him half a lifetime to come out?

From a Southend Jack-the-lad expelled from one of the most prestigious schools in the country to becoming the fastest man through water on the planet and a television favourite, Mark's journey is extraordinary. With humour and honesty, he takes readers through his unprecedented 20-year career in the pool and shows how he hid his sexuality for so long - and convinced himself he was happy doing so.

Alongside his sporting achievements, Mark recounts his glittering appearance on Strictly Come Dancing, his growing broadcasting career and the other-worldliness of being an Olympian in the public eye. But his experience makes us stop and reassess where we really are in terms of society's approach to homosexuality and diversity in sport.

Inspiring and moving, My Double Life is the tale of one man's pursuit of sporting prowess and finding the freedom to live his truth.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:Bloomsbury SportISBN-13:9781399425162ISBN-10:1399425161UPC:9781399425162Book Category:Sports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography, Self-HelpBook Subcategory:Water Sports, Sports, Gender & SexualityBook Topic:Swimming & DivingSize:9.30 x 6.40 x 1.10 inchesWeight:0.454Product ID:SCT2DPC38T
Mark Foster is an English former competitive swimmer, broadcaster and public speaker. He is a five-time Olympian, six-time World Champion and eight-time World Record holder over a 23-year professional swimming career. Foster trains and inspires the next generation of competitive swimmers through the Mark Foster Swimming Academy and is also a spokesperson for the LGBTQ+ community, promoting compassion, equality and inclusion. @markfosterswim
Publisher: Bloomsbury Sport

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Mark Foster, Clare Balding

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Mark Foster

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