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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
My Double Life

My Double Life

Foster, Mark
Balding, Clare

Hardcover

AthletesSexualitySwimming & Diving

Publisher Price: $30.00

PREORDER - Expected ship date September 8, 2026

ISBN10: 1399425161
ISBN13: 9781399425162
Publisher: Bloomsbury Sport
Published: Sep 8 2026
Pages: 272
Weight: 1.00
Height: 1.00 Width: 6.02 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

'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.

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