Where is greg louganis now

Louganis became one of the first high-profile athletes to come out as gay in , six years after being diagnosed with HIV. In the early s, he nearly died from a fungal infection. Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE 's free weekly newsletter to get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday.

Since retiring from professional diving, Louganis started training dogs for agility competitions and has even won a number of national championships with Nipper and Dobby, both Parson Russel terriers. FB Tweet More. Louganis was raised by adoptive parents Peter and Frances Louganis, both of whom are now deceased.

FB Tweet More. Credit: Patrik Giardino. Louganis still won the gold medal. Ultimately, no one at the Games was affected, and Louganis remains one of the most well-known divers in the world. He was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in He also belatedly appeared on a Wheaties cereal box in Thanks to the help of effective drugs and treatment, and to advances in LGTBQ rights, a few decades later, Louganis was healthy with undetectable HIV levels and his outlook was transformed.

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