Photographer William Yang recently got Olympic diver Matthew Mitcham to sit down for a photo shoot. I love the outcome. Yang took raw images of Mitcham and his great smile and wrote on the prints. The series is called simply “Photographing Matthew Mitcham” and is presently displayed at a gallery in Sydney. Unfortunately, it looks [...]
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Mitcham, Neich named influential Aussies
Australia’s big gay Web site SameSame has released their list of 2009’s most influential gay Aussie, and Matthew Mitcham is one of the highlights. The Olympic gold medalist’s story from 2008 still resonates with people: Openly gay and taking on the Chinese in the pool. Also on the list was Aaron Neich (right, in the [...]
Mitcham does not medal in 10M diving final
Matthew Mitcham misfired on his final dive and finished out of the medals in the 10-meter platform event at the FINA world swimming and diving championships in Rome. This was the same event where the openly gay Aussie shocked the world last year at the Olympics by winning the gold with a sensational final dive.
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Video: Matthew Mitcham endorses Gay Games
Olympic gold medalist has taped a video encouraging people to participate in the 2010 Gay Games in Cologne, Germany. Not much to it, but Mitcham has not shied away from working with the gay sports movement.
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Is it OK to say diver Kristian Ipsen is Cute? Hot?
Kristian Ipsen is a young man rising quickly up the world of diving. At a Bay Area meet yesterday, Ipsen received a perfect score: 10s from all five judges. He was recently named to the USA Diving roster, teamed up with Troy Dumais in the men’s 3-meter synchro. He recently beat Dumais for gold at [...]
Mitcham avoids swine flu after Mexico trip
Olympic gold medal diver Matthew Mitcham is showing no signs of swine flu after returning early to Australia from Mexico where he was attending a diving competition. He will stay home in a voluntary isolation for a couple of days as a precautionary measure.
Mitcham, 21, will stay at home with his partner [Lachlan Fletcher], who [...]
Bullies force Olympic diver, 14, from school
Here is a story that made my blood boil: British diving sensation Tom Daley, 14, has been forced to stay home from school in Plymouth, England, after being constantly attacked by bullies at his school.
His parents said that the bullying began when he started Year 10 in September, after returning from China [and the Olympics]. [...]
Mitcham still puzzled by lack of sponsors
In an interview with the Telegraph of London, openly gay gold medal-winning diver Matthew Mitcham says he remains puzzled by his lack of endorsements and hopes that homophobia is not the cause. In February, Mitcham signed his only deal to date with an Australian telecom.
Although he insists he has had nothing but positive feedback from [...]
Matthew Mitcham’s new role as ambassador
Never one to pass by a Matthew Mitcham story without stopping, I caught a new interview the Olympic swimming stud has with a gay media outlet in which he talks about coming out, a lack of endorsements and — this is fresh material — his role as Ambassador for Men’s Health in Australia.
“Obviously my niche, [...]
Matthew Mitcham leads gay Mardi Gras parade
Gold-medal Olympic diver Matthew Mitcham was the grand marshal of the annual gay Mardi Gras parade in Sydney, Australia, attended by an estimated 300,000 people. (See full-size image of Mitcham on parade).
Mitcham took center stage on the first float, dressed in green shorts and gold singlet, his Beijing gold medal hanging around his neck.
Surrounding him [...]
Mitcham only gay Aussie celeb to talk
The news.com in Australia wanted to talk to openly gay Australian celebrities about the hurdles of being gay, and had their angle when the only one who would talk to them was Olympic diving champion Matthew Mitcham.
One celebrity talent manager, who did not wish to be named, told news.com.au he advised clients not to discuss [...]
Mitcham cleans up at Aussie championships
Matthew Mitcham, in his first competition since winning gold at the Olympics, won four diving titles at this weekend’s Australian diving championships. Mitcham won individual titles in the 10-meter platform and 1- and 3-meter springboard and teamed up with Grant Nel to win the 3-meter synchronized.
Mitcham, who turned 21 on March 2, was phenomenal on [...]
Phone company inks Mitcham to deal
Telstra, Australia’s largest phone company, has signed openly gay Olympic gold medal diver Matthew Mitcham to a one-year deal. This is Mitcham’s first endorsement contract since the Olympics.
While no dollar figure was disclosed, Mitcham said it would be a “significant” help as he trains for competitions, with his goal being a repeat gold medal-winning performance [...]
Is homophobia costing Mitcham?
Six months after winning the gold medal in diving, Australian Matthew Mitcham still has yet to secure a major sponsorship or endorsement deal. We have written about this extensively on Outsports, but the issue came to the fore again with the profile of Mitcham in the current issue of the Advocate.
There are two schools of [...]
Matthew Mitcham uncovered and unplugged
Can you ever get enough of Matthew Mitcham? We thought so.
The hunky Aussie swimmer and Olympic champion is the subject of a cover story in the Advocate. He captivated Olympic diving fans and became an instant gay hero with his come-from-behind win in diving gold last summer. But what does he do for an encore? [...]