1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 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&amp;nbsp;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&amp;nbsp;fondly over a time when Matt once left Spin stranded on a beach in Florida. FRIENDSHIP!&amp;nbsp; Swimcerely with Spindrift http://swimcerelywithspindrift.tumblr.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/4061053/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/10647224