Just over a year since he came out as gay to the world รขโฌโ telling TV interviewer Michael Parkinson, รขโฌลIรขโฌโขm not straightรขโฌย รขโฌโ Thorpe, 33, has finally made peace with himself.
And, despite a serious ongoing shoulder injury, the five-time Olympic gold medallist is stronger than ever.
รขโฌลIรขโฌโขve had a really great year,รขโฌย he says later, as we settle ourselves at a table in the kiosk above the pool.
รขโฌลThere have been times when I thought, รขโฌหThis is not what I expectedรขโฌโข, but throughout all of it, Iรขโฌโขve been really happy living my life with authenticity and honesty.
รขโฌลItรขโฌโขs not like everythingรขโฌโขs been great because I came out,รขโฌย he adds.
รขโฌลThere have been ups and downs, but progressively I feel like Iรขโฌโขm a lot more comfortable in myself, and Iรขโฌโขm looking forward to the future, which is really nice.รขโฌย
That future, he says, will be here in Australia.
Early this year, he settled in Sydneyรขโฌโขs Eastern Suburbs and, after 10 years hopping between here, Los Angeles and Switzerland, has no plans to leave.
Heรขโฌโขs also actively looking for someone to share that future with.
This is where things get tricky.
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