Bath, UK, sharing a flat with former 110m hurdles Olympic silver medallist and World champion athlete Colin Jackson. In November 2017, Foster came out as gay. See also 2008 Summer Olympics national flag bearers List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men) List of LGBT Olympians World record progression 50 metres butterfly World record progression 50 metres freestyle References External links British Swimming athlete profile British Olympic Association athlete profile Mark Foster's swimming masterclass (BBC) British Swimming results and rankings database entry The Anaphylaxis Campaign The Race Club Interview with Mark Foster 1970 births Living people Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England British male swimmers English male swimmers British male freestyle swimmers Male butterfly swimmers World record setters in swimming People educated at Millfield Olympic swimmers of Great Britain People from Billericay Sportspeople from Southend-on-Sea Gay sportsmen English LGBT sportspeople Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 2002 Commonwealth Games People educated at Alleyn Court School People educated at Southend High School for Boys World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Team Bath swimmers LGBT swimmers British LGBT sportspeople Medallists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games