The progression continues for Markus Thormeyer. Thormeyer took another step along his career path in 2019, reaching the final of the 200-metre backstroke at the FINA World Championships in Gwangju, ...

Earlier in February 2022, he agreed to a temporary ban, and after arbitration, it was determined that he had unintentionally consumed the illegal chemical. Thormeyer drank from a water bottle that his ...

Canadian Markus Thormeyer has been suspended from competition for the last year for a failed doping test, Canadian authorities announced on Friday. The occasion marks 10 days until the two-time ...

Men's 100m backstroke final gold medalist Australia's Mitch Larkin, centre, stands with silver medalist and compatriot Bradley Woodward, right, and bronze medalist Canada's Markus Thormeyer at the ...

Canadian swimmer Markus Thormeyer has come out as gay. Source: Getty Images AsiaPac Record-holding Canadian swimmer Markus Thormeyer has come out as gay, penning a moving essay for Out Sports.

This profile is part two of Queerty’s 2020 Out For Good series, recognizing public figures who’ve had the courage to come out and make a difference in the past year, in celebration of National Coming ...

Canadian swimmer Markus Thormeyer, who competed in the 4 x 100 freestyle relay team in the 2016 Olympics, just came out of the closet. Thormeyer, now 22, shared his coming out story in an emotional ...

OTTAWA — Canadian swimmer Markus Thormeyer has been banned from competition for 12 months following a doping violation. However, because Thormeyer accepted a voluntary provisional suspension on Feb.