But despite his astonishing athletic skill and artistry on the diving board, Greg struggled with late-detected dyslexia, prejudice toward his dark skin coloring, and anguish over his sexual orientations,which he felt compelled to hide. He started diving lessons at age nine, and at sixteen he won a silver medal at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. Born to a young Samoan and Northern European Mother, adopted at nine months by Pete and Frances Louganis, Greg began performing at age three in local dance and acrobatic competitions. Breaking the Surface is the unflinchingly honest story of a man breaking free of a lifetime of silence and isolation. He has been called both "the greatest American diver" and "probably the greatest diver in history". He is the only man and the second diver in Olympic history to sweep the diving events in consecutive Olympic Games. Gregory Efthimios Louganis (born January 29, 1960) is an American Olympic diver, LGBT activist, and author who won gold medals at the 19 Summer Olympics, on both the springboard and platform. Includes Introduction, The Ninth Dive 'I Can Do That'', Sissy, Nigger, Retard Suicide Olympic Dreams Montreal 1976 Fame Coming Out Diving Depression, The University of Miami, Moscow 1980, International Dominance, Kevin, Los Angeles 1984, Tom, Sign Here, Show Biz, Tom's Rules, Diagnosed, Living with HIV Olympic Trials Seoul 1988, Separate Ways Settlement, Forgiving, Rebirth, Jeffrey, and Gay Games 1994. Annie Leibovitz (Jacket photograph) and Kris Strot (illustrator).
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