Mark Tewksbury first came to prominence as a record-breaking backstroke swimmer whose 16-year career included 21 national titles, seven world records, Olympic gold, silver and bronze medals and a cover appearance on TIME Magazine. When he publicly came out in 1998, Mark was one of the first openly gay Olympic champions in the world and has been a leader with the global 2SLGBTQI+ movement ever since. Currently the vice-president of the Canadian Olympic Committee, he was recently awarded the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award for his work in gender inclusion and sexual diversity, appointed Companion of the Order of Canada and represented Canada as part of the Honours Procession at Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s State Funeral.