Olympian Dan Jervis comes out as gay - 'It took me 24 years to be who I am'

Jervis finished fifth on his Olympic debut last year in Tokyo. 'For so long, I hated who I was – and you see it all the time, people who are dying over this. They hate themselves so much'

Dan Jervis has announced he is gay (Ian Rutherford/PA)

British swimmer Dan Jervis has come out as gay ahead of next month’s Commonwealth Games.

The 26-year-old Welshman, who won 1500m freestyle silver and bronze at the 2014 and 2018 Games in Glasgow and Australia’s Gold Coast respectively, is set to compete at his third Commonwealths.