Mark Welsh
Triathlon

Welsh, 28,  has been an active triathlete for almost a decade. When he isn’t teaching aquatics at a local sports club, he’s swimming 10 miles, running 35 miles, and biking 150 miles every week. In the next year, he will be focused on training and racing to make a run at the U.S. Olympic Team in 2004

Welsh is involved in Team Flame, a team of openly gay professional athletes. For the last two years, they have attained corporate sponsorship money for their members, offered emotional and professional support, and have been a visible presence of gay men and women in the heterosexual world of professional sports. 

Team Flame is reaching out to colleges and universities, and the NCAA. This, Welsh hopes, will help develop a more gay-friendly environment in sports before athletes enter the world of professional sports.

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This page was last updated on 30 August 2003