US diver adopted from Cambodia and raised by a gay dad hopes to inspire others. - NBCAsianAmerica
As a transracial adoptee, Jordan Windle, who competes Friday, said he was bullied as a child for having a gay father “and just being different in general.”Aug. 4, 2021, 7:19 PM UTCWatching Jordan Windle execute a perfect dive from the 10-meter platform — analogous to jumping headfirst from a three-story building — you’d never know he was scared of anything.
Jordan Windle celebrates after finishing second in the men's 10-meter platform final during the U.S. Olympic Trials at the Indiana University Natatorium on June 12, 2021, in Indianapolis.“On the 10-hour flight here, I could not sleep,” Windle said. “I was just sitting there super anxious and was actually shaking a little bit thinking about having to compete in front of millions of people watching.
Windle went on to be a six-time junior national individual champion, a seven-time senior national champion and a two-time NCAA champion, setting a men’s platform diving record at the Big 12 Championships in 2018. While millions of Americans will root for Windle as he competes this week, he’s also something of a hero in his homeland, and the first diver of Cambodian descent to compete in the Games.
“It really is heartwarming to know that people are willing to reach out to me and share some of their stories, as well as some of the similarities we have, because that creates a stronger bond with where I came from and makes me want to help them even more,” said Windle, who had the Cambodian flag tattooed on his left bicep on Thanksgiving Day when he was 18.
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