PHOTO OF TOM
2018
The year everything changed
Tom's Story
He Nearly Didn't Make It
Tom Shields is one of the most decorated butterfly swimmers in American history. He is also someone who, in late 2018, hit his lowest point after years of silent struggle with depression — and attempted suicide.
He survived because his wife Gianna was on her way to work when something told her to turn around and call. That phone call saved his life.
Tom went public in December 2019 — not because it was easy, but because he believed silence was costing lives. He returned to the Olympics. Today he's one of the only elite athletes in the world to have spoken publicly about a suicide attempt and come back.
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