Clover Press to Publish Graphic Bio of Greg Louganis

Clover Press, an indie publisher of graphic novels, prose, and art books, announced plans to publish A Champion’s Story: The Life of Greg Louganis, a graphic biography of the Olympic champion diver and LGBTQ activist. 

Louganis will be involved in all stages of the books’ development and production. Clover Press is finalizing the creative team that will produce the book and the finished title is slated to be released in Winter 2022. Louganis was represented in the book deal by his manager, Greg H. Sims, at Arya Artist Management, and attorney Irwin Tenenbaum of Loeb & Loeb.

Louganis said, "I'm so excited to bring my story to the graphic novel audience. The team at Clover Press, with such broad experience and success, are the perfect partners. As it was with my diving, I strive to achieve the very best; I know that this collaboration will empower me to do just that and am already enjoying this journey!"

The graphic biography will tell Louganis’ life story from growing up as an adopted kid, to his first diving lessons, to winning gold medals in the 1984 and 1988 Olympics. The graphic bio will also recount his life as a bi-racial child, reconnection with his birth family, coming out as gay and HIV-positive, and his work as a human rights activist in support of the LGBTQ community.

Clover Press publisher Hank Kanalz said the press is “thrilled to announce A Champion’s Story,” and added “the life of Greg Louganis is one of passionate dedication, vision, redemption, and reinvention. He has faced and overcome many personal, athletic, and social challenges to become an icon and inspiration to millions of people.”