Olympic diver turns to OnlyFans to help pay for training, other expenses: 'It has served me well so far'

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Diego Balleza, a world champion diver who represented Mexico in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, has found himself in a bit of a financial bind in the midst of a dispute between World Aquatics and the head of the country’s sports commission, Ana Guevara, and has turned to OnlyFans for help.

Mexican athletes have felt the reverberation of the dispute. World Athletics suspended Mexican federation president Kiril Todorov and appointed a commission to take charge while new elections were held. Aquatics athletes have since stopped receiving monthly payments.

Todorov was suspended after it was determined the Mexican Swimming Federation failed to comply with the governing body’s good governance standards. Guevara, however, failed to recognize the commission even as the Court of Arbitration for Sport confirmed the change.

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Diego Balleza in action during the FINA Diving Grand Prix on Nov. 17, 2019, in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (How Foo Yeen/Getty Images)

As Guevara cut the allowance to all aquatics athletes, competitors like Balleza have had to find a new source of income to help pay for training and other expenses.

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"It occurred to me to open it because you are always looking for a way to make income. I support my house and my mother, and I have bills to pay, and you can upload whatever you want in there," Balleza told The Associated Press in a recent interview. "I am happy that the people who are in my page have been very good and respectful, I hope they continue like this."

The 28-year-old, who finished fourth in synchronized diving on the 10-meter platform,