The former NCAA swimmer who competed with Leah Thomas said she experienced “extreme discomfort” when she shared her locker room with a transgender swimmer.
Riley Gaines, a former University of Kentucky swimmer who has often criticized Thomas, told Fox News’ Tucker Carlson on Wednesday that NCAA championship organizers had not warned him that the male Thomas would be joining the locker room. female competitors.
“It’s not something that alerts us, and I don’t think it’s okay to replace it with someone with different body parts in the locker room,” Gaines said. Tucker Carlson today.
NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines tells Tucker Carlson what it’s like to compete against Leah Thomas. pic.twitter.com/BToxzSqQAG
— Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) 27 July 2022
“So we didn’t just have to race with one guy, we had to switch to one of them in the locker room,” Gaines said. Said.
“Then we sat down not knowing who to talk to, to whom to complain, because everything happened behind the scenes and very quietly.”
She accuses the NCAA of failing to ensure and protect the integrity of women’s sports.
“With a three-season low-profile swimming career in the UPenn men’s, Thomas made headlines this year after winning the women’s 500-yard freestyle at the NCAA Swimming Championships. ”said Warner of Breitbart’s Todd Houston. .
Leah Thomas took first place in the 500-meter freestyle at the 2022 NCAA Division 1 Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships. #SaveWomen’sSports pic.twitter.com/UWvDQMYHRJ
— Colin Wright (@SwipeWright) 17 March 2022
Earlier this year, swimming’s world governing body, FINA, effectively banned trans swimmers from participating in women’s sports and established a policy that only trans athletes under the age of 12 would be allowed to compete.
This week, the NCAA rejected the University of Pennsylvania’s nomination for Thomas’ Woman of the Year.
Source: Breitbart
