A University Of Kentucky Swimmer Riley Gaines who believes the NCAA body has handled everything ‘extremely poorly’ when it comes to the issue of transgender women competing with biological women in athletic competitions has slammed transgender swimmer Lia Thomas after she was tied with her for fifth place in the 200-yard freestyle NCAA championship.
Looks like the NCAA body isn’t ready to look into the issue which many including Boosie have complained bitterly about via the Daily Mail;
A Kentucky swimmer who tied with transgender UPenn swimmer Lia Thomas for fifth place in an NCAA championship last month has revealed her fellow female swimmers think Thomas’s participation is ‘totally wrong.’
Riley Gaines, a University of Kentucky swimmer who has been competing since she was ten, tied with Thomas for fifth place in the 200-yard freestyle NCAA championships last month.
On Wednesday night, she spoke to Fox News’ Tucker Carlson revealing that many of her fellow competitors have been told ‘that they’re not allowed to talk about it.’
While Thomas was competing within the rules, as she has completed a year of testosterone suppressants per NCAA guidelines, Gaines said that she believes the governing body has handled everything ‘extremely poorly.’
Riley Gaines spoke to Fox News and this is what she had to say;
‘I know just talking to tons, and tons of NCAA swimmers that their athletic directors, their media people and their coaches or other outside influencers have told them “don’t say anything, just avoid the situation, save face a little bit”. ‘But I’m just fortunate enough to have such an amazing support system at the University of Kentucky, whether that be from the athletic director all the way down to my head coach,’ Gaines explained.
‘But just speaking for them it’s just totally wrong. I know I can’t speak for everyone but I’m almost certain that I’m speaking for large majority of female athletes and this is just not okay. And it’s not fair. We’re dealing with something that’s completely out of our control when we’re racing, biological males whether they have different lung capacities, their height, testosterone levels whether they’ve used testosterone blockers are not.
‘It doesn’t suppress going through puberty as a male. Especially Lia who swam for three years as a male. It’s completely unfair and it’s a matter of equity really. ”Once we finished the race, I went behind the podium to collect my fifth place trophy and was plainly told me that Leah would hold the fifth place trophy and then I could pose with the sixth place one for photos and that a fifth place trophy would be sent in the mail.’
‘The NCAA official came up to me, and he said, ”Hey, that was a great swim. We only have one fifth place trophy,” which I understood, I get how that works. But he said, ”We’re gonna have to give the trophy to Lia.”‘
Damn cold world.
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