'It doesn’t add up. It’s incredibly, just, insulting. Think of all the athletes at UPenn, the deserving female athletes who did not get this nomination, and Thomas did after quite literally only one year,' Riley Gaines told Tucker Carlson on Monday.
‘We’re just going to give the trophy to Lia, we respect and admire your swim, but Lia needs to hold the trophy,’ an NCAA official reportedly told the swimmer.
‘Mediocre male athletes who want first place rather than 450th should simply try harder and not pretend to be something that they're not,’ Rep. Boebert argued.
'The people responsible for protecting women’s swimming should swiftly rectify the guidelines. The women from the University of Arizona will not quietly stand down while our victories and accomplishments float away.'
A nadadora Reka Gyorgy de Virginia Tech criticou a NCAA por permitir que o nadador transgénero William ‘Lia’ Thomas, um homem de 22 anos, competisse na Divisão 1 Feminina de 500 jardas estilo livre da semana passada.