{"id":1389990,"date":"2022-03-19T15:38:08","date_gmt":"2022-03-19T19:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1389990"},"modified":"2022-03-19T19:44:42","modified_gmt":"2022-03-19T23:44:42","slug":"marked-by-simmering-resentment-over-biologically-male-trans-swimmer-ncaa-womens-swimming-championships-conclude","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marked-by-simmering-resentment-over-biologically-male-trans-swimmer-ncaa-womens-swimming-championships-conclude\/","title":{"rendered":"Marked By Simmering Resentment Over Biologically Male Trans Swimmer, NCAA Women\u2019s Swimming Championships Conclude"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmarked-by-simmering-resentment-over-biologically-male-trans-swimmer-ncaa-womens-swimming-championships-conclude%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1389990&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/03\/Screen-Shot-2022-03-19-at-12.01.15-PM.png?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>ATLANTA \u2014 The NCAA Women\u2019s Swimming Championship wrapped up Saturday evening, accentuated by rumblings in the deep over fairness in women\u2019s sports and the inclusion of a biologically male swimmer in female races.<\/p>\n<p>University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas competed Saturday evening in the 100 freestyle final, finishing in 8th place with a time of\u00a048.18 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>The transgender athlete, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/trans-swimmer-lia-thomas-slated-to-win-womens-500-free-by-almost-3-seconds\">won<\/a> the 500 freestyle on Thursday evening and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/multiple-women-beat-lia-thomas-in-womens-200-freestyle\">tied for fifth<\/a> in the 200 freestyle Friday evening, has drawn nationwide backlash by swimming and competing on a women\u2019s team after <a href=\"https:\/\/pennathletics.com\/sports\/mens-swimming-and-diving\/roster\/lia-thomas\/19457\">racing with men<\/a> for three years.<\/p>\n<p>Tension was palpable in the stands as Thomas was announced the winner of the 500 freestyle \u00a0\u2014 and when Thomas was introduced ahead of the 200 freestyle.<\/p>\n<p>Some in the crowd booed, some clapped, some cheered, some yelled angrily. Activists from \u201cSave Women\u2019s Sports\u201d hung a banner protesting Thomas from the railings in the stands.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI\u2019m not a vet but I know what a dog is.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>A clash of views as Lis Thomas races ahead at the NCAA 500 freestyle prelims. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/X9J5yzmozd\">pic.twitter.com\/X9J5yzmozd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Madeleine Kearns (@madeleinekearns) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/madeleinekearns\/status\/1504541889999085575?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 17, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>When attendees clapped and cheered for Thomas at Saturday morning\u2019s preliminary races, the athlete turned a smiling face up to the crowd and briefly waved.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt means the world to be here \u2026 I try to ignore it as much as I can,\u201d Thomas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-sports\/story\/_\/id\/33529775\/amid-protests-pennsylvania-swimmer-lia-thomas-becomes-first-known-transgender-athlete-win-division-national-championship\">told ESPN<\/a> after winning the 500 freestyle. \u201cI try to focus on my swimming, what I need to do to get ready for my races. And just try to block out everything else.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thomas declined to attend the Thursday evening post-race press conference, according to ESPN, where the transgender swimmer would likely have been pressed about backlash to a biological male in women\u2019s sports.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas\u2019\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/trans-swimmer-lia-thomas-slated-to-win-womens-500-free-by-almost-3-seconds\">presence<\/a>\u00a0was noticeable on the pool deck \u2014 aside from the fact that Thomas stands taller than many of the swimmers, the athlete also is broad shouldered and clearly has male anatomy.<\/p>\n<p>Three-time Olympic gold medalist Rowdy Gaines, now an ESPN analyst broadcasting at the NCAAs, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/exclusive-3x-olympic-gold-medalist-says-swimming-world-overwhelmingly-concerned-about-fairness-in-womens-sports\">confirmed to The Daily Wire<\/a> on Friday afternoon that the\u00a0collegiate swimming world is \u201coverwhelmingly\u201d concerned about fairness in women\u2019s sports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m finding there\u2019s a lot of terms that come up that, terms like the fairness issue and not a level playing field, hopeless, helpless feeling,\u201d he said, adding that some people he has spoken with have articulated that they feel it is \u201ca sad day for the sport.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Multiple parents with whom The Daily Wire spoke confirmed this sentiment, describing anxious mothers, fathers, coaches, and swimmers who fear publicly discussing the subject lest they face societal repercussions in a quick-to-cancel culture.<\/p>\n<p>The female athletes themselves <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/amid-national-backlash-female-athletes-hesitant-to-weigh-in-on-trans-competitor-lia-thomas\">were hesitant or unwilling<\/a> to share how they felt with The Daily Wire. Many of them said they were not supposed to talk to media during the championships.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Should the girls themselves speak out? Felipe worries that they might become victims of society&#8217;s savage cancel culture. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I understand how the kids are feeling. I understand how the coaches are feeling. This has to come down on the NCAA.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9g7M6aTSxs\">pic.twitter.com\/9g7M6aTSxs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mary Margaret Olohan (@MaryMargOlohan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaryMargOlohan\/status\/1505195863689383936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 19, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI just don\u2019t think it\u2019s fair,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/its-unfair-ncaa-father-says-its-soul-crushing-watching-lia-thomas-obliterate-female-swimmers\">said<\/a>\u00a0the\u00a0father of a swimmer from Virginia. \u201cThese young ladies have worked too hard to be treated like that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Virginia dad said that it has been \u201cincredibly obvious\u201d from where he has been sitting in the stands that parents \u201cdon\u2019t appear to be supportive of Lia Thomas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt happened several times yesterday when he finished, when he touched the wall and finished,\u201d the father explained. \u201cNobody clapped, really. When the second place person came in, the place exploded.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Felipe Delgado, the father of\u00a0a sophomore swimmer competing at the championships against Lia Thomas, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/somebody-has-got-to-come-out-and-say-something-dad-slams-gatekeepers-for-making-his-daughter-swim-against-a-biological-man\">indicated<\/a> that the NCAA is to blame for failing to establish proper parameters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHad they established rules that prohibited [Thomas] from being here, she wouldn\u2019t be here,\u201d Delgado said in a Friday evening interview.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am a believer that there is a gatekeeper,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd when that gatekeeper allows somebody to come in who potentially shouldn\u2019t be invited to the party, I think ultimately the brunt of the blame, if there is blame to be had, would fall on that person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The NCAA has not responded to requests for comment from The Daily Wire.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">member<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ATLANTA \u2014 The NCAA Women\u2019s Swimming Championship wrapped up Saturday evening, accentuated by rumblings in the deep over fairness in women\u2019s sports and the inclusion of a biologically male swimmer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1389990","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1389990","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1389990"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1389990\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1389990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1389990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1389990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}