{"id":1410875,"date":"2022-03-30T16:29:37","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T20:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1410875"},"modified":"2022-03-30T16:29:40","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T20:29:40","slug":"gop-rep-boebert-introduces-resolution-recognizing-emma-weyant-as-rightful-winner-of-ncaa-swim-final-over-biological-male","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-rep-boebert-introduces-resolution-recognizing-emma-weyant-as-rightful-winner-of-ncaa-swim-final-over-biological-male\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Rep. Boebert Introduces Resolution Recognizing Emma Weyant As Rightful Winner Of NCAA Swim Final Over Biological Male"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/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%2Fgop-rep-boebert-introduces-resolution-recognizing-emma-weyant-as-rightful-winner-of-ncaa-swim-final-over-biological-male%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=1410875&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\/GettyImages-1386084885.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A group of Republicans in Congress is introducing a federal resolution to recognize University of Virginia swimmer Emma Weyant as the rightful winner of the 2022 NCAA Division I Women\u2019s 500-Yard Freestyle swimming championship.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/boebert.house.gov\/sites\/evo-subsites\/boebert.house.gov\/files\/evo-media-document\/BOEBER_261_xml.pdf\">resolution<\/a>, authored by Colorado Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert, and co-sponsored by 21 House Republicans, seeks to recognize Weyant as the rightful winner of the championship after Weyant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/emma-weyant-praised-as-real-winner-after-trans-swimmer-lia-thomas-takes-first\">placed second<\/a> behind biologically male swimmer Lia Thomas, who competed as a transgender female.<\/p>\n<p>The resolution recognizes Weyant as a \u201cworld-class student-athlete,\u201d and touts her accomplishments, including her <a href=\"https:\/\/olympics.com\/en\/athletes\/emma-weyant\">silver medal<\/a> finish in the women\u2019s 400-meter individual medley at the 2020-21 Summer Olympics in Tokyo; her relay team finishing second in the 800-yard freestyle relay; her contribution to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/live-updates\/swimming-women\/d1\/virginia-wins-2022-ncaa-di-womens-swimming-and-diving-national-championship\">Virginia Cavaliers<\/a> swimming team winning the NCAA Division I swimming championship overall; and her four-time All-American titles in high school, among other accolades. It describes Weyant as \u201ca role model for girls across the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The resolution goes on to note that Weyant \u201clogged the fastest time by a woman at the 2022 NCAA Division I Women\u2019s Swimming and Diving Championship in the Women\u2019s 500-Yard Freestyle,\u201d and says that her \u201cfirst-place medal was stolen from<br \/>her by a man competing in women\u2019s swimming.\u201d It then resolves that the House of Representatives \u201crecognizes and honors Emma Weyant as the rightful winner of the 2022 NCAA Division I Women\u2019s 500-Yard Freestyle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEmma Weyant was the fastest woman competing in the 2022 NCAA Division I Women\u2019s 500-Yard Freestyle, but her first-place win was stolen by a mediocre man who couldn\u2019t cut it in men\u2019s swimming,\u201d Boebert said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/boebert.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/rep-boebert-introduces-resolution-honoring-fastest-female-swimmer-ncaa\">press release<\/a> accompanying the resolution. \u201cEmma is a world-class student-athlete whose strong performances in the Summer Olympics and 2022 NCAA Division I Women\u2019s Swimming and Diving Championship speak for themselves. These victories, coupled with her leadership of other women on her team and her dedication to excellence are worthy of Congressional recognition. I will keep working to save women\u2019s sports from woke ideology threatening to strip women of a level playing field.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Several of the resolution\u2019s co-sponsors also offered statements expressing support for Weyant and for the integrity of women\u2019s sports:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Missouri Rep. Vicky Hartzler<\/strong>: \u201cEmma Weyant worked her whole life to compete in the NCAA women\u2019s swimming championships \u2014 only to be beaten by a biological male. This is a travesty for women\u2019s sports and sets a horrific precedent for our future generations of female athletes.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Illinois Rep. Mary Miller<\/strong>: \u201cNo girl should be robbed of athletic opportunities by being forced to compete with biological males in school sports. These overreaching policies don\u2019t empower women, they threaten our daughters\u2019 safety, education, and opportunities.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Texas Rep. Chip Roy<\/strong>: \u201cEmma won. Everyone gets that. So Congress should say it.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Montana Rep. Matt Rosendale<\/strong>: \u201cThe Left\u2019s refusal to address male participation in female sports is lunacy. Female athletes are robbed of life-changing opportunities when their hard work and dedication are derailed by men \u2018identifying\u2019\u00a0as women. It is time our society stops ignoring basic biology and returns to empowering women athletes, rightfully acknowledging their prowess and accomplishments.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Republican resolution comes after Florida Governor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/desantis-signs-proclamation-declaring-florida-swimmer-best-womens-swimmer-after-loss-to-trans-athlete\">Ron DeSantis<\/a> signed a similar proclamation recognizing Weyant, a native of Sarasota, as the rightful champion of the NCAA Women\u2019s Freestyle Final. \u201cBy allowing men to compete in women\u2019s sports, the NCAA is destroying opportunities for women, making a mockery of its championships, and perpetuating a fraud,\u201d DeSantis said in a tweet. \u201cIn Florida, we reject these lies and recognize Sarasota\u2019s Emma Weyant as the best women\u2019s swimmer in the 500y freestyle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. 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