{"id":1423427,"date":"2022-04-07T09:29:37","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T13:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1423427"},"modified":"2022-04-07T09:29:41","modified_gmt":"2022-04-07T13:29:41","slug":"lia-heard-it-all-swimmer-who-tied-thomas-speaks-out-about-ncaa-actions-after-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lia-heard-it-all-swimmer-who-tied-thomas-speaks-out-about-ncaa-actions-after-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Lia \u2018Heard It All\u2019: Swimmer Who Tied Thomas Speaks Out About NCAA Actions After Race"},"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\">30<\/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%2Flia-heard-it-all-swimmer-who-tied-thomas-speaks-out-about-ncaa-actions-after-race%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=1423427&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\/04\/GettyImages-1239310309.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>An NCAA swimmer is speaking out about the agency\u2019s actions after she tied transgender competitor Lia Thomas, a 22-year-old biological male, in the 200 freestyle at the NCAA Division I Women\u2019s Championships.<\/p>\n<p>Riley Gaines, a senior at the University of Kentucky, first revealed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/i-left-there-with-no-trophy-ncaa-female-swimmer-who-tied-for-fifth-with-trans-athlete-says-officials-put-lia-thomas-ahead-of-her\">The Daily Wire<\/a> last month that\u00a0after she tied Thomas for fifth place, an NCAA official told her she was not allowed to keep or pose with the fifth place trophy. The trophy was going to Thomas, and Gaines would get her prize \u201cin the mail.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gaines spoke about the experience Wednesday night with Fox News host Tucker Carlson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMe and Lia just recently tied at the NCAA Championships, and honestly, I think the NCAA handled everything extremely poorly,\u201d the athlete told Carlson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we finished and I went behind the podium to collect by fifth place trophy, they kind of blatantly told me that Lia would hold the fifth place trophy and that I could pose with the sixth place trophy for photos and I would be mailed a fifth place trophy in the mail,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n<p>After questioning the official multiple times, Gaines told Carlson she was told, \u201cWe\u2019re just gonna give the trophy to Lia. We respect and admire your swim, but Lia needs to hold the trophy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was shocked, and I know all the other swimmers who were standing by and listening to this were also shocked,\u201d Gaines said. \u201cAnd I was standing right next to Lia and she heard it all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When push came to shove, Gaines said the NCAA \u201cprotected such a small minority and turned their back on what the organization and Title IX really stand for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Riley Gaines, who tied with Lia Thomas in a recent swimming race, suggests that the NCAA is favoring Thomas. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cDzlS7K1Bz\">pic.twitter.com\/cDzlS7K1Bz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TPostMillennial\/status\/1511871383399239683?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A Virginia Tech swimmer last month spoke out about a teammate being\u00a0brought to tears after she came in 17th place, missing the finals by one place, after she was bumped by Thomas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe was very emotional, and it\u2019s hard to see because it\u2019s her last NCAAs; she really loves that race, and it was just heartbreaking that she put all of her efforts into it today \u2026 one of the best times that\u2019s she went in a morning session and still not make it back,\u201d the swimmer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/watch-virginia-tech-swimmer-bravely-speaks-out-against-biological-man-lia-thomas-says-teammate-brought-to-tears\">said<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s hard to see someone who works every day and every night still not be able to compete against someone like that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/photog-speaks-out-after-she-says-nbc-edited-her-photos-to-soften-look-of-trans-swimmer-lia-thomas\">Photog Speaks Out After She Says NBC Edited Her Photos To \u2018Soften\u2019 Look Of Trans Swimmer Lia\u00a0Thomas<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/watch-virginia-tech-swimmer-bravely-speaks-out-against-biological-man-lia-thomas-says-teammate-brought-to-tears\">WATCH: Virginia Tech Swimmer Speaks Out Against Lia Thomas Swimming In Women\u2019s Event, Says Teammate Brought To\u00a0Tears<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/watch-feminist-tells-transgender-activist-who-identifies-as-mother-not-to-use-womens-spaces-in-heated-confrontation\">WATCH: Feminist Tells Transgender Activist Who Identifies As \u2018Mother\u2019 Not To Use Women\u2019s Spaces In Heated\u00a0Confrontation<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>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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