{"id":1486555,"date":"2022-05-21T07:32:40","date_gmt":"2022-05-21T11:32:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1486555"},"modified":"2022-05-21T07:34:14","modified_gmt":"2022-05-21T11:34:14","slug":"swimmer-who-tied-trans-swimmer-lia-thomas-supports-calls-for-separate-trans-division","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/swimmer-who-tied-trans-swimmer-lia-thomas-supports-calls-for-separate-trans-division\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimmer Who Tied Trans Swimmer Lia Thomas Supports Calls for Separate \u201cTrans Division\u201d"},"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\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin 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style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A Kentucky swimmer who competed against <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/04\/28\/caitlyn-jenner-lia-thomas-one-of-the-worst-things-for-trans-world\/\">controversial transgender athlete Lia Thomas<\/a> is hailing the World Swimming Coaches Association for demanding a separate \u201cTrans Division\u201d in competitions.<\/p>\n<p>University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines \u2014 who<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/04\/04\/swimmer-who-tied-lia-thomas-taken-aback-in-trophy-handling\/\"> tied Thomas for fifth place<\/a> in the 200-yard freestyle NCAA championships \u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/kentucky-riley-gaines-world-swimming-coaches-trans-division\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> told Fox News<\/a> that it was \u201cgreat\u201d that groups like the WSCA were seeking change.<\/p>\n<p>Trans swimmers like Thomas have an unfair advantage in the pool because it \u201crequires things like your power and your stamina and your strength and endurance, all these things that women are just typically disadvantaged at over men,\u201d Gaines told \u201cAmerica\u2019s Newsroom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo pretend otherwise defies logic, reason, science and common sense, quite frankly,\u201d she told the outlet, saying that it was \u201cjust night and day difference between male and female\u201d in the pool.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s great that we have these small governing bodies willing to come out and make these statements,\u201d she said of the coaches\u2019 group.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/trans-swimming.jpg\"><\/a><figcaption>University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines on Fox News.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/thomas-gaines-02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/thomas-gaines-02.jpg\" alt=\"Lia Thomas holds a trophy next to another swimmer\" class=\"wp-image-22354963\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/thomas-gaines-02.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/thomas-gaines-02.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/thomas-gaines-02.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Penn Quakers swimmer Lia Thomas holds a trophy after finishing fifth in the 200 free at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Brett Davis\/USA TODAY Sports<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, she stressed that \u201cthe decision ultimately lies in these bigger <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/04\/09\/caitlyn-jenner-ncaa-must-protect-women-competing-with-lia-thomas-trans-athletes\/\">organizations\u201d like the NCAA<\/a>, FINA and the International Olympic Committee.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow many small governing bodies is it going to take before these bigger organizations listen?\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n\t<\/aside>\n<p>The WSCA released its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wscacoach.org\/advocacy\/wsca-position-statement-on-transgender-swimming\">\u201cPosition Statement on Transgender Swimming\u201d<\/a> last week, saying the option for a dedicated \u201cTrans Division\u201d had \u201creceived overwhelming support\u201d from its members.<\/p>\n<p>The association stressed that it had an \u201cunequivocal agenda\u201d to ensure \u201ceveryone is treated with both dignity and respect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, the inclusion of transgender people into female sport cannot be balanced with fairness due to the retained differences in strength, stamina and physique that are present when comparing the average female with the average transgender female\/non-binary person who was assigned male at birth,\u201d the group\u2019s statement argued.<\/p>\n<p>The group insisted that the separation would not be a drastic overhaul given how many divisions there already are.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/thomas-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/thomas-1.jpg\" alt=\"Lia Thomas gives a media interview after the preliminary heats of the 500 Yard Freestyle during the 2022 NCAA Division I Women&#039;s Swimming and Diving Championship.\" class=\"wp-image-22354965\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/thomas-1.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/thomas-1.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/thomas-1.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Lia Thomas gives a media interview after the preliminary heats of the 500 Yard Freestyle during the 2022 NCAA Division I Women\u2019s Swimming and Diving Championship.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Mike Comer\/NCAA Photos via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cOn the typical club team, age-group athletes, elite athletes, Special Olympians, and Paralympic athletes all share the same practice pool,\u201d the group said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey train together every day for weeks, then go their separate ways for their competitions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt could be precisely the same for our Trans Athletes. 99% of the year, every athlete trains together. 1% of the year, they attend their appropriate competitions,\u201d the WSCA stressed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA coach\u2019s historical role has been to expand the sport and create the best competitive opportunities for our athletes. The \u2018Trans situation\u2019 affords us the same opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must protect female sports, but we must endeavor to create fair competition for everyone,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Kentucky swimmer who competed against controversial transgender athlete Lia Thomas is hailing the World Swimming Coaches Association for demanding a separate \u201cTrans Division\u201d in competitions. 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