{"id":2057108,"date":"2023-10-05T18:55:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T22:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-swim-team-captains-reveal-fight-to-stop-trans-athlete-from-joining-womens-team\/"},"modified":"2023-10-05T18:57:07","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T22:57:07","slug":"virginia-swim-team-captains-reveal-fight-to-stop-trans-athlete-from-joining-womens-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-swim-team-captains-reveal-fight-to-stop-trans-athlete-from-joining-womens-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Swim Team Captains Fight Against Trans Athlete Joining Women\u2019s Team"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fvirginia-swim-team-captains-reveal-fight-to-stop-trans-athlete-from-joining-womens-team%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=2057108&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--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">University of \u2064Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas (R) swims against Yale University\u2062 swimmer Iszac\u200d Henig (L) during the 100 yard freestyle during\u2062 the 2022 Ivy League Womens Swimming \u200dand Diving Championships at Blodgett Pool\u200d on February 19, 2022 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.  (Photo by Kathryn Riley\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/elizabeth-volberding\">Elizabeth\u200d Volberding<br \/><\/a>3:25\u200c PM \u2013 Thursday, October 5, \u20632023<\/p>\n<h2>A Demand for Action: Elite \u200dFemale Swimmers Speak Out Against Transgender Teammate<\/h2>\n<p>A group of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-an-amazing-woman-lia-thomas-mocked-on-social-media-after-crushing-female-competitors\/\" title=\"'What an Amazing Woman!': Lia Thomas Mocked on Social Media After Crushing Female Competitors\">elite female swimmers<\/a> \u200bon the Roanoke College swim team in Virginia have demanded immediate action to secure their spots after a \u200ctransgender student joined their team, making them feel \u201cdemoralized\u201d as they accept their new competitor \u200dwho had previously competed\u200d for the men\u2019s team.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-2\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-2'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Virginia college\u2019s swim team claims that they\u2062 feel \u201ccheated\u201d and \u201cabandoned\u201d\u200c at having to welcome their new teammate. They have been demanding urgent action to protect their spots on the team as the coaches and \u2063athletes are \u201cdemoralized,\u201d angry, and unsure how to cope with the \u200csituation.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the other swim team members spoke out during \u2063a press conference. They were backed by the\u2062 Independent Women\u2019s\u2064 Forum and Independent Council on Women\u2019s Sports (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iconswomen.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ICONS<\/a>) throughout\u200d the conference.<\/p>\n<p>ICONS strive to represent female athletes and coaches, \u200dand promote legislation to protect women\u2019s sports. They also lobby the governing bodies of sport to establish guidelines.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2063captains\u2063 explained in the conference that\u200c the \u200ctransgender\u200c student told the staff at Roanoke College \u200bthat she wished to swim on the women\u2019s team, after sitting out during the previous season \u2062while transitioning. However, the swimmer had competed on the men\u2019s\u2063 team \u2063the year \u200dprior.<\/p>\n<p>The captains of the \u200bsophomore, junior, and senior squads,\u2063 Kate Pearson, 19, Lily Mullens, 20, and Bailey Gallagher, \u200c21, have mentioned that the situation has torn the team apart \u200cas they felt abandoned by their university \u2062and the Nation Collegiate Athletic Organization (NCAA).<\/p>\n<p>Gallagher and Mullens stated that they \u2062both had knowledge of the trans swimmer, who has not been\u2064 identified, before her transition.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI never expected to be blindsided by a\u200b teammate from the men\u2019s team who now wanted \u200dto compete\u200b against me and\u2063 my fellow swimmers and shatter\u2062 our records,\u201d \u2064Gallagher said, highlighting she was supportive of the\u200c trans swimmer\u2019s transition. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According\u200c to one of the captains,\u200d Mullens, the entire women\u2019s swim \u200bteam was surprised and confused \u200bwhen their coach informed them of the news. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWhy even try to swim \u200dwhen racing against a biological male?\u201d Mullens asked. \u201cOur defeat \u2063was written in biology.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWe were all motivated to win this year after \u200bcoming in second\u2062 last year, and all that\u200d motivation disappeared when we discovered that a biological male would be joining\u2062 the women\u2019s team,\u201d she added. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The three team captains orchestrated a meeting with the rest of the swimmers. They all came to the agreement \u2064that they were not in favor of the trans teammate competing with them.<\/p>\n<p>However, they felt stressed and overwhelmed being told that they had to approach the trans swimmer \u2063themselves and make their case. As a result, the\u2063 trans \u200bswimmer responded to them explaining that she felt \u201csuicidal\u201d because of the team\u2019s efforts to remove her and was desperate to be included.<\/p>\n<p>The captains explained that they were shocked at how the university left the \u2063decision up to them \u200cto decide how to manage the situation <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s so \u200cmany \u2018grown ups\u2019 around that\u2062 should be making these\u2064 decisions,\u201d said Pearson. \u201cThat\u2019s part of\u2062 their job. It was just a hot mess \u2013 \u2064I was \u2063like, what is happening. \u200cWe kept getting put in these situations, and it was so stressful, and every single night we were discussing \u200dthis through, discussing that.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI was going to bed at 3am just thinking about it, thinking what could happen, what couldn\u2019t happen, constantly stressed, crying just \u2062all the time. \u200cEvery single \u2062day. We just\u2062 could\u200d not get a break from it \u2013 and \u2062we have studies. There\u2019s no blueprint for this, which is \u200balso why we want to stand up and get our\u2062 voices heard,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, Roanoke College made a statement to <em>DailyMail.com<\/em> that they \u2064never came to an agreement about permitting the trans swimmer to participate\u2063 in the women\u2019s team.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThis fall a Roanoke College student\u200d who identifies as trans (male \u2063to female) \u200crequested consideration to join and \u200dcompete with the women\u2019s\u200d swim team,\u201d a spokesperson said. \u201cWhile the College\u2019s\u2063 leadership was reviewing NCAA and national sport policies on eligibility, the student withdrew her \u2063request before any\u200b decision had been\u200c made.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Under NCAA requirements, a person must finish 12 months of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cruz-blasts-ncaa-used-to-not-be-controversial-to-note-biological-differences-between-boys-and-girls\/\" title=\"Cruz Blasts NCAA: \u2018Used To Not Be Controversial\u2019 To Note \u2018Biological Differences Between Boys And Girls\u2019\">testosterone suppression treatments<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-swim-team-captains-reveal-fight-to-stop-trans-athlete-from-joining-womens-team\/\" title=\"Virginia Swim Team Captains Fight Against Trans Athlete Joining Women\u2019s Team\">submit \u2063serum testosterone level tests displaying levels<\/a> below the maximum \u200cfor the\u2062 particular sport. <\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! \u2062Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>45th President \u2064Donald\u2063 Trump brought in more than 45-million-dollars to close out the third quarter out-pacing all of his primary competition. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>45th President Donald Trump says Joe Biden is breaking every environmental law to prove him\u200b right. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Georgia Congressman Mike Collins \u200dlaments that\u200c quote \u201cit just wasn\u2019t the right\u200b time\u201d to oust Kevin McCarthy from the speakership.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>More members of congress are joining the push to elect President Donald Trump as the next Speaker Of The House.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Billionaire Elon \u2062Musk is under investigation by the U.S. Securities and\u2062 Exchange Commission over his 2022 purchase of social media giant\u2063 Twitter<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A\u2062 former executive at Samsung \u2062Electronics\u2019 venture capital arm faced\u2062 pushback due to pressure from Google.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Sam Bankman-Fried\u2019s college roommate and ex-colleague at FTX took the \u2064stand at the former\u200c billionaire\u2019s fraud trial on Thursday.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Meta is planning to lay off employees on Wednesday in the unit of its metaverse-oriented\u2064 Reality Labs division focused on creating custom silicon<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> What potential measures can be implemented to address the\u2063 concerns raised by the elite \u2062female swimmers \u2062and maintain a\u200d fair and inclusive environment for all members of the team?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  A Demand for Action: Elite \u2063Female Swimmers Speak Out \u200bAgainst \u200cTransgender\u200c Teammate<\/p>\n<p>In a recent development, a group of elite female\u200d swimmers from the Roanoke College swim\u2064 team in\u2063 Virginia has expressed their concerns and demanded immediate action\u2062 following the inclusion of a transgender student on \u2064their team. The presence of the transgender student has left the female swimmers feeling demoralized, especially given that the new teammate had\u200c previously \u200bcompeted on the men&#8217;s team.<\/p>\n<p>The swim team \u2064at Roanoke College has\u200d voiced their \u200dgrievances, claiming that they feel cheated and abandoned by \u200cthe addition of their new teammate. They have\u2064 been urgently\u2064 requesting\u200b measures\u2064 to\u200c protect their positions on the team, \u200bas both\u200d coaches and athletes alike are demoralized,\u2062 angry, \u200dand unsure about how to handle the situation.<\/p>\n<p>During a \u2063press conference held on Thursday, the other members of the swim team spoke out\u200c and received support from the Independent Women&#8217;s Forum and the Independent Council<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas competes against Yale University swimmer Iszac Henig in the 100 yard freestyle at the 2022 Ivy League Women&#8217;s Swimming and Diving Championships in Cambridge, Massachusetts. 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