{"id":560123,"date":"2021-06-10T19:52:13","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T23:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=560123"},"modified":"2021-06-10T19:52:17","modified_gmt":"2021-06-10T23:52:17","slug":"australian-swimmer-pulls-out-of-olympic-trials-over-misogynistic-perverts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/australian-swimmer-pulls-out-of-olympic-trials-over-misogynistic-perverts\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian Swimmer Pulls Out Of Olympic Trials Over \u2018Misogynistic Perverts\u2019"},"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\">20<\/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%2Faustralian-swimmer-pulls-out-of-olympic-trials-over-misogynistic-perverts%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=560123&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:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/9C375CEE-23ED-4B93-AE9E-2474AA259178_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Australian swimmer Maddie Groves revealed that she will not be competing in the upcoming Australia swimming trials for the Tokyo Olympics, citing \u201cmisogynistic perverts\u201d in the sport and body-shaming.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Groves announced her decision in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CP5PBjNgetG\/\"><span class=\"s1\">Instagram<\/span><\/a> post, and later tweeted about it. \u201cHey hunnies, I\u2019ve made the decision to not compete at Olympic Trials in Adelaide. I\u2019m so grateful to feel so supported in this decision,\u201d she said, adding, \u201cI feel very relieved and I\u2019m looking forward to racing at some other competitions later in the year (yeah sorry\/not sorry, you haven\u2019t got rid of me just yet!)\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Groves continued, \u201cI\u2019m so excited to watch everyone at trials (streaming on Amazon y\u2019all) and to see who will be representing Australia in Tokyo \u2013 whatever happens I genuinely think this will be one of the fastest Australian Swim Teams ever and I encourage everyone to get on the bandwagon early.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">She concluded, \u201cBest of luck to everyone competing at Olympic Trials but most of all to my beautiful team from [Moreton Bay Swimming]. [Peace Sign]\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In a tweet, Groves went a step further and alluded to the potential reasoning behind her decision to exit the upcoming trials.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">She <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaddieGroves_\/status\/1402777387146768385\"><span class=\"s1\">wrote<\/span><\/a>, \u201cLet this be a lesson to all misogynistic perverts in sport and their boot lickers \u2013 You can no longer exploit young women and girls, body shame or medically gaslight them and then expect them to represent you so you can earn your annual bonus. Time\u2019s UP[.]\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.8262195121951\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Let this be a lesson to all misogynistic perverts in sport and their boot lickers \u2013 You can no longer exploit young women and girls, body shame or medically gaslight them and then expect them to represent you so you can earn your annual bonus. Time\u2019s UP <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XMQCRPjNzK\">https:\/\/t.co\/XMQCRPjNzK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maddie Groves (@MaddieGroves_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaddieGroves_\/status\/1402777387146768385?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 9, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\">The decision and announcement may have come as a surprise to some, but Groves has tweeted about issues involving alleged sexual harassment in the past. In November of last year, she <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaddieGroves_\/status\/1333317473781706753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1333317473781706753%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/australian-swimmer-maddie-groves-withdraws-olympic-trials\"><span class=\"s1\">wrote<\/span><\/a>, \u201cCan I just say, that I definitely made a complaint a few years ago about a person that works at swimming making me feel uncomfortable the way they stare at me in my togs, and I think they\u2019ve possibly been given a promotion since.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"11.276595744681\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Can I just say, that I definitely made a complaint a few years ago about a person that works at swimming making me feel uncomfortable the way they stare at me in my togs, and I think they\u2019ve possibly been given a promotion since<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maddie Groves (@MaddieGroves_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaddieGroves_\/status\/1333317473781706753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 30, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\">Groves put out additional tweets last year, discussing times she felt uncomfortable because of inappropriate comments and actions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">She <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaddieGroves_\/status\/1333624265128562688\"><span class=\"s1\">wrote<\/span><\/a>, \u201cJust remembering the time a well known coach (not mine) asked me about uni and I told him one of my subjects was \u2018Love, Relationships and Sex\u2019 and he said in this creepy af voice \u2018oh, you\u2019d know allllllll about that\u2026\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Groves added that the person came up to her later and apologized, which she attributed to \u201cpossibly \u2026 the team psych [telling] him to.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.399317406143\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">He came up to me like 15 minutes later and apologised, I think possibly cause the team psych told him to. Like dude I\u2019m 20 please leave me alone and don\u2019t make creepy comments to me when I\u2019m just trying to be on the Australian Swim Team<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maddie Groves (@MaddieGroves_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaddieGroves_\/status\/1333624266806312961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 1, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/lifestyle\/sports\/australian-swimmer-groves-pulls-out-games-trials-citing-perverts-2021-06-10\/\"><span class=\"s1\">Reuters<\/span><\/a>, \u201cGoverning body Swimming Australia said they had reached out to Groves following her comments in December.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cSwimming Australia reached out to Maddie in December 2020 to enquire about a tweet sent by her that referenced potential abuse by someone connected with swimming,\u201d SA said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cMaddie declined to provide further information nor do we have any previous complaints on record from Maddie. All allegations concerning child abuse or sexual misconduct are taken seriously by Swimming Australia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWe consider the welfare, safety and wellbeing of children and young people as paramount, and we have a duty to make inquiries to uphold the standards of our sport.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/olympics\/2021\/06\/10\/swimmer-madeline-groves-withdraws-australian-olympic-trials\/7639289002\/\"><span class=\"s1\">USA Today<\/span><\/a>, Groves won silver in the 200m butterfly and 4\u00d7100 medley at the 2016 Rio Olympics.<\/p>\n<p><i><span>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<\/span><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><span><i>member<\/i><\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australian swimmer Maddie Groves revealed that she will not be competing in the upcoming Australia swimming trials for the Tokyo Olympics, citing \u201cmisogynistic perverts\u201d in the sport and body-shaming.Groves announced &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2279967,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/9C375CEE-23ED-4B93-AE9E-2474AA259178_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Australian Swimmer Pulls Out Of Olympic Trials Over \u2018Misogynistic Perverts\u2019","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-560123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/9C375CEE-23ED-4B93-AE9E-2474AA259178_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Australian Swimmer Pulls Out Of Olympic Trials Over \u2018Misogynistic Perverts\u2019","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/560123","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=560123"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/560123\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2279967"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=560123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=560123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=560123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}