Riley Gaines Clarifies Advocating for Fairness in Women’s Sports Is Not About Winning

Former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines spoke out about the claim those fighting to protect women’s sports only care if a biological man wins. On Monday, Gaines, 23, responded to a post made by a user on X, formerly known as…

Rebecca GuzelAug 22, 20232 min read

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“No girl should have to compare themselves physically to a male. Males competing against women will never be a lateral movement,” the swim champ continued.

Another user on X also responded to the post, stating, “Trans-identifying men who Larp as women and infiltrate single-sex spaces steal not just results and prize money–they steal sporting EXPERIENCES.”

Furthermore, the user called the advantage “loathsome.”

“It’s dastardly. It’s condemnable. And anyone who facilitates it is properly evil,” they concluded, urging for women’s Sports to be saved.

Olympic Medalist Sharron Davies chimed in on Gaines’ tweet, declaring, “There are 2sexes (sic).”

“One of each is needed for humans to reproduce. A small gamete or a large gamete,” she continued, adding, “this effects our physiology massively.”

Davies continued, “Anyone that says otherwise is either delusional or lying. Lies get found out eventually.”

This came after former Boston Celtics player Enes Kanter Freedom, 31, credited Gaines for inspiring him to speak out against Transgenderinclusion in women’s Sports.

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“I actually met Riley Gaines last year at the State of the Union. She’s a very brave woman and I think what she’s doing is amazing,” he told Fox News Digital in an interview.

Freedom added, “She is one of the biggest voices in women’s Sports. She was actually one of the athletes that inspired me.”