Virginia college swimmers reveal fight to keep trans athlete from joining women’s team

[Kamaji]

Virginia college swimmers reveal fight to keep trans athlete from joining women’s team after competing as male

By Yaron Steinbuch
Published Oct. 5, 2023

The captains of an elite Virginia college swim team say they feel cheated and abandoned at having to accept a transgender competitor who until recently had competed for the men’s team.

In a case being compared to the Lia Thomas controversy, the swimmer joined the women’s swim team at Roanoke College after sitting out the previous season during her transition, her teammates told the Daily Mail.

The captains of the sophomore, junior, and senior squads — Kate Pearson, 19, Lily Mullens, 20, and Bailey Gallagher, 20 — say it tore the team apart as they felt abandoned by the school and the NCAA.

Gallagher and Mullens said they both knew the trans swimmer — who was not identified — before her transition.

“The swimmer last year informed us of their transition. OK. And all very supportive. We were like, ‘Yes, do what makes you happy,’” Pearson told the Daily Mail.

“And then later in the summer … we had a Zoom call with our coaches and other members, like our men’s leadership as well. And we were told the swimmer wanted to compete as a woman for the women’s team,” she said.

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Source:  https://nypost.com/2023/10/05/virginia-college-swim-teams-fight-to-stop-trans-athlete/

[PeteS in CA]

Sadly, it make require women athletes walking away from competitions in large numbers to reverse this agendized stupidity.