Riley Gaines jokes she’s quitting women’s sports activism after protesters chant ‘f–k you’ and ‘can’t swim’: ‘Sike!’By Patrick Reilly
August 24, 2023
https://twitter.com/Riley_Gaines_/status/1694368080967717107Former collegiate swimmer-turned-activist Riley Gaines laughed off a group of foul-mouthed demonstrators protesting her appearance at a Milwaukee event before the GOP presidential debate on Wednesday,
The dozen or so protesters, some holding a large banner that read “Stop Trans Genocide,” repeatedly yelled “F–k you, Riley” on an otherwise quiet city sidewalk. They also chanted “Go home Riley” and “Can’t swim Riley,” a video Gaines posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, shows.
“Shiver me Timbers, I’m so scared!!!!!!!!” the former University of Kentucky swimmer wrote.
“The only things I’ve found protestors (sic) can say about me is 1) some variation of calling me a bigot 2) calling me ugly 3) telling me I should have just swam faster and trained harder if I wanted to win. But now we’ve unlocked ‘Go away’ and a sign that says ‘bye Riley.’” she added.
Gaines, who tied against controversial trans University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas in the 2022 NCAA Championships, has since advocated against biological men competing in women’s sports.
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2023/08/24/riley-gaines-laughs-off-protesters-who-yelled-f-k-you-and-cant-swim/