• Riley Gaines, "Swimming Against the Current"

  • Jul 15 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
  • Podcast

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Riley Gaines, "Swimming Against the Current"

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  • In 2022, collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines tied for 5th place in the 200m freestyle final at the NCAA Women's Championships. The swimmer she tied with was transgender athlete Lia Thomas. Since then, Riley Gaines has become an outspoken critic of transgender women competing in women's sports and has even testified on the issue before Congress. In this week's Q&A, she talks about her swimming career, her stance on transgender athletes, and the backlash she has received after going public with her views, topics she covers in her new book "Swimming Against the Current." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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