Kentucky’s Riley Gaines says NCAA needs to ‘makes changes’ to rules that allowed transgender swimmer Lia Thomas to compete at national championships

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Kentucky’s Riley Gaines says NCAA needs to ‘makes changes’ to rules that allowed transgender swimmer Lia Thomas to compete at national championships
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“I think it needs to be addressed,” she said. “I think the NCAA needs to make changes.'

ATLANTA, GA - MARCH 17: University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas accepts the winning trophy for the 500 Freestyle finals as second place finisher Emma Weyant and third place finisher Erica Sullivan watch during the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships on March 17th, 2022 at the McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta Georgia.

“I just tried to go into it wanting to do my best, wanting to compete for that top spot, but it is a bit kind of like a defeating feeling for sure going into a meet where you’re kind of automatically put at a disadvantage,” by determining that as long as she met its current testosterone thresholds, she would be allowed to compete.

Thomas received plenty of support on her road to the championship, but there was plenty of controversy, too. In fact,

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