The decision to disqualify a winning high school swimmer because the Alaska athlete's swimsuit showed too much of her backside has been reversed.
that it reviewed the incident and that"the Anchorage School District has concluded that our swimmer was targeted based solely on how a standard, school-issued uniform happened to fit the shape of her body."
The girls' mother, Meagan Kowatch, told KTUU that Dreamer had a run-in with the same referee who openly critiqued her suit's fit during a meet. An email to the district seeking comment about the reversal of the disqualification was not immediately returned Tuesday night.
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