Female swimmer is disqualified over her bathing suit. Critics cite body shaming.
A top female swimmer in Alaska was disqualified from a race she had already won when a referee ruled that her bathing suit was immodest and showed off too much backside, officials said Monday.
Willis wore to the meet a school-issued swimsuit that follows the requirements put forth by the high school sport's governing body, The referee reportedly told Rohde that the bottom of the girl’s suit “was so far up I could see butt cheek touching butt cheek.’’, winning state titles in the 200-meter freestyle and 100- meter butterfly last year. Her sister, Dreamer Kowatch, is also a top pool performer, having won Alaska's 500-meter freestyle in 2018.
"This young lady and her sisters are being targeted not for the way they wear their suits but for the way those suits fit their curvier, fuller figured bodies,""Their ample hips, tiny waists, full chests, and dark complexions look different than their willowy, thin, and mostly pallid teammates."
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