After finishing behind transgender swimmer Lia Thomas at the NCAA championships, Emma Weyant, Erica Sullivan, and Brooke Forde were a long way from their previous highs atop the swimming world. RestoringAmerica
The outcome of the race made Thomas the first transgender athlete to win a national collegiate title in any sport and highlighted how the transgender swimmer's arrival on the women's collegiate swimming scene has roiled with controversy a sport that normally only finds a national spotlight during the Olympics.expressed a desire to compete at the Olympic trials for a spot on the U.S.
For their part, despite posing for a photo alongside Weyant apart from Thomas, Sullivan and Forde have both previously made statements supportive of Thomas in the weeks leading up to the NCAA championships. Sullivan, who is openly gay, went as far as to say she felt sorry for Thomas and wouldn't be any more upset if the transgender athlete defeated her.
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