'She's never had to compete against a man': Female athletes respond to Simone Biles' pro-trans rant



Simone Biles likely thought everyone would agree with her opinion that transgender athletes should compete in women's sports, a national gymnastics champion says.

Jennifer Sey, a seven-time U.S. women's national artistic gymnastics athlete, called out gold medal winner Simone Biles after the Olympian described activist and former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines as "truly sick" for campaigning against men in women's sports. Biles said on X that Gaines should be "uplifting the trans community" and finding ways to make sports more "inclusive."

'She didn’t go to college. She probably hasn’t read much.'

Sey told Blaze News that Biles' ego is likely to blame, an attitude stemming from being the best in the world while surrounded by handlers and "yes-men."

"She's definitely an icon and definitely thinks she can do no wrong," Sey continued.

Gymnasts grow up in an environment that "demands obedience," Sey explained, which she says makes it difficult to become a person who thinks for herself and does what is right.

"You just do what your coaches tell you to do, every day, for more than a decade. Add to all of that, Biles probably barely attended school. She didn't go to college. She probably hasn't read much. She probably doesn't know much about the world. She’s a gymnast. She knows how to do that," Sey added.

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Simone Biles attends the 2025 Met Gala on May 05, 2025, in New York City. Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images

Now, as a celebrity, Biles likely did not predict such a negative response, Sey continued.

"I think she did it impetuously. Didn't think it through. Didn't expect that kind of response. She lives in a bubble, and she thought everyone would agree and cheer her on."

Biles was hit with backlash from female athletes across the board, from swimming to skateboarding, and in her own sport from Sey as well.

"She's never had to compete against a man in her sport," former NCAA swimmer Kaitlynn Wheeler told Blaze News. Wheeler swam alongside Gaines at the University of Kentucky and was forced to share a change room with male swimmer Lia (William) Thomas.

Wheeler added, "Simone Biles has never watched a male gymnast take her place on the podium. To be honest, if a male gymnast walked into her division and dominated, Simone wouldn't be clapping. She'd be calling foul — and rightly so."

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Skateboarder Taylor Silverman, who spoke out after losing to a male in a women's competition, also responded to Biles; she asked the Olympian a shocking but relevant question.

"If Larry Nassar came out as 'trans' would you want him moved to a women's prison?"

Nassar was convicted of sexual abuse of his patients as team doctor for USA Gymnastics, a story that Sey helped uncover in a 2020 documentary.

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Jennifer Sey. Photo by Christian Alminana/Getty Images

Biles has not publicly commented since her criticisms of Gaines, nor did her team respond to Blaze News' request for comment. She has recently used her X page to promote pages like "@lesbiasnism" and other gay pride messaging, but on top of resharing her post about Gaines, she referred to the swimmer as a "bully."

Biles told Gaines to "bully" someone her own size, whom she said "would ironically be a male," seemingly unaware that Gaines was listed as just 5'7" by the NCAA.

By comparison, Gaines could be considered very tall if next to Biles, who is 4'8" and could qualify as having dwarfism.

Gaines, on the other hand, responded to Biles and explained that it is not her job "or the job of any woman to figure out how to include men" in women's spaces.

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Man dominates women's swimming event — wins all 5 races he enters: 'Real life South Park episode'



A man who formerly swam against males is now dominating women's swimming.

Ana Caldas, who has formerly been known as both "Hugo" and "Hannah," trounced his competition at the U.S. Masters Swimming Spring National Championship in San Antonio, Texas, over the weekend.

According to event records, Caldas competed in the women's 45-49 category and took home first place in five events: 50-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle, 50-yard breaststroke, 100-yard breaststroke, and the 100-yard individual medley.

Caldas won three of the races by more than three seconds.

'There is no length of time during which testosterone suppression eliminates male advantage.'

The Independent Council on Women’s Sports sent a letter to U.S. Masters Swimming during the event after Caldas' first win. The group condemned the organization's rules that allow males to compete against women, as long as they are on testosterone suppressants.

"Transparency in these matters is critical to maintaining the integrity of the competition and the trust of all USMS athletes. There is no length of time during which testosterone suppression eliminates male advantage; therefore it should not serve as a guideline permitting men to compete in women’s swimming," ICONS wrote, per Reduxx. "At a minimum, it is USMS’s responsibility to enforce its current policy."

Former NCAA championship swimmer Riley Gaines wrote about the ordeal on her X page, saying, "A man who goes by the name Ana swam five events at the U.S. Masters Swimming National Championship."

She added, "He won them all. Real life South Park episode."

Gaines was likely referring to an episode of the hit show "South Park" called "Board Girls."

In the episode from 2019, a parody of professional wrestler Randy Savage starts going by the name "Heather" and dominates female athletics, while his female competitors praise his bravery.

Caldas' birth name is still mentioned in research papers from his time at Wake Forest University, as well as on a patent application from 2004.

Furthermore, Caldas is shown in a photo for the Ohio Splash Team in 2001, a swimming club meant for homosexual males.

According to a profile on Caldas from Breaking Muscle (archived), the swimmer has a bounty of accolades since posing as a woman.

Caldas has held three FINA world records in women's relays, USMS national records in the 50-meter breaststroke and the 50- and 100-meter freestyle, and has earned All-American status in more than 20 individual women's events. Caldas was also ranked as the fastest female swimmer in the world over the age of 30 in two different categories in 2011.

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Trump admin: UPenn violated Title IX, must restore women's awards stolen by transvestite swimmer



The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights announced Monday that it has found the University of Pennsylvania in violation of Title IX for allowing men to compete on its women's sports teams.

In order to resolve its violations of federal anti-discrimination law and to avoid a referral to the Justice Department for enforcement proceedings — which could lead to a loss of federal funding — the university has 10 days to take action.

The ED's proposed resolution agreement requires the institution to: notify the university community that it will now comply with Title IX in all of its athletic programs; "restore to all female athletes all individual athletic records, titles, honors, awards or similar recognition for Division I swimming competitions misappropriated by male athletes competing in female categories"; and send a letter to each female athlete whose recognition is restored apologizing "for allowing her educational experience in athletics to be marred by sex discrimination."

While the announcement did not explicitly reference any particular transvestite athlete, by the mention of swimming competitions, it is clear that the invasion of William "Lia" Thomas into women's sports and spaces was at issue.

Blaze News previously reported that Thomas was a middling performer on the University of Pennsylvania men's swimming team until he starting taking hormones in 2019 and competing against women.

Thomas, ranked 554th in the 200-yard freestyle for men, went on to crush records set by females in the 500-yard freestyle at the 2022 NCAA Division I championships and tie with All-American swim star Riley Gaines for fifth that April in the women's 200-meter.

According to Gaines, to whom the university must now apologize, it was around that time Thomas exposed his male genitalia in a women's locker room.

Paula Scanlan, a former University of Pennsylvania student athlete who was listed as a senior on Penn Athletics' Women's Swimming and Diving Roster and swam with Thomas, initially objected to his participation anonymously but put her name on record in 2023 to fight against male infiltration of female sports.

'I honestly don't think that they are sorry for what they did to us female athletes.'

"Little girls who look up to Riley Gaines and Paula Scanlan can find hope in today's action — the Trump Administration will not allow male athletes to invade female private spaces or compete in female categories," acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Craig Trainor said in a statement.

Trainor added, "UPenn has a choice to make: do the right thing for its female students and come into full compliance with Title IX immediately or continue to advance an extremist political project that violates federal antidiscrimination law and puts UPenn's federal funding at risk."

Scanlan said in a video statement Monday, "I don't think the University of Pennsylvania is going to apologize to anyone."

"I honestly don't think that they are sorry for what they did to us female athletes," continued Scanlan, adding that that by all indications, the university appears to believe men belong in women' sports.

Scanlan noted, for instance, that "the University of Pennsylvania nominated Lia Thomas for NCAA Woman of the Year. Each school gets only a few nominees and they chose Lia Thomas."

"They also told all of us female athletes that we needed to seek psychological services if we objected to him undressing in our locker room 18 times per week," continued the female athlete. "They continue to highlight Thomas' achievements all over social media and they would also sell out the stands of our swim meets to media so that they could take pictures of us in our swimsuits."

The Trump administration suspended approximately $175 million in grants and contracts to the University of Pennsylvania last month over its policies enabling men to compete in women's sports.

In response to the funding freeze, J. Larry Jameson, the university's president, effectively blamed the NCAA for Thomas' invasion of women's sports.

"For NCAA Division I sports, eligibility is governed by NCAA rules," wrote Jameson. "Beginning in 2010, the NCAA required that transgender student-athletes be permitted to participate on college teams. Penn has never had a transgender student-athlete policy of its own. During the 2021-22 season, a student-athlete who had transitioned while on leave from Penn the previous year competed in women's swimming, in full compliance with NCAA rules and Title IX policies in place at the time."

Jameson noted that when the NCAA revised its policy in compliance with President Donald Trump's Feb. 5 executive order, "Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports," the university followed suit.

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Lia Thomas says he was 'devastated' over ban on men in women's swimming: 'It has to be the athletes deciding for themselves'



Former NCAA swimmer Lia (William) Thomas said athletes should be able to decide which gender category they compete in.

The former swimmer was infamously ranked 554th in the 200-yard freestyle for men before achieving fifth in the nation against women. Thomas was also the top-ranked swimmer in the country for the women's category for the 500-yard freestyle, with the distinct advantage of being a man.

Thomas was the keynote speaker at this year's HiTOPS Trans Youth Forum, a gender activist group aimed at children that describes its mission as "empowering youth with sex education, social support, and affirming communities."

During an hour-long session, Thomas claimed athletes should self-determine which gender category they compete in, implying that it could be discriminatory if done based on an athlete's actual biology.

"It has to be the athletes deciding for themselves where they feel most affirmed and most comfortable," Thomas said, according to the Daily Pennsylvanian. "Having routes that are safe and non-discriminatory, that allow them access to that."

After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania in 2022, Thomas said he was "devastated" when World Aquatics barred transgender athletes from competing in elite events, including the Olympics.

"I felt so devastated and [felt] grief over losing this access to my sport," Thomas recalled. "There was no doubt in my mind that I was going to fight this, that this is my sport too, and I'm not just gonna give it up to trans folks."

Lia Thomas (left) and Riley Gaines (right), March 18, 2022. Gaines became America's most recognizable advocate for female-only sports. Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

'I just wanted to step away and be able to transition and be myself.'

While at UPenn, Thomas explained that he felt declaring himself a woman might prevent his continued competitition in college athletics and claimed that he initially did not want to continue in sports.

"I looked up … the NCAA transgender policy [during freshman fall] and knew it might be technically possible. ... I didn't think that I could do it."

Thomas then said the idea of having to confront that he might not be able to compete as a woman contributed to his gender dysphoria, because he had to "pick one," either swimming or posing as a female.

"I didn't want to swim. I just wanted to step away and be able to transition and be myself," Thomas claimed. "But my love of swimming kept me going. ... When I had transitioned, I felt more comfortable, and I said, 'I can do this. I could do both.'"

The former swimmer said he felt more confusion seeing his name or image on social media as part of news stories, stating that he knew what was happening on "a conceptual level," but was still confused because "on a personal level," he felt he was "just another college woman competing."

The HiTOPS organization called for activism following President Trump's executive order to keep men out of women's sports. The group said the president does not support the "science and the lived experiences of trans people" because he allegedly wants to remove access to gender procedures and hormones to minors.

The group called the president cruel, ignorant, and guilty of intentionally marginalizing transgender people.

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'Absurd from top to bottom': Trans activist tells Riley Gaines the Paralympics should be combined with the regular Olympics



A transgender activist not only declared that men should be able to compete in women's sports at the Olympic level, but also agreed that Paralympians should be made to compete against able-bodied Olympians.

Blossom Brown, a male who believes he is female, appeared on "Piers Morgan Uncensored" to discuss whether or not men who identify as women should be allowed in women's sports.

Former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines also appeared on the program and cited a well-known story from the tennis world as an example of gender disparity in sports.

Gaines referred to tennis stars Serena and Venus Williams losing to No. 203-ranked male player Karsten Braasch in 1998. Braasch beat the sisters 6-1 (Serena) and 6-2 (Venus) in succession — taking only a cigarette break in between — after they claimed they could beat any male player ranked outside the top 200.

'I don't see anything wrong with it.'

Host Piers Morgan then asked Brown if he would want the upcoming Olympics in Los Angeles to be "gender-neutral," where the sexes compete with one another.

Brown immediately replied, "Absolutely."

"I don't see anything wrong with it as long as you include 'trans women,'" he added.

Morgan called the idea "completely insane" and said that in practice, it would exclude all women from winning medals.

Gaines called the idea "entirely and thoroughly absurd from top to bottom."

Brown then referred to transgender swimmer Lia (William) Thomas, who actually competed against Gaines in college swimming, as a counterpoint. The activist said that since Thomas did not win all of his events in women's swimming, he therefore stands as evidence that it is fair for men to compete against women. However, this is easily refuted by the fact that Thomas was ranked just 554th in men's swimming yet was able to win medals when competing against woman.

The activist also claimed there is collateral damage to keeping men out of women's athletics. He cited boxer Imane Khelif, saying Khelif suffered from "transphobia" abuse due to being a woman who appears more masculine.

Gaines quickly corrected Brown, stating that Khelif has been determined to be a man by three different organizations. This included endocrinologists who revealed a pelvic MRI of Khelif that showed the "absence of a uterus" and the presence of "gonads in inguinal canals," meaning testicles in the abdomen.

Brown added that more women would be subject to unfair "rigorous testing" under President Trump because he signed an executive order to prevent men from competing in women's sports.

Before the end of the segment, Gaines asked, "Do you also believe, Blossom, that we should combine the Paralympics and the Olympics? I would love to to hear an answer to that."

After Morgan reaffirmed the question, Brown replied, "I mean, why not?"

"Yeah, why not," Morgan sarcastically said, as Gaines threw her hands on her head in disbelief. Clips from the episode have already accumulated about 1.5 million views on X.

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NCAA swimmers say they were told they may have 'psychological' problems if they had issues with Lia Thomas



Three former NCAA swimmers from the University of Pennsylvania are suing the governing body over what they said was a violation of Title IX and repeated emotional trauma.

The swimmers, Grace Estabrook, Margot Kaczorowski, and Ellen Holmquist filed a lawsuit against UPenn, Harvard, the NCAA, and the Ivy League Council of Presidents over having to share a team locker room with Lia Thomas, an allegedly transgender swimmer.

Thomas was not named as a defendant in the lawsuit, Fox News reported, but the women still claimed that UPenn violated their Title IX rights and was engaged in discrimination by allowing Thomas to compete with and against women.

The lawsuit also showed the women claimed the institutions "injured them and violated federal law," while their experiences sharing changing rooms with Thomas left them "repeatedly emotionally traumatized."

Furthermore, the former swimmers said that when they brought up their issues with their administrators, they were led to believe their concerns were rooted in a "psychological problem."

Moreover, the women said pro-trans ideology was pushed on them throughout the duration of Thomas being in their locker room.

The lawsuit claimed, "UPenn administrators told the women that if anyone was struggling with accepting Thomas’ participation on the UPenn Women’s team, they should seek counseling and support from CAPS and the LBGTQ center."

None of the governing bodies responded to inquiries from Fox News.

The news came as President Trump signed an executive order to prevent men from competing in women's sports. The order called for "enforcement actions against educational institutions" if they force women to participate in sports or athletic events with men, or if they are forced to "appear unclothed before males."

Violators would be investigated and possibly have their federal funding stripped.

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The same day, NCAA President Charlie Baker announced the sporting body would align itself with the new policy.

"We strongly believe that clear, consistent, and uniform eligibility standards would best serve today's student-athletes instead of a patchwork of conflicting state laws and court decisions. To that end, President Trump's order provides a clear, national standard," a press release stated.

The statement continued, "The NCAA Board of Governors is reviewing the executive order and will take necessary steps to align NCAA policy in the coming days, subject to further guidance from the administration. The Association will continue to help foster welcoming environments on campuses for all student-athletes. We stand ready to assist schools as they look for ways to support any student-athletes affected by changes in the policy."

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Baker was grilled by Republican senators two months prior, with the NCAA boss responding that his policies "give people optionality with how they choose to use their facilities."

Baker referred to a "federal standard" as the reason why no NCAA policy had been made in regards to transgender athletes but said he was willing to "work with" the government to develop one.

At the time, Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said the NCAA should focus on bigger issues:

"510,000 NCAA athletes. 10 or fewer transgender NCAA athletes nationwide. Let's focus on ways to actually improve women's sports," the senator wrote.

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'I was terrified': Olympic swimmer says Lia Thomas bumped into her with 'his male genitalia' in NCAA locker room



2016 Olympian and former NCAA swimmer Reka Gyorgy recalled a terrifying experience she had during an interaction with transgender swimmer Lia Thomas.

Thomas, who previously went by Luke, was a men's NCAA swimmer who was ranked 554 against men before allegedly becoming female, after which he won an NCAA championship.

Thomas sparked worldwide controversy that eventually led to rule changes that prevent men from competing against women in swimming at elite-level meets, including the Olympics.

Gyorgy has since released a video detailing her experience when running into Thomas at the NCAA championships in the women's locker room.

In the video, provided to Blaze News by women's advocacy group ICONS, Gyorgy recalled seeing Thomas in the change room.

"I opened the locker room door and was about to turn around ... when I physically bumped into Thomas," she explained.

The 5'9" swimmer said she was surprised by the stature of Thomas, whose genitals then made contact with her.

"I was shocked by his size. He was about six foot, four inches tall. I was shocked that as he bumped into me, his male genitalia was touching my hand that was stuck between us as he was leaving the locker room."

"I couldn't even say sorry; I froze," Gyorgy said. "He just smiled at me and said 'sorry,' in a male voice."

The former All-American athlete complained that female swimmers didn't even get their own locker room at the championship event and revealed that she was "repeatedly" looking over her shoulder while she was changing.

"I was terrified knowing he could walk in on me at any second as I changed into my swimsuit and the private areas of my body would be exposed to this man."

Your browser does not support the video tag. Video courtesy Independent Council on Women’s Sports (ICONS)

Gyorgy told Blaze News that she never spoke to Thomas again apart from that incident.

The Hungarian joins other former NCAA swimmers, like Riley Gaines, who have spoken out about interactions with Thomas.

"Top eight women in the entire country, and you’ve got a 6'4" man in a women's swimsuit with the bulge next to a woman wearing only a Speedo with nothing covering her top," Gaines told Joe Rogan in May 2024.

Gaines added that when she actually tied Thomas in a race, there was only one trophy and it went to the male athlete. Gaines recalled asking an official why Thomas was the one getting the trophy:

"His face changed, he looked sad, his voice changed. I could tell he didn't even believe what he was about to say, but this official looked at me and said, 'Riley, I am so sorry, but we have been advised as an organization that when photos are being taken, it's crucial that the trophy is in Lia's hands.'"

Gyorgy is now the director of operations for the swim and dive teams at Virginia Tech.

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At least 4 Olympic swimmers, including 2 Americans, test positive for COVID-19 but aren't sent home



Multiple swimmers, including two Americans, have reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 but haven't been required to withdraw.

Unlike previous years, the virus reportedly is being treated similarly to other respiratory viruses, multiple outlets report.

'They are following all the protocols that we have.'

According to outlet SwimSwam, American swimmers David Johnston and Luke Whitlock tested positive for COVID-19, and they were moved to a hotel off Olympic grounds where they will isolate. Coaches reportedly are closely monitoring the whole team since the two swimmers were staying in an Olympic Village apartment with five other teammates.

Johnston has a few days to recover for his Saturday event, the men's 1500-meter freestyle.

Whitlock already competed in his only event, the men's 800-meter freestyle; he placed 15th. He is experiencing only mild symptoms, which allegedly include a cough, an insider stated.

A USA Swimming spokesperson told SwimSwam there is no mandatory masking or testing in place for American swimmers.

"We encourage our athletes to do whatever makes them the most comfortable, working with the team doctors," communications director Jake Grosser said.

British 100-meter swimmer Adam Peaty tested positive Sunday night after winning a silver medal in the 100-meter breaststroke.

"My heart is full," Peaty said after the event on an X post, which includes photos of him and his family.

Yahoo Sports noted that Peaty swam more than two seconds slower than his personal best, speculating that the virus had an impact on his performance.

The outlet also reported a noticeable number of coaches and staff wearing masks around the pool Tuesday morning, apparently due to concern over contracting COVID-19 with the virus seemingly spreading.

Australian athletes appear to have had a more devastating run-in with the virus at the Olympics.

After testing positive, 1500-meter competitor Lani Pallister withdrew from her freestyle heat Tuesday. Nearly a week prior, it was officially announced in an Olympics press release that five members of the Australian women's water polo team also tested positive but were not forced to withdraw.

Australian Olympic team head Anna Meares said, "If those five athletes are feeling well enough to train, they will, and they are following all the protocols that we have." Meares also said the entire team had been tested.

The team representative noted that the athletes have been isolating from other team members, but only when not training, and that they have been wearing masks.

The treatment of COVID-19 in Paris contrasts starkly from previous games, such as the 2022 Beijing Olympics during which staff, athletes, and anyone else in a country's bubble were tested daily.

As CNN reported at the time, fans from outside China were banned, and all athletes were required to be fully vaccinated or placed in quarantine for 21 days upon arrival in the country.

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