- ESPN has been condemned by a former champion college swimmer for including transgender swimmer Lia Thomas in their segment devoted to Women’s History Month – describing the company as ‘spineless’.
- Riley Gaines, a former University of Kentucky swimmer, who ended her college career in 2022 as a champion, spoke out Sunday against Lia Thomas
- Lia Thomas, who swam for the University of Pennsylvania until graduating in 2022, smashed records in her final season
Lia Thomas is not a brave, courageous woman who EARNED a national title. He is an arrogant, cheat who STOLE a national title from a hardworking, deserving woman. The @ncaa is responsible.
If I was a woman working at ESPN, I would walk out. You're spineless @espn #boycottESPN https://t.co/DF3n5RWsmV
— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) March 26, 2023
