Female swimmer who tied Lia Thomas speaks out

>> THEY FORCED HER TO FORCE AGAINST A BIOLOGICAL MAIL SEEING THAT ON YOUR SCREEN NOW. >> Tucker: SHE TIED DESPITE THE OBVIOUS DISADVANTAGE. SHE SAID THE NCAA IS BADLY HANDLED EVERY ASPECT OF THIS COMPETITION AND BEEN TRYING FOR MONTHS TO GET COLOR SWIMMER ON THE SHOW IT'S WHAT WOULD THEY THINK IS HAPPENING NONE OF ACCEPTED EXCEPT FOR ALLY WERE GRATEFUL FOR THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING ON. I'LL JUST LET YOU TALK TELL US WHAT YOU THINK OF YOUR EXPERIENCE AT THIS EVENT? >> HIGH TUCKER THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME AND FORGIVE ME THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK FOR MYSELF AND SO MANY OTHER WOMEN ATHLETES OUT THERE WHO AREN'T AS FORTUNATE AS ME ENOUGH TO HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE NOT A LOT OF TALK ABOUT IT SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. LIKE YOU SAID ME AND LEAH JUST RECENTLY TIED AT THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS AND HONESTLY I THINK THE NCAA HANDLED EVERYTHING EXTERNALLY POORLY, STARTING FROM ONE WE FINISH AND I WENT BEHIND THE PODIUM TO COLLECT MY FIFTH PLACE TROPHY, PLAINLY TOLD ME THAT LEAH WOULD HOLD THE FIFTH PLACE TROPHY AND THEN I COULD POST WITH THE SIX PLACE TROPHY FOR PHOTOS AND WOULD BE MAILED THE FIFTH PLACE TROPHY IN THE MAIL. >> Tucker: NOT ONLY ARE THEY ALLOWING BIOLOGICAL MAIL TO COMPETE IN THE WOMEN'S COMPETITION THEY ARE PROMOTING THAT MAIL OVER BIOLOGICAL FEMALES WHO ARE COMPETING, THAT'S WHEN I'M READING FROM WHAT YOU SAID. >> RIGHT, WHY CAN A QUESTION THAT I ASKED HIM IF THERE'S A REASON WHY GIVING THE OTHER TROPHY AND IS EXPLAINED TO ME THAT WERE GIVING IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER I QUESTION HIM AGAIN YOU KNOW WHAT IS THAT MEAN? WE TIED ONE TO CHRONOLOGICAL ABOUT? [LAUGHS] HE BLATANTLY SAID THEY WERE JUST GIVE THE TROPHY TO LEAH, WE EXPECT AND REMARK YOUR SWIM BUT LEAH GETS A HOLD THE TROPHY. >> Tucker: AND OTHER QUESTIONS DON'T ASK QUESTIONS? >> I WISH HE WAS SHOCKED BECAUSE ALL THE OTHER SWIMMERS WHO WERE STANDING BY LISTENING TO THIS ARE ALSO SHOCKED AND STANDING RIGHT NEXT TO LEAH AND SHE HEARD IT ALL SO IS KIND OF JUST REALLY BAFFLING THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN AND I KNOW THE NCAA WASN'T PREPARED FOR SITUATION LIKE THIS. WHICH JUST TELLS ME THAT ONE OF HER FACE WITH IT THEY PROTECTED SUCH A SMALL MINORITY IN TURN THEIR BACK ON WHAT THE ORGANIZATION AND TITLE IX REALLY STANDS FOR. >> Tucker: THEY JUST ILLUMINATED WHAT IT STANDS FOR. IT SEEMS TO A NONSWIMMER WHO KNOWS THAT SWIMMING REQUIRES A LOT OF TORTURE, SOMETHING HARDER THAN SWIM PRACTICE. AS YOU KNOW, THIS SEEMS LIKE CHEATING TO ALLOW SOMEONE WITH A BIOLOGICAL ADVANTAGE TO COMPETE. >> EXACTLY, I THINK THAT THERE IS A DEFINITE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YOUR, AND YOUR GENDER IDENTITY AND I THINK THAT IT'S JUST BEEN TOTALLY MISCONSTRUED AND LOST IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS OR SO. IT'S FINALLY GONE TO THE POINT WHERE IT'S BEING SHOWN AND IS COMPLETELY VIOLATING WOMEN AND WOMEN'S RIGHTS ESPECIALLY IN SPORTS. >> Tucker: YOU SET A MINUTE AGO THAT YOU'RE SPEAKING TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF A LOT OF OTHER FEMALE SWIMMERS WHO'VE BEEN TOLD NOT TO SAY WORDS JUST TO BE QUIET AND BE ELIMINATED. WHAT DO THEY THINK IF YOU COULD SPEAK FOR THEM? >> RIGHT, I KNOW JUST TALKING TO TONS, AND TONS OF NCAA SWIMMERS THAT THEIR ATHLETIC DIRECTORS THEIR MEDIA PEOPLE AND THEIR COACHES OR OTHER OUTSIDE INFLUENCE HAVE TOLD THEM DON'T SAY ANYTHING, JUST AVOID THE SITUATION, SAY FACE A LITTLE BIT I'M JUST FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO DRIVE SUCH AN AMAZING SUPPORT SYSTEM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY, WHETHER THAT BE FROM THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR ALL THE WAY DOWN MY HEAD COACH. JUST BEGIN FOR THEM WHICH IS TOTALLY WRONG. I KNOW I CAN'T SPEAK FOR EVERYONE BUT I'M ALMOST CERTAIN THAT I'M SPEAKING FOR LARGE MAJORITY OF FEMALE ATHLETES AND THIS IS JUST NOT OKAY. AND IT'S NOT FAIR. WERE DEALING WITH SOMETHING THAT'S COMPLETELY OUT OF OUR CONTROL WHEN RACING, BIOLOGICAL MALES WHETHER THEY HAVE DIFFERENT LUNG CAPACITY, THEIR HEIGHT OBVIOUSLY. TESTOSTERONE LEVELS WHETHER TESTOSTERONE BLOCKERS ARE NOT. IT DOESN'T SUPPRESS GOING THROUGH PUBERTY IS A MALE. ESPECIALLY THE ONE IN QUESTION SWAM FOR YEARS AS A MALE ON NEW PEN. IT'S COMPLETELY UNFAIR AND IT'S A MATTER EQUITY REALLY. >> Tucker: YEP, WHAT WERE SEEING TO SAY THAT AND IT IS IN YOUR BRIEF ARE DOING IT AND WE APPRECIATE

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Length: 5min 16sec (316 seconds)

Published: Thu Apr 07 2022