Virginia Tech University swimmer Reka Gyorgy is calling on fans & fellow female swimmers to boycott future competitions in response to her place in the NCAA finals being "stolen" from her by "biological male" University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas.
Gyorgy — a decorated college athlete from Hungary who competed in the 2016 Olympics — was left on the outside looking in at the NCAA championships last week.
Her 17th-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle pushed her one spot out of finals contention for the race, which controversial transgender swimmer Lia Thomas would go on to win, posting the fastest time recorded all season.
In her first year swimming for the Penn women’s team after three seasons competing against men, Thomas throttled her competition.
It was Gyorgy's last chance to compete in the race in her collegiate career & she reportedly posted one of her fastest personal times all season. But it wasn't enough.
In a tweet posted on Sunday, Gyorgy made her feelings on the matter clearly known.
"My finals spot was stolen by Lia Thomas, who is a biological male," she stated, adding, "Until we all refuse to compete nothing will change. Thanks for all the support retweets & follows I won't stop fighting."
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Source: The Blaze
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