Swimming
USA Swimming introduced medical evaluations for elite trans swimmers, as divers and swimmers at Penn rallied behind one of their own.
While the GOP in seven states targets transgender and nonbinary youth, support for the out trans Ivy League college swimmer is scant.
The UPenn swimmer says that she expected some “pushback,” but it’s the least of her concerns.
The stressed 24-year-old Caeleb Dressel won five gold medals, but said he is “over swimming” for now thanks to the pressure and stress.
Everything about the COVID Olympics has been surreal, from the crass coverage of Simone Biles to the tear-jerking moments of victory. (Yay, Tom Daley!) What do we make of it all?
The international swimming federation seems hellbent on erasing elite Black athletes while deeming their existence in an historically white “prestige sport” as somehow unnatural.