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Paula Scanlan takes the stage during the Young Americans for Freedom event held at the Gatton Student Center on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. Photo by Will Luckett | Staff

Former swimmer speaks at ‘Keep Men Out of Women’s Sports’ event

Isabella Sepahban, Staff Reporter December 15, 2024

Former University of Pennsylvania swimmer Paula Scanlan discussed her views on transgender women being allowed to compete in women’s sports at the University of Kentucky’s Young Americans for Freedom...

Former Kentucky Wildcats swimmer Riley Gaines poses for a portrait on Wednesday, March 30, 2022, at the Lancaster Aquatic Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

‘The problem is not Lia.’ UK swimmer speaks out against NCAA transgender policy

Sarah Michels March 31, 2022

When UK swimmer Riley Gaines tied for fifth with UPenn swimmer Lia Thomas in the 200-yard freestyle at NCAAs, it made national headlines. Thomas, a transgender woman who previously swam for two years on...

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